Austin USA 2006-11-07 Monday, November 6th, 2006 Alamo Drafthouse Downtown 409 Colorado St. Austin, TX 78701 TOPICS * How CSS really works. * How to sell design to tough clients. * How to redesign websites to increase content and brand effectiveness. * Better design and usability through better writing. * And more. SPEAKERS Jeffrey Zeldman is the founder and executive creative director of Happy Cog, whose clients include AIGA, Advertising Age, and Amnesty International USA. He publishes A List Apart for people who make websites, and has written many articles and two books, notably Designing With Web Standards, 2nd Edition. In 1998, he co-founded The Web Standards Project, a grassroots coalition that persuaded Netscape and Microsoft to support the same technologies in their browsers. Eric Meyer is the best-selling CSS author and best-recognized CSS authority in the world. His seven books have been translated into six languages; his clients include America On-Line, Apple Computer, Sandia National Laboratory, Wells Fargo Bank, and Macromedia, who described Eric as "a critical partner in our efforts to transform Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 into a revolutionary tool for CSS-based design." Molly E. Holzschlag is a well-known web standards advocate, instructor, and author. She is Group Lead for The Web Standards Project and an invited expert to the HTML and GEO working groups at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Among her thirty-plus books is the The Zen of CSS Design, co-authored with Dave Shea. The book artfully showcases interesting and instructive csszengarden.com designs. Happy Cog creative director Jason Santa Maria has been recognized for designing stylistic and imaginative web interfaces that maintain a balance of usability and effective content presentation. His work has won dozens of awards, including seven Addys in 2004. He is also well known for his award-winning personal site, jasonsantamaria.com, where he frequently discusses design and its benefits. 90 TX It's the final Event Apart of 2006! Join Jason Santa Maria, Molly E. Holzschlag, Eric Meyer and Jeffrey Zeldman for a Texas-sized day of design and code. 2006-11-06 false http://www.aneventapart.com/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/90 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/90/eventapart-horiz.jpg best practices, content, css, design, editing, graphic design, interface design, markup, usability, web design, web standards, writing Washington USA 2006-12-14 We're having a meet, greet, and plan meeting next Wednesday, 12/13 from 6-7pm. The agenda is to meet people, greet people, and throw out some ideas for events for next year. We've found a Starbucks a block away from Metro Center: * http://tinyurl.com/yz66g9 (Yahoo Map) Metro Center is at the intersection of the red, orange, and blue metro lines and one stop away from the green and yellow lines (change trains at Gallery Place). The Starbucks is at 13th and E St. NW near the Reagan building and the Shops at National Place: * 1301 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC; (202) 737-7378 143 DC The Interaction Design Association local group for Washington, DC is having a meet and greet. 2006-12-13 false http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IxDA-DC/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/143 information architecture, interaction design, user experience, web design Boston USA 2007-03-28 An Event Apart Boston March 26th–27th, 2007 Marriott Copley Place Registration: $795 early bird (until Feb. 26, 2007) / $895 regular / $995 at the door Join Eric Meyer, Jeffrey Zeldman and special guests, to gain a deeper understanding of web standards and emerging best practices. Be inspired by fresh ideas and new directions. Join the greatest minds and hottest talents in web design today. Featuring Steve Krug ("Don't Make Me Think!"), Dan Cederholm ("Web Standards Solutions," "Bulletproof Web Design"), Andrew Kirkpatrick ("“Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance"), Cameron Moll ("Mobile Web Design"), Molly Holzschlag ("Zen of CSS Design," present leader of The Web Standards Project), Ethan Marcotte ("Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design"), Jason Santa Maria (A List Apart, Happy Cog, jasonsantamaria.com), Eric Meyer ("CSS: The Definitive Guide," "Eric Meyer on CSS") and Jeffrey Zeldman ("Designing With Web Standards," A List Apart, Happy Cog, zeldman.com, co-founder/leader emeritus of The Web Standards Project). REGISTRATION BEGINS JANUARY 2007. 129 MA Join Eric Meyer, Jeffrey Zeldman and guests Steve Krug, Dan Cederholm, Molly Holzschlag, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Cameron Moll, Ethan Marcotte, and Jason Santa Maria for two days of design and code. 2007-03-26 false http://www.aneventapart.com/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/129 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/129/aealogo.gif a list apart, accessibility, adobe, aiga, an event apart, andrew kirkpatrick, best practices, cameron moll, conference, conferences, css, dan cederholm, design, eric meyer, ethan marcotte, events, jason santa maria, jeffrey zeldman, media temple, molly holzschlag, new riders, seminars, steve krug, usability, web design, web standards, xhtml Waltham USA 2007-06-08 June 7, 2007 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The Conference Center at Bentley College, La Cava Campus Center, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452. Boston-IA (www.Boston-IA.org), a networking organization bringing Information Architecture and Internet Accessibility together, will present Amy Ruell of the Boston Visually Impaired and Blind User Group (www.VIBUG.org) demonstrating the barriers people who are blind experience when surfing the internet. P.J. Gardner, founder of Boston-IA, will show how web site developers can solve these problems by discussing the code. Cost is $25 for guests, and free for Boston-IA members. Join Boston-IA now for $25 (renewable in September 2007) and attend the meeting for free! Pre-register at www.Boston-IA.org by June 1. On-campus parking passes are required. Pay the guest fee or join Boston-IA at the door. 214 MA Boston-IA presents Amy Ruell of the Visually Impaired and Blind User Group (VIBUG) showing why inaccessible web sites are such a problem for people who are blind. 2007-06-07 false http://www.boston-ia.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/214 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/214/Boston-IA-logo.gif accessibility, web design Pittsburgh USA 2007-07-26 The next Refresh Pittsburgh meeting will at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, July 25th at the Creative Treehouse in Bellevue. Scheduled presentations include a demonstration of Mailbuild as well as a presentation on “Web Comics on the Internet: From Analog to Digital”. For more information and to RSVP for the next meeting, please visit: http://www.refreshpittsburgh.org/ As usual, we ask all attendees to RSVP so we have a good idea of how many people to expect. 265 PA Refresh Pittsburgh is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of Internet developers in the Pittsburgh area. 2007-07-25 false http://www.refreshpittsburgh.org/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/265 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/265/logo_small.gif creative, css, pittsburgh, web design, xhtml Pittsburgh USA 2007-09-07 Our next meeting will at 7:00 pm on Thursday, September 6th at the Creative Treehouse in Bellevue. We currently have 3 presentation on tap for the evening: Jason Head will start the evening by giving a review and a demo of Wufoo. Wufoo describes itself as "an Internet application that helps anybody build amazing online forms". I'll show you how easy it is to use not just for it's form processing, but also for it's amazing form-builder. Next, Val Head will be giving a presentation on "Fun with Definition Lists". She's going to show you some valuable and neat CSS tricks to go along with this often-overlooked (x)html element. Finally, Kevin German from the Pittsburgh-based company CastGrabber, LLC will be on-hand to show off their extremely cool product "CastGrabber". CastGrabber is an internet-appliance that allows you to download Podcasts, anywhere in the world, directly to your iPod/MP3 player without the need for a PC. It's a neat product that is being developed right here in Pittsburgh. As always, please let us know if you are coming by RSVP'ing at our website! 