| February 11, 2009 | to | February 13, 2009 |
This course provides the essential knowledge to transition from being a classical usability engineer to become a complete user experience designer.
It is no longer enough to design just for efficiency - now user experience experts must also design for engagement.
More information at humanfactors.com.
| December 16, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
The first edition of the UX Book Club will be December 16th, 7 pm at Dana Street Coffee, 744 W. Dana Street, Mountain View, CA, 94041.
The book will be “Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love”. The book will kick off a conversation about how to create better relationships with product management and the role of user experience in the product lifecycle.
For more information and to RSVP, see Silicon Valley Book Club.
| November 7, 2008 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 6:00 pm |
User research Friday (”Advanced research methods. And drinks.”) will address the topic of “What does user research accomplish?” in the form of a half-day conference on November 7th. The election will be over, and the economy will still be screwed, so what better time to relax, have a drink, and listen to discussions about what research really accomplishes in the technology world? If you do research as part of your job, especially if you work a web job, come hang out!
Talks:
We’ll be serving complimentary beverages and hors d’oeuvres during the sessions, with wine, beer, and juice.
See userresearchfriday.com for more information. Register early, seats are limited.
| March 21, 2008 | ||
| 5:30 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
Come and celebrate Adaptive Path’s 7th Anniversary! Beer, wine and — of course — the Taco Truck. All are welcome but you’ll need to RSVP if you want to drink and eat those delicious tacos for free. See upcoming.org for more information.
| October 22, 2008 | to | October 24, 2008 |
The First International Conference on Designing Interactive User Experiences for TV and Video, uxTV 2008, will bring together researchers and designers of interactive user experiences for TV and Video from academia and industry. Outstanding papers, demos and speakers will make uxTV 2008 the best conference for designers and researchers in this field.
| August 18, 2008 | to | August 19, 2008 |
At An Event Apart, gain a deeper understanding of web standards and emerging best practices, be inspired by fresh ideas and new directions, and join the greatest minds and hottest talents in web design today. Web standards godfather Jeffrey Zeldman and world-renowned CSS expert Eric Meyer got together to create a conference for people who make websites.
An Event Apart San Francisco will be August 18-19 and will feature design guidelines and implementation techniques to enable better user experiences.
An Event Apart will also take place in New Orleans, Boston and Chicago.
| March 18, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 6:00 pm |
Instructor Lou Rosenfeld teaches “Site Search Analytics for a Better User Experience” in this Involution Master Academy course limited to nine students. Site search analytics help you understand and benefit from search engine data, enabling you to better diagnose a multitude of user experience problems.
This day-long seminar will combine lecture, group discussion, and hands-on exercises to cover the basics of site search analytics. Lou will show you how spending even an hour a week analyzing your search queries can help tune and improve your site and expose new opportunities for improving your business strategy.
See Involution Studios for more information.
| March 15, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 6:00 pm |
Instructor Luke Wroblewski teaches “Web Form Design Best Practices” in this Involution Master Academy course limited to nine students.
Students will take a deep, in-depth look at online forms as a specific aspect of web design, focusing on the impact of information, interaction and visual design in a variety of different online forms. As a student, you will participate in discussions and hands-on activities that illustrate the concepts, while giving you the chance to exercise the skills so your company’s web form design will successfully facilitate users taking the action you want.
See Involution Studios for more information.
| February 4, 2008 |
Get Satisfaction, Inc is sponsoring Customer Service is the New Marketing. Some of the talks will be:
| March 8, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 6:00 pm |
Instructor Dirk Knemeyer teaches “Applied Empathy: An Experience Design Framework” in this Involution Master Academy course limited to nine students.
Students will be introduced to Dirk’s unique framework for mapping product planning to designing for real human needs and desires. Then, with an emphasis on group activity and hands-on trial-and-error, students will learn and practice methods for infusing this framework and humanistic design approach into their company and projects. After completing the course, students will be immediately ready to have a significant, practical impact on product or service development in their organization.
See Involution Studios for more information.