297 PA Refresh Pittsburgh is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of Internet developers in the Pittsburgh area. 2007-09-06 false http://www.refreshpittsburgh.org/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/297 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/297/logo_small.gif css, pittsburgh, refresh, web design, web standards, xhtml London England 2007-09-13 Course Objectives: Individuals completing this course will be able to: Develop a strategy Create user profiles, personas and scenarios Develop meaningful interview questions Carry out effective interviews Understand the challenges of survey design Analyse task flow Understand and identify primary nouns Develop user-driven information architecture Engage in user-centred task/tool redesign Course Location: MLS Business Centre 130 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5EU Course schedule: 9.00 am - 4.30 pm each day. Continental breakfast 8.30 am each day, lunch provided Course fee: £840/€1295 + VAT £755/€1165 + VAT if three or more attend from the same company Please register online by visiting http://www.humanfactors.com/training/scheduleEurope.asp or, for more information, call Jennifer Pruess on +44 20 7953 4010 HFI's Certification Track: - Special rates are available for those on HFI's certification track to become a Certified Usability Analyst. Take four courses and the certification exam within a two-year period for only £2570/€3955, a savings of 17% 279 England User-centred analysis is the basis for designing effective Web and application interfaces. Learn the methods for analysing user-centred requirements, and transitioning to design. 2007-09-10 false http://www.humanfactors.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/279 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/279/HFI_Logo.jpg data gathering techniques, usercentred analysis, usercentred design, web design Utrecht Netherlands 2007-09-21 Course Objectives: Individuals completing this course will be able to: Develop a strategy Create user profiles, personas and scenarios Develop meaningful interview questions Carry out effective interviews Understand and identify primary nouns Develop user-driven information architecture Engage in user-centred task/tool redesign Course Location: Capgemini Academy Papendorpseweg 100 3500 GN Utrecht Netherlands Course schedule 9 am - 4.30 pm each day. Lunch and refreshments provided Course fee: €1500 HFI Certification Track:- Special rates are available for those on HFI's certification track to become a Certified Usability Analyst. Take four courses and the certification exam within a two-year period for only €3955, a savings of 17% Please register online by visiting http://www.humanfactors.com/training/scheduleEurope.asp or, for more information, call Jennifer Pruess on + 44 20 7953 4010 Human Factors Europe Ltd has a partnership with Capgemini Academy to offer HFI's courses through Capgemini Academy in Utrecht, Netherlands. 283 Netherlands User-centred analysis is the basis for designing effective Web and application interfaces. Learn the methods for analysing user-centred requirements, and transitioning to design. 2007-09-18 false http://www.humanfactors.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/283 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/283/HFI_Logo.jpg data gathering techniques, user centred analysis, user centred design, web design San Francisco USA 2007-10-26 Now grab the chance to listen to, learn from and mingle with your favorite New Riders authors and the most respected professionals in the Web design industry at Voices That Matter: Web Design, a conference hosted by New Riders. As a Web designer, you understand the challenges you face. Gone are the days when a good grasp of HTML and some straightforward usability knowledge would get the job done. Now your clients want to know that you're comfortable with CSS, XML, Ajax, Web standards, interaction design, information architecture, interface design, Search Engine Optimization, Flash, Flex, JavaScript, mobile design, mash-ups and much more. At Voices That Matter: Web Design, our lineup of speakers, including Jakob Nielsen, Steve Krug, Jeremy Keith, and many more, will teach you new techniques; some will show you how to avoid the potholes and pitfalls in how-to sessions; still others will inspire you to try new pathways in creative, energizing, thought-provoking, idea-driven sessions. Entertaining, informative, authoritative, but most of all, inspiring, Voices That Matter: Web Design will bring you face-to-face with the authors whose books have shaped your career. Register now at www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2007! 315 CA Listen to, learn from and mingle with your favorite New Riders authors and the most respected professionals in the Web design industry, including Jakob Nielsen, Steve Krug, and Jeremy Keith and more. 2007-10-22 false http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2007 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/315 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/315/VTMWeblogo.gif ajax, conference, css, design, dreamweaver, flash, graphic design, html, javascript, photoshop, search engine optimization, web, web design, xml Pittsburgh USA 2007-10-25 Our next meeting will at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 24th at the Creative Treehouse in Bellevue. We currently have 2 presentations for the evening: First, our good pal Josh Sager will be making a presentation titled "Rapid Design Techniques in Fireworks that make PhotoShop Jealous". Rapidly create mock ups for web content with Fireworks CS3. Learn time saving tips for organizing multi version designs, reusable layout elements, generating web prototypes with only a few clicks, and easy integration with Adobe Flex. Next, Val Head and Joe Kromer will be making a dual presentation on two new web technologies: “Adobe AIR and Microsoft Silverlight. What are they and why should you care?”. Joe and Val’s presentation will give you an overview of what each of these technologies are and talk about what impacts they’ve had on our industry so far. Then they will discuss their opinions — and hopefully some of yours as well — as to how these might impact you and your work in the near future. Also, now that it’s nice and cool, we don’t expect to need nearly as many fans as we had at the last meeting! In fact, I’ll be providing some tasty hot coffee this time! 341 PA Refresh Pittsburgh is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of Internet developers in the Pittsburgh area. 2007-10-24 false http://www.refreshpittsburgh.org/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/341 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/341/sm-refresh.jpg creativity, css, web design, web standards, xhtml Seattle USA 2007-10-26 Steve Krug, author of Don’t Make Me Think, will explain why he’s become convinced that there is a short list of design conventions that make some Web pages inherently better than others—things that very few sites get right, even though they’re not all that hard to do. Besides spelling out his vision of the perfect Web page, Steve will also present his brand new Site Navigation Identification Chart: a handy tool that classifies the different ways to do navigation and helps you choose the best one for your site. WHEN 6:00 pm networking and refreshments 7:00 pm Presentation Job announcements to follow the presentation. WHERE Adobe, 801 N. 34th St., Fremont area of Seattle, WA 98103 For directions see http://pssigchi.acm.org/html/meetings/10_25_2007.html Bio Steve Krug evaluates and improves interfaces for a wide variety of clients, primarily in online services and the Web, including Apple, AOL, Netscape, BarnesandNoble.com, and Lexus.com. In workshops based on his book, Don’t Make Me Think, he helps people think like a usability expert and make low-cost/no-cost testing an everyday part of the design process. His consulting firm, Advanced Common Sense (“just me and a few well-placed mirrors”) is based in Chestnut Hill, MA. 342 WA Steve Krug is the featured speaker at October’s Puget Sound SIGCHI meeting at Adobe in Seattle. No registration is required for this free meeting of UX professionals. 2007-10-25 false http://pssigchi.acm.org/html/meetings/10_25_2007.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/342 usability, web design, websites Philadelphia USA 2007-10-31 Time: 6:00PM – 8:00PM * Refreshments & socializing from 6:00PM – 6:30PM * Location: Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, University of Pennsylvania Address: 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Map: http://tinyurl.com/34g86c Please RSVP: phillyCHI@gmail.com ABOUT THE PRESENTATION In this presentation, Dennis will share some of his adventures using anthropological tools to inform Information Architecture including some fascinating insights uncovered from raiding people's glove boxes, which directly drove the experience design of the Ford vehicles owners' website. The presentation will help attendees begin to look at Web Design through an anthropological lens, shedding new light on old design problems. Dennis will also discuss some of the cutting edge ideas and methodologies recently presented at the EPIC2007, the premier international event for practitioners of ethnographic work in industry (not academic). In addition, he will speculate as to what might be some near-term trends we all should take note of. ABOUT THE PRESENTER Mr. Schleicher is a Senior Information Architect at E.magination.com in Baltimore Maryland. He has a background in business and industrial anthropology and has been working awhile in the field of information technology and culture. He later moved into Information Architecture and found, to his surprise, that many anthropological tools and skills were very useful to IA and Web design. http://www.dennisschleicher.com ABOUT OUR SPONSOR Messagefirst, Inc. Messagefirst is Philadelphia-based design research consulting firm. We work with companies to help them increase revenues, decrease costs, and ultimately improve the user experience of their products or services. Our goal-oriented data-driven design process improves performance and creates compelling experiences that solve business problems in a beautiful way. http://www.messagefirst.com. 353 PA Dennis Schleicher & the Raiders of the Lost Glove Box: How Anthropology and Web Design Go Together 2007-10-30 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/353 acm, anthropology, chi, dennis schleicher, design, hci, information architecture, messagefirst, phillychi, sigcgi, web design Ottawa, Ontario Canada 2007-11-30 If you are involved in managing, developing, or writing for websites, you won't want to miss this opportunity to spend two engaging and educational days with one of the world's leading experts on web content and usability. Gerry McGovern, is making a rare visit to Ottawa this fall to give a Masterclass on creating customer-centric websites. Organizations whose websites focus on the customer and on task completion, rather than on themselves, are the ones getting the most from their Web content, whether it’s selling products or delivering services. This two-day Masterclass will provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to create quality “killer Web content” and the arguments to support an approach that puts the customer at the very centre of your Web strategy. You should attend this workshop if you are: - Writing, editing or publishing Web content - Managing Web projects - Promoting websites - Concerned about Web usability The Masterclass is being hosted by Neo Insight Inc., in collaboration with the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI) and Canada Business, Industry Canada. Don't let others miss out on this opportunity. Please forward this announcement to friends and colleagues (distribution lists too) who have a stake in good Web design. We have several people who have attended previous Gerry McGovern workshops and were so impressed that they have registered again for this Masterclass. Come join us! 339 Canada Two day Masterclass to provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to create quality "killer Web content" and arguments to support this approach. 2007-11-28 false http://www.neoinsight.com/workshops/mcgovern-overview.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/339 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/339/gerryclasssmall.jpg carewords, customercentric, gerry mcgovern, ia, information architecture, killer web content, taskonomy, taxonomy, usability, user experience, web design Pittsburgh USA 2008-02-27 Our next meeting will at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 26 at the Creative Treehouse in Bellevue. Cynthia Closky from Big Big Design will be presenting "Google-Friendly Blogging in Five Easy Steps." She'll be discussing basic search engine optimization for WordPress -- and by extension, other blog tools. There are lots of misconceptions about SEO in the first place, and there are some simple steps one can take to improve one's search ranking. Next, Jeff Hunter, organizer of Devhouse Pittsburgh will be presenting introduction to Ruby. Jeff will show us what it is, why you may want to consider using it for your next project. When I asked Jeff if was interesting in presenting, I asked him to explain "What the heck is ruby and why do I keep hearing about it (and why do people yell at me when I confuse ruby and ruby on rails?!?)" So you can expect to get answers to those questions too! Our friends at O' Reilly Publishing have provided us with a few Ruby books as giveaways for the night as well. Finally, if anyone would like to show off a recent project or pose a few questions to our group, please drop me line! As usual, we should have a good supply of coffee and cookies and other sweets to get you through the night. Depending out what time we wrap up, we can try to take the conversation down to Affagoto's. RSVP Please RSVP to let us know if you will be joining us. I need to make sure we have enough seats and most importantly, coffee! And by all means, please forward this invitation to anyone you like. 417 PA Refresh Pittsburgh is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of Internet developers in the Pittsburgh area. 2008-02-26 false http://www.refreshpittsburgh.org/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/417 css, html, ruby, ruby on rails, seo, web design, web development, web standards Boston USA 2008-03-07 Learn about designing for Drupal! Drupal is a powerful and elegant CMS that is growing in popularity for community, e-commerce, social networking, web applications, and blog sites. Add a new skill to your arsenal of web design techniques! Drupal designers are in high demand. There will be sessions and showcases of Drupal site designs, including case studies for creating Drupal themes. Cost is $195. The conference will be co-located with AIIM content management conference. Proposed session topics are below. We are recruiting presenters! http://boston2008.drupalcon.org/design-and-user-experience-track-descriptions Graphic design: “Drupal for Designers” * Designing for Drupal (Structure of a Drupal site, visualizing your design in Drupal…) * Introduction to Drupal for designers * Drupal-friendly CSS tricks * Making a Drupal site not look like one – new ways of theming common UI elements Theming Drupal * Theming for Drupal after starting with Wordpress, Joomla, or static HTML * Theming Panels/Views * Converting mock-ups to Drupal themes (case studies) * Creating themes for Drupal 6 * Security for themers * Using Color.module to create recolorable themes Usability/Interaction design: “User friendly Drupal” * Usability bling in Drupal 6 * User Experience Testing * Interaction design with JavaScript in Drupal 6 * Building intuitive forms * Brainstorming: An interface for media handling * Learning jQuery Site Planning and Information Architecture: “Building Drupal to Specification” * A WYSIWYG in Drupal 7: How do we get there? * Obstacles on localized and internationalized sites * Improving the Drupal user experience with the best contributed modules * Site statistics, how to obtain and what we can learn from them * Identifying and overcoming Drupalisms (odd workflows, …) 391 MA The design and user experience track for the Drupal conference will feature 16 design and user experience tutorials, panels, and presentations over 4 days. Drupal designers are in high demand! 2008-03-03 false http://drupalcon.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/391 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/391/drupalcon-175.png blog, cms, community, drupal, graphic design, interaction design, joomla, open source, social networking, templates, theme, usability research, user experience, web design, wordpress Sunnyvale USA 2008-03-16 Instructor Luke Wroblewski LukeW is currently Senior Principal of Product Ideation & Design at Yahoo! Inc., and Principal of LukeW Interface Designs. Luke authored the book “Site-Seeing: A Visual Approach to Web Usability” and his online publication, Functioning Form, is an industry-leading resource for design intelligence. Luke taught interface design at the University of Illinois and is a top-rated speaker at conferences around the world. Online forms are the critical bridge between your website or online application and customers actually purchasing from or making connections with you. Seemingly small differences in form design and layout can result in a customer completing their transaction — or abandoning it entirely. This can have an impact of thousands or even millions of dollars. Capitalizing on these opportunities requires an understanding of advanced concepts and experience with key details. 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. As with all Involution Master Academy courses, this class is limited to nine students. This guarantees each student significant interaction with Luke and a unique opportunity to roll up your sleeves and put these ideas into practice with the recognized industry expert on this topic and your eight classmates. It also means that there are very few seats available, so sign up today! 396 CA 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 2008-03-15 false http://involutionstudios.com/?p=113&cat=8 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/396 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/396/invo_logo_medium.png web design, web form, web form design Boston USA 2008-04-04 In this day-long session, Steve Krug (author of Don't Make Me Think) will teach you how to do your own low-cost/no-cost testing that's simple enough to make it a routine part of your design process. The day will include... - A complete explanation of how Steve recommends doing testing (Hint: very simple, very fast, and very cheap) - Two live usability tests on attendees' sites, so you can see the whole process in detail - A chance to practice conducting a test on your own site - Advice on how to interpret your findings and decide what changes to make - Plenty of time to answer your questions about testing or any other aspect of usability Who should attend? The short answer is “anyone involved in publishing a Web site.” Graphic designers, programmers, writers, editors, project managers, sole proprietors, and VPs can all benefit from this session. Whether you already do testing and want to know more, or have never done testing and want to start, or even if you don't ever intend to do your own testing but are responsible for hiring, managing, or paying other people to do it, this session will prove valuable. NOTE: We'll also be in Chicago on May 16th. 444 MA Spend a day with Steve Krug while he explains everything he knows about doing your own low cost/no cost usability testing, including a chance to do a practice test on your own site. 2008-04-03 false http://www.sensible.com/workshops.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/444 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/444/DMMT_cover.jpg usability, usability testing, web design New York USA 2008-04-13 3-day intensive camp on Usability in Practice 3-Day immersion: Interaction Design with Bruce "Tog" Tognazzini Specialized full-day tutorials: (*) Fundamental Guidelines for Web Usability (*) Application Usability 1: Page-Level Building Blocks for Feature Design (*) Application Usability 2: Dialogue and Workflow Design (*) Intranet Usability 1 (*) Intranet Usability 2 (*) Websites That Sell: The Role of Motivational Psychology in Website Design (*) Email Newsletter Usability (*) Writing for the Web: Content Usability Come for as few or as many days as you like. The same program is also offered in San Francisco, London (UK), and Melbourne (Australia). 377 NY Beyond the typical conference experience, offering a 3-day usability camp, a 3-day intensive session on interaction design, and several specialized, day-long tutorials that get both broad and deep. 2008-04-07 false http://www.nngroup.com/events/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/377 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/377/nnglogo-invoice.gif application design, content, email usability, intranets, newsletters, ucd, usability, user testing, web design, writing for the web Sydney Australia 2008-04-10 In this one-day workshop, Patrick Kennedy will present the fundamentals of information architecture (IA), the core methodology for organising and designing websites and intranets. Key skills such as card sorting will be taught, and this workshop is designed to build in-house information architecture skills. A must for all web or intranet teams. IA provides a rich toolbox of techniques and frameworks to ensure that websites and intranets are structured in a way that makes sense to users. At the end of the day you will be ready to tackle the information architecture, navigation and page layouts for a small to medium site or part of a larger site. *Who is this workshop for?* When redesigning (or designing) a website or intranet, it is critical that users be able to easily find what they want on the new site. This does not happen by chance. Best practice information architecture techniques should be followed to ensure that the desired project outcomes are actually achieved. IA should therefore be core knowledge for all web and intranet teams. This workshop provides the foundation for building these skills in-house within organisations. It also provides the knowledge required to better manage consultants or contractors who have been engaged to conduct this work on the site. Please note, this is a introductory workshop designed to build core skills, and is not suitable for intermediate or experienced practitioners. *See website for prices and registration details* 403 Australia One day workshop presented by Step Two Designs. Mercure Hotel, Sydney, Australia. 2008-04-09 false http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/080409/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/403 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/403/WebLogo.png information architecture, intranet, ucd, ux, web design London United Kingdom 2008-04-19 The Future of Web Design brings together leading talents from the world of contemporary web design to share their knowledge and insight. An audience of over 800 professional creatives will listen to the people who designed some of today's most successful sites. Whether you're a web designer, front end developer, graphic of Flash designer - join the best of the best in web design for a day of creativity, ideas and techniques for building beautiful websites. The one day conference is followed by an optional day of workshops where you can learn from the best of the best in an intimate classroom environment. Registration opens in January. 359 United Kingdom The Future of Web Design brings together leading talents from the world of contemporary web design to share their knowledge and insight. 2008-04-17 false http://www.futureofwebdesign.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/359 conference, developer, events, fowd, startups, web design Ottawa Canada 2008-05-07 If you are involved in managing, developing, or writing for websites, you won't want to miss this opportunity to spend two engaging and educational days with one of the world's leading experts on web content and usability. Gerry McGovern, is making a repeat visit to Ottawa, after his sold-out presentation last November, to give an encore Masterclass on creating customer-centric websites. Organizations whose websites focus on the customer and on task completion, rather than on themselves, are the ones getting the most from their Web content, whether it's selling products or delivering services. This two-day Masterclass will provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to create quality "killer Web content" and the arguments to support an approach that puts the customer at the very centre of your Web strategy. You should attend this workshop if you are: - Writing, editing or publishing Web content - Managing Web projects - Promoting websites - Concerned about Web usability The Masterclass is being hosted by Neo Insight Inc., in collaboration with the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI). Don't let others miss out on this opportunity. Please forward this announcement to friends and colleagues (distribution lists too) who have a stake in good Web design. We have several people who have attended previous Gerry McGovern workshops and were so impressed that they have registered again for this Masterclass. Come join us! 436 Canada Managing, developing, or writing for websites? You won't want to miss this opportunity to spend two engaging and educational days with one of the world's leading experts on web content and usability. 2008-05-05 false http://www.neoinsight.com/workshops/mcgovern-overview.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/436 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/436/Gerry_McGovern_Masterclass_small.bmp carewords, customercentric, gerry mcgovern, ia, information architecture, killer web content, taskonomy, taxonomy, usability, user experience, web design Ottawa Canada 2008-05-08 This Executive session is for senior managers and executives who have to translate strategic plans and visions into coordinated actions by other people. It is for those of you who want to: - Take your vision and manage your website to realize your strategic objectives - Make decisions based on data rather than opinion - Establish a clear return on investment - Maintain a clear focus to get maximum impact from limited resources - Develop actionable metrics for effectively managing the web channel The key challenge you face today with your website is not about technology or content. It’s about service. How do you let your customers (citizens, consumers and businesses) more quickly and more easily serve themselves? Because on the Web it’s all about self-service. The Web is about the shift in power from the organization to the customer. Simply put, the Web empowers customers and citizens more than it empowers organizations. The most successful websites are built around the needs of its users, rather than the demands of organizations and managers. In the long-term, being customer-centric is not a like-to-do, it is a must-do. Gerry McGovern is world-renowned speaker and expert on Web content and usability. He communicates the essential strategies that every manager needs to know, in an engaging and humorous way that makes his message unforgettable. Do not miss this one-off opportunity 437 Canada This half-day session is for senior managers and executives. It focuses on quickly getting quantifiable results from a Customer Carewords approach to managing your website. Learn to manage tasks. 2008-05-07 false http://www.neoinsight.com/workshops/exec-overview.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/437 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/437/Gerry_McGovern_Masterclass_small.bmp carewords, customercentric, gerry mcgovern, ia, information architecture, killer web content, taskonomy, taxonomy, usability, user experience, web design Chicago USA 2008-05-17 In this day-long session, Steve Krug (author of Don't Make Me Think) will teach you how to do your own low-cost/no-cost testing that's simple enough to make it a routine part of your design process. The day will include... - A complete explanation of how Steve recommends doing testing (Hint: very simple, very fast, and very cheap) - Two live usability tests on attendees' sites, so you can see the whole process in detail - A chance to practice conducting a test on your own site - Advice on how to interpret your findings and decide what changes to make - Plenty of time to answer your questions about testing or any other aspect of usability Who should attend? The short answer is “anyone involved in publishing a Web site.” Graphic designers, programmers, writers, editors, project managers, sole proprietors, and VPs can all benefit from this session. Whether you already do testing and want to know more, or have never done testing and want to start, or even if you don't ever intend to do your own testing but are responsible for hiring, managing, or paying other people to do it, this session will prove valuable. NOTE: We'll also be in Boston on April 3rd. 445 IL Spend a day with Steve Krug while he explains everything he knows about doing your own low cost/no cost usability testing, including a chance to do a practice test on your own site. 2008-05-16 false http://www.sensible.com/workshops.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/445 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/445/DMMT_cover.jpg usability, usability testing, web design London United Kingdom 2008-05-25 3-day intensive camp on Usability in Practice 3-Day immersion: Interaction Design with Bruce "Tog" Tognazzini Specialized full-day tutorials: (*) Fundamental Guidelines for Web Usability (*) Application Usability 1: Page-Level Building Blocks for Feature Design (*) Application Usability 2: Dialogue and Workflow Design (*) Intranet Usability 1 (*) Intranet Usability 2 (*) Websites That Sell: The Role of Motivational Psychology in Website Design (*) Email Newsletter Usability (*) Writing for the Web: Content Usability Come for as few or as many days as you like. The same program is also offered in New York, San Francisco, and Melbourne (Australia). 378 United Kingdom Beyond the typical conference experience, offering a 3-day usability camp, a 3-day intensive session on interaction design, and several specialized, day-long tutorials that get both broad and deep. 2008-05-19 false http://www.nngroup.com/events/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/378 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/378/nnglogo-invoice.gif application design, content, email usability, intranets, newsletters, ucd, usability, user testing, web design, writing for the web Nashville USA 2008-06-14 You've read their books. Now you're ready for more. Come and join the conversation at the Voices that Matter: Web Design Conference coming to the Loews Vanderbilt in Nashville this June! You’ll learn from and mingle with the industry’s most respected authors and meet peers from all over the globe who are passionate about Web design! http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008 Circle these dates on your calendar—June 10-13, 2008—and reserve your seat early to join us for the most well-rounded Web design event you’ll find anywhere! Get your difficult questions answered and gain insights from the industry’s brightest thinkers and practitioners during four days of entertaining, informative, and inspiring sessions. You’ll engage in thought-provoking discussions and participate in interactive networking activities to enhance your subject matter expertise and hone your professional skills. Two tracks (one creative and inspirational, one strategic and practical) mean there's always a session for you: whether you're looking for the up-in-the-clouds ideas that'll transform your work when the conference is over or the down-to-earth techniques that'll make your job easier every day. Don’t miss it! Save June 10 – 13 for the Voices that Matter: Web Design! Guarantee yourself a seat where you’ll come face-to-face with world class authors including: • Dan Brown • Curt Cloninger • Zoe Gillenwater • Robert Hoekman, Jr. • Jeremy Keith • Steve Krug • Penny McIntire • Sandra Niehaus • Joshua Porter • Garr Reynolds • Nathan Shedroff • Aarron Walter • Charles Wyke-Smith • And many others! To request more information, visit the online brochure at http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008, call 617-848-7026, or email Barbara.Gavin@PearsonEd.com. 430 TN You've read their books. Now you're ready for more. Come and join the conversation at the Voices that Matter: Web Design Conference coming to the Loews Vanderbilt in Nashville, June 10-13, 2008. 2008-06-10 false http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/430 ajax, architecture, css, design, flash, html, information technology, interface, it, java, optimization, search engine, web, web design, web designers, web developers, web standards, xml Nashville USA 2008-06-14 As a Web designer, you understand the challenges you face. Gone are the days when a good grasp of HTML and some straightforward usability knowledge would get the job done. Now your clients want to know that you're comfortable with CSS, XML, Ajax, Web standards, interaction design, information architecture, interface design, Search Engine Optimization, Flash, Flex, JavaScript, mobile design, mash-ups and much more. At Voices That Matter: Web Design, our lineup of speakers, including Steve Krug, Garr Reynolds, Jeremy Keith, and many more, will teach you new techniques; some will show you how to avoid the potholes and pitfalls in how-to sessions; still others will inspire you to try new pathways in creative, energizing, thought-provoking, idea-driven sessions. Entertaining, informative, authoritative, but most of all, inspiring, Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference will bring you face-to-face with the authors whose books have shaped your career. Register now at www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008! 433 TN You've read their books. Now you're ready for more. Come join the conversation at the Voices that Matter: Web Design Conference coming to the Loews Vanderbilt in Nashville this June! 2008-06-10 false http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/2008 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/433 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/433/weblogo.jpg ajax, conference, css, design, dreamweaver, flash, garr reynolds, graphic design, html, javascript, new riders, photoshop, search engine optimization, steve krug, voices that matter, web, web design, xml Sunnyvale USA 2008-06-15 Online forms are the critical bridge between your website or online application and customers actually purchasing from or making connections with you. Seemingly small differences in form design and layout can result in a customer completing their transaction — or abandoning it entirely. This can have an impact of thousands or even millions of dollars. Capitalizing on these opportunities requires an understanding of advanced concepts and experience with key details. 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. Instructor Luke Wroblewski LukeW is currently Senior Principal of Product Ideation & Design at Yahoo! Inc., and Principal of LukeW Interface Designs. Luke authored the book “Site-Seeing: A Visual Approach to Web Usability” and his online publication, Functioning Form, is an industry-leading resource for design intelligence. Luke taught interface design at the University of Illinois and is a top-rated speaker at conferences around the world. As with all Involution Master Academy courses, this class is limited to nine students. This guarantees each student significant interaction with Luke and a unique opportunity to roll up your sleeves and put these ideas into practice with the recognized industry expert on this topic and your eight classmates. It also means that there are very few seats available, so sign up today! 451 CA Web Form Design Best Practices Date: June 14, 2008 10:00AM-6:00PM Location: Sunnyvale, CA Website: http://involutionstudios.com/?p=113&cat=8 2008-06-14 false http://involutionstudios.com/?p=113&cat=8 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/451 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/451/logo_involutionstudios.jpg web design, web form, web form design San Francisco USA 2008-06-22 3-day intensive camp on Usability in Practice 3-Day immersion: Interaction Design with Bruce "Tog" Tognazzini Specialized full-day tutorials: (*) Fundamental Guidelines for Web Usability (*) Application Usability 1: Page-Level Building Blocks for Feature Design (*) Application Usability 2: Dialogue and Workflow Design (*) Intranet Usability 1 (*) Intranet Usability 2 (*) Websites That Sell: The Role of Motivational Psychology in Website Design (*) Email Newsletter Usability (*) Writing for the Web: Content Usability Come for as few or as many days as you like. The same program is also offered in New York City, London (UK), and Melbourne (Australia). 379 CA Beyond the typical conference experience, offering a 3-day usability camp, a 3-day intensive session on interaction design, and several specialized, day-long tutorials that get both broad and deep. 2008-06-16 false http://www.nngroup.com/events/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/379 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/379/nnglogo-invoice.gif application design, content, email usability, intranets, newsletters, ucd, usability, user testing, web design, writing for the web Brisbane Australia 2008-06-19 In this one-day workshop, Patrick Kennedy will present the fundamentals of information architecture (IA), the core methodology for organising and designing websites and intranets. Key skills such as card sorting will be taught, and this workshop is designed to build in-house information architecture skills. A must for all web or intranet teams. IA provides a rich toolbox of techniques and frameworks to ensure that websites and intranets are structured in a way that makes sense to users. At the end of the day you will be ready to tackle the information architecture, navigation and page layouts for a small to medium site or part of a larger site. *Who is this workshop for?* When redesigning (or designing) a website or intranet, it is critical that users be able to easily find what they want on the new site. This does not happen by chance. Best practice information architecture techniques should be followed to ensure that the desired project outcomes are actually achieved. IA should therefore be core knowledge for all web and intranet teams. This workshop provides the foundation for building these skills in-house within organisations. It also provides the knowledge required to better manage consultants or contractors who have been engaged to conduct this work on the site. Please note, this is a introductory workshop designed to build core skills, and is not suitable for intermediate or experienced practitioners. *See website for prices and registration details* 404 Australia One day workshop presented by Step Two Designs. Rydges South Bank, Brisbane, Australia. 2008-06-18 false http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/080618/index.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/404 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/404/WebLogo.png information architecture, intranet, ucd, ux, web design Pittsburgh USA 2008-07-17 Nathan Swartz of clicknathan and is one of those freelance web designer-types living and breathing in Pittsburgh, PA. When not indenting <p> tags or cursing IE6, he likes long walks through the city with his son and wife or enjoying summer afternoons at the Harris Grill in Shadyside. Nathan will be sharing some of the lesson’s he’s learned from being a full-time freelancer in “How to Work from Your Underwear: Some Freelancing Tips for Web Designers“. Jonathan Brodsky graduated from CMU in 2005 with a degree in design. He spends his days working on web development, & nights as a musician and artist. Jon will be showing tools for programmers to improvise live music & visuals using text editors & code as their instruments. This practice, generally referred to as “livecoding”, is about exposing the audience to the mechanics of a computer based performance. He’ll also give a demo of a livecoding tool that he is developing in javascript and openGL. Finally, Geoff Barnes is currently the Senior Information Architect at Elliance, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based e-marketing agency. Geoff has a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago & an MFA from the University of Oregon. Geoff came to Pittsburgh in 2001 to help create the Media Arts BFA at Robert Morris University, where he served as a full-time faculty member until 2005. Geoff will present “What Purpose IA?”. What is the purpose of a marketing website? While marketing websites are more application-inclusive than ever, the fundamental marketing task of persuasion is still the purpose nexus of any marketing-driven website. The site’s IA needs to go beyond content organization, and embody the persuasive goals driving the project. The difference between creating systematic order and creating a systematically ordered, compelling argument is often the difference between a me-too site and a persuasion machine. Learn how to protect your client’s marketing objectives with purpose-driven discovery and IA. 498 PA This month’s meeting will be downtown at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh at 7:00 pm. See refreshpittsburgh.org for full details and directions! 2008-07-16 false http://www.refreshpittsburgh.org/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/498 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/498/logo_small.gif freelance, information architecture, javascript, web design, web development Melbourne Australia 2008-07-27 3-day intensive camp on Usability in Practice 3-Day immersion: Interaction Design with Bruce "Tog" Tognazzini Specialized full-day tutorials: (*) Fundamental Guidelines for Web Usability (*) Application Usability 1: Page-Level Building Blocks for Feature Design (*) Application Usability 2: Dialogue and Workflow Design (*) Intranet Usability 1 (*) Intranet Usability 2 (*) Websites That Sell: The Role of Motivational Psychology in Website Design (*) Email Newsletter Usability (*) Writing for the Web: Content Usability Come for as few or as many days as you like. The same program is also offered in New York City, San Francisco, and London (UK). 380 Australia Beyond the typical conference experience, offering a 3-day usability camp, a 3-day intensive session on interaction design, and several specialized, day-long tutorials that get both broad and deep. 2008-07-21 false http://www.nngroup.com/events/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/380 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/380/nnglogo-invoice.gif application design, content, email usability, intranets, newsletters, ucd, usability, user testing, web design, writing for the web Sydney Australia 2008-09-27 Featuring renowned international speakers with deep real world experience at organisations like Digg, Fast Company, Yahoo!, Apple, Google and more, and covering key areas in web design, front and back end web development, user experience design, information architecture, web application security, Ajax, online communities, accessibility, mobile web, and more, Web Directions South 08 will once again be the focus of the Australian web industry in September. Speakers include Jeffrey Veen - renowned UX expert from Wired Magazine, Adaptive Path and Google Derek Featherstone - Leading accessibility expert Daniel Burka - Interaction Designer for Digg Gina Bolton CSS expert from Apple Douglas Crockford - Ajax security expert at Yahoo!, and world's leading JavaScript authority Jeff Croft - web design and typography guru Lynne D Johnson - Senior Editor and Community Director at FastCompany and many other international and local experts. 485 Australia Widely regarded as one of the world's first & leading conferences for web professionals, Web Directions returns for 4 days of workshops, conference, receptions, networking, expo, parties and more. 2008-09-23 false http://south08.webdirections.org/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/485 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/485/logo.gif accessibility, ajax, front and back end web development, information architecture, mobile web, online communities, user experience design, web application security, web design Pittsburgh USA 2009-04-05 Pittsburgh Web Design Day is a one-day, local web design conference to highlight local talent as well as those with strong ties to Pittsburgh who have gone on to be leaders in our industry. Speakers include: Geoff Barnes, Elliance Information Architecture as Storytelling Christopher Cashdollar, Creative Director, Happy Cog Creative Springboard: What Web Design Can Learn from Magazine Design Val Head, New Perspective "Getting Past the Blame Game" - Designer-Client Relations Whitney Hess, User Experience Consultant Misconceptions in User Experience Jason Robb, My Happy Planet "What the Wireframe?" - A Pragmatic Approach to Wireframes Josh Sager, joshsagermedia.com The Story of a Web Project Samantha Warren, Viget Labs Typography is the Foundation of Good Web Design 669 PA A one-day low-cost conference for web professionals in Western Pennsylvania. No high priced registration fees, no expensive travel, just a full day of learning from Pittsburgh web gurus ...and lunch! 2009-04-04 false http://www.webdesignday.com/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/669 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/669/pwwd.gif css, html, ia, web conference, web design, web development, xhtml St Austell, Cornwall United Kingdom 2009-04-25 The first Bamboo Juice web conference is being held at the world-famous Eden Project this spring. The conference is aimed at ordinary web designers and developers. Speakers include internationally renowned web experts like Jeremy Keith and Paul Boag. Topics covered will include running a web design business, designing sites which make money and copywriting for the web. The event – which takes place on April 24th, 2009 - will be a great networking and education opportunity. It will benefit those who design and develop websites. Tickets cost £99, which includes free entry to the Eden Project and the conference’s after party, held in Eden’s Mediterranean Biome. For more information, visit: http://bamboojuice.co.uk. 689 United Kingdom Cornwall's world famous Eden Project will be home to the first Bamboo Juice web design and development conference this spring. The top speakers at the event include Paul Boag and Jeremy Keith. 2009-04-24 false http://www.bamboojuice.co.uk/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/689 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/689/edenproject122.jpg copywriting, cornwall, css, england, html, internet, online, web, web design, web development San Francisco USA 2009-05-01 In a tough economy, it pays to be at the top of your game. You can't afford to rely on last year's technology and techniques. At the Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference to be held in San Francisco, California, in April, you can sharpen your skills and strengthen your resume with new techniques and strategies from the most respected professionals in the Web design industry. At the Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference, the leading authors and practitioners in the Web design community will inspire, entertain, and train you in all the things you know you've been needing to learn—and even a few you didn't—from CSS, Ajax, and Web standards, to SEO, Web usability, interface design and more. Thanks to the conference's intimate setting, you'll meet your favorite Web design authors face to face, and you'll get to talk with the people whose books have shaped your career. Get your most difficult questions answered and gain insights from the brightest thinkers and practitioners in the Web industry during three days of entertaining, informative, and inspiring sessions and conversations. Two tracks each day mean there's always a session for you: whether you're looking for off-beat ideas that you'll be eager to try when you get back to work or down-to-earth techniques that'll make that your job easier every day. What Makes This Conference Unique? World Class Speakers! Our speakers are leading industry experts and experienced Web professionals, but they're also authors and teachers skilled in presenting information to live audiences. Community Building and Networking! With pre-event podcasts, a conference blog, and a great community platform, you have a range of opportunities to interact with the speakers and other attendees. Technology for Designers! Designers come first at this conference. We'll help you make sense of the technology and use it to make informed design decisions that will change how you work. Register by 3/12/09 and SAVE $200! 630 CA Leading Web design authors, hundreds of your peers, industry thought-leaders - together in one place to share their stories and personal experiences! Early bird: Save $200 when you register by 3/12/09 2009-04-27 false http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2009 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/630 ajax, css, development, graphic design, information architecture, interface design, java, javascript, web design, web standards Ottawa Canada 2009-05-26 We are pleased to announce a series of presentations of an updated version of the Masterclass that sold out the last two times in Ottawa. We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to experience Gerry's powerful, captivating, humorous and insightful session. This Masterclass will give you the techniques and arguments to prove that a self-service, top tasks, customer-centric approach will maximize value for your organization, whether you are involved with a government, university, commercial website, or intranet. In Gerry's Masterclass, you will learn: -How to identify the top tasks of your customers. -How to measure the performance of these top tasks -How to create killer web content based on a unique approach developed over five years of research and testing. -The three golden rules of ranking high in search engines. "Gerry has a gift for making the complex simple, the basics fresh, and the important compellingly so. This he accomplished with irrefutable logic, a dollop of wit, and a double serving of passion. The man knows his stuff -- and will make a believer out of you." David Shaw, Asia-Pacific Brand & Communications Manager, HP Services, Hewlett-Packard Company Hosted by Neo Insight Inc. in collaboration with (OCRI) Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation Don't let others miss out on this opportunity. Please forward this announcement to friends and colleagues (distribution lists too) who have a stake in good Web design. We have several people who have attended previous Gerry McGovern workshops and were so impressed that they have registered again for this Masterclass. Come join us! Seating is limited so reserve your place early! 679 Canada 2009 Masterclass series presented by Gerry McGovern, World-renowned Web content and usability expert 2009-05-25 false http://www.neoinsight.com/workshops/mcgovern-register.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/679 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/679/Gerry_McGovern_Masterclass_small-1.bmp carewords, customercentric, gerry mcgovern, ia, information architecture, killer web content, taskonomy, taxonomy, usability, user experience, web design Toronto Canada 2009-05-27 We are pleased to announce a series of presentations of an updated version of the Masterclass that sold out the last two times in Ottawa. We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to experience Gerry's powerful, captivating, humorous and insightful session. This Masterclass will give you the techniques and arguments to prove that a self-service, top tasks, customer-centric approach will maximize value for your organization, whether you are involved with a government, university, commercial website, or intranet. In Gerry's Masterclass, you will learn: -How to identify the top tasks of your customers. -How to measure the performance of these top tasks -How to create killer web content based on a unique approach developed over five years of research and testing. -The three golden rules of ranking high in search engines. "Gerry has a gift for making the complex simple, the basics fresh, and the important compellingly so. This he accomplished with irrefutable logic, a dollop of wit, and a double serving of passion. The man knows his stuff -- and will make a believer out of you." David Shaw, Asia-Pacific Brand & Communications Manager, HP Services, Hewlett-Packard Company Hosted by Neo Insight Inc. in collaboration with (OCRI) Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation Don't let others miss out on this opportunity. Please forward this announcement to friends and colleagues (distribution lists too) who have a stake in good Web design. We have several people who have attended previous Gerry McGovern workshops and were so impressed that they have registered again for this Masterclass. Come join us! Seating is limited so reserve your place early! 680 Canada 2009 Masterclass series presented by Gerry McGovern, World-renowned Web content and usability expert 2009-05-26 false http://www.neoinsight.com/workshops/mcgovern-register.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/680 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/680/Gerry_McGovern_Masterclass_small-1.bmp carewords, customercentric, gerry mcgovern, ia, information architecture, killer web content, taskonomy, taxonomy, usability, user experience, web design Vancouver Canada 2009-05-29 We are pleased to announce a series of presentations of an updated version of the Masterclass that sold out the last two times in Ottawa. We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to experience Gerry's powerful, captivating, humorous and insightful session. This Masterclass will give you the techniques and arguments to prove that a self-service, top tasks, customer-centric approach will maximize value for your organization, whether you are involved with a government, university, commercial website, or intranet. In Gerry's Masterclass, you will learn: -How to identify the top tasks of your customers. -How to measure the performance of these top tasks -How to create killer web content based on a unique approach developed over five years of research and testing. -The three golden rules of ranking high in search engines. "Gerry has a gift for making the complex simple, the basics fresh, and the important compellingly so. This he accomplished with irrefutable logic, a dollop of wit, and a double serving of passion. The man knows his stuff -- and will make a believer out of you." David Shaw, Asia-Pacific Brand & Communications Manager, HP Services, Hewlett-Packard Company Hosted by Neo Insight Inc. in collaboration with (OCRI) Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation Don't let others miss out on this opportunity. Please forward this announcement to friends and colleagues (distribution lists too) who have a stake in good Web design. We have several people who have attended previous Gerry McGovern workshops and were so impressed that they have registered again for this Masterclass. Come join us! Seating is limited so reserve your place early! 681 Canada 2009 Masterclass series presented by Gerry McGovern, World-renowned Web content and usability expert 2009-05-28 false http://www.neoinsight.com/workshops/mcgovern-register.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/681 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/681/Gerry_McGovern_Masterclass_small-1.bmp carewords, customercentric, gerry mcgovern, ia, information architecture, killer web content, taskonomy, taxonomy, usability, user experience, web design Edmonton Canada 2009-05-30 We are pleased to announce a series of presentations of an updated version of the Masterclass that sold out the last two times in Ottawa. We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to experience Gerry's powerful, captivating, humorous and insightful session. This Masterclass will give you the techniques and arguments to prove that a self-service, top tasks, customer-centric approach will maximize value for your organization, whether you are involved with a government, university, commercial website, or intranet. In Gerry's Masterclass, you will learn: -How to identify the top tasks of your customers. -How to measure the performance of these top tasks -How to create killer web content based on a unique approach developed over five years of research and testing. -The three golden rules of ranking high in search engines. "Gerry has a gift for making the complex simple, the basics fresh, and the important compellingly so. This he accomplished with irrefutable logic, a dollop of wit, and a double serving of passion. The man knows his stuff -- and will make a believer out of you." David Shaw, Asia-Pacific Brand & Communications Manager, HP Services, Hewlett-Packard Company Hosted by Neo Insight Inc. in collaboration with (OCRI) Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation Don't let others miss out on this opportunity. Please forward this announcement to friends and colleagues (distribution lists too) who have a stake in good Web design. We have several people who have attended previous Gerry McGovern workshops and were so impressed that they have registered again for this Masterclass. Come join us! Seating is limited so reserve your place early! 682 Canada 2009 Masterclass series presented by Gerry McGovern, World-renowned Web content and usability expert 2009-05-29 false http://www.neoinsight.com/workshops/mcgovern-register.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/682 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/682/Gerry_McGovern_Masterclass_small-1.bmp carewords, customercentric, gerry mcgovern, ia, information architecture, killer web content, taskonomy, taxonomy, usability, user experience, web design Minneapolis USA 2009-06-11 Now in its 6th year, Flashbelt continues to provide a unique opportunity for Adobe Flash™ users to learn from the pros. We keep it small to keep it cool. 400 tickets. $400. 40 sessions, 4 workshops, 3 after parties. TOPICS + TOOLS at Flashbelt: WEB DESIGN / WEB DEVELOPMENT / USER ENGAGEMENT / MOTION GRAPHICS / BITMAP & IMAGE MANIPULATION / OOP / PHYSICAL COMPUTING / DYNAMIC CONTENT / DATA VISUALIZATION / STORY-TELLING / FLASH CS4 / ACTIONSCRIPT 3 / A.I.R. / FLEX / FLASH MEDIA SERVER / FLASH LITE / FLASH PLAYER 10 / FLASH VIDEO / PAPERVISION3D / FIREWORKS / SOUNDBOOTH / PROCESSING / MAXmsp / PREVIOUS SPEAKERS: JOSHUA DAVIS / ZE FRANK / JARED TARBELL levitated.net / ROBERT HODGIN flight404, the barbarian group / ERIK NATZKE / MARIO KLINGEMANN quasimondo / JOEY LOTT / JEREMY THORP blprnt.com / ROBERT REINHARDT the Flash + Actionscript bibles / JULIAN DOLCE fuel industries / BRADLEY GROSH gmunk / ANDRE MICHELLE / GEOFF STEARNS youTube / SEE LEE-DELISLE plug-in media / PAUL ORTCHANIAN blast radius / JR FABITO red interactive / CRAIG SWANN crash!media / CHRIS ALLEN infrared5 / PHILIP VAN ALLEN art center college of design / MATE STEINFORTH psyop / RICHARD GALVAN adobe / DAN LACIVITA firstborn / JOSHUA HIRSCH big spaceship / STACEY MULCAHY / KOEN DE WEGGHELEIRE newmovieclip / MOSES GUNESCH mosessupposes / TODD PERKINS chadandtoddcast / TALI KRAKOWSKI imaginary forces / MATT OWENS, volumeOne / WES WINSHIP, MIKE DAVIS burlesque of north america / MUON VAN schematic / SNOW DOWD the makers / AESTHETIC APPARATUS / 550 MN The annual Flashbelt conference brings together rock-star designers, whiz-kid developers and best-selling authors to lead sessions and workshops covering multimedia design and development. 2009-06-07 false http://www.flashbelt.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/550 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/550/flashbelt_star_word_box.gif actionscript, adobe, authors, bitmap, code, conference, cs4, flash, flash video, interactive design, multimedia, rich media, sessions, web design, workshops Cambridge USA 2009-09-17 no conference 491 MA Incorrect listing. Trying to delete. 2009-09-13 false http://www.none.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/491 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/491/DasherZoey081708_3.jpg agile development, ajax, information architecture, innovation, interaction design, product strategy, usability, usability testing, visual design, web design Sydney Australia 2009-10-07 Designing social websites and applications or adding a social dimension to an existing project entails its own unique challenges way beyond those involved in creating experiences for individuals interacting alone with an interface. Any of the following sound familiar? * I’m a designer being asked to add “social” to my site! * I have an active community on my site but people are misbehaving. How can I get that under control? * We want to build a really cool social experience around [thingy] but we’re not sure how to get people to come join the fun. * I have a great idea for a social utility but I don’t want to have to first re-create the social infrastructure of the web inside of it. * People come and read my content, but they’re invisible to each other. How can I peel away the layers so they can participate with each other? * I’m worried I’m missing an opportunity to help my members connect with each other in the real world. In this full-day workshop, we’ll address these challenges and more. You’ll explore the landscape of social user experience design patterns and anti-patterns, focusing on the contexts in which specific interface designs work well and the unintended consequences that make some UI ideas seem like a good idea until they turn around and bite you in your app. Starting with a foundational set of high-level practices that underpin the individual interaction, Christian will present rules and tips for how to mix-and-match the individual social patterns and best practices to create compelling social experiences. Workshop activities will involve concept modeling and user interface sketching to explore the application of social interaction patterns to specific scenarios. 754 Australia Full day hands on workshop covering the design of social web sites and applications or adding a social dimension to an existing project. For designers, developers, architects and product specialists. 2009-10-06 false http://south09.webdirections.org/workshops http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/754 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/754/logo.gif interaction design, social, social media, web, web design Sydney Australia 2009-10-07 Since late 2006, JQuery has emerged as one of the leading JavaScript frameworks for web developers, powering sites as diverse as DIGG and NBC, being included as part of development platforms like Microsoft’s ASP.NET Ajax Framework and Nokia’s Widget Development Platform, and spawning a large ecosystems of plugins. In this day-long hands-on masterclass, JavaScript and jQuery guru Earle Castledine takes you from the basics of jQuery: simple and useful effects; through to advanced techniques like themeable widgets and Ajax-y goodness. Through fast-paced and interesting practical examples you’ll walk away with the confidence and skill to apply jQuery to your current projects and ideas. 755 Australia Full day hands-on masterclass taking you from the basics of jQuery through to advanced techniques. For designers and developers who want to implement impressive client-side behaviour with less effort. 2009-10-06 false http://south09.webdirections.org/workshops http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/755 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/755/logo.gif javascript, jquery, web, web design, web development Sydney Australia 2009-10-07 Developing curricula and training for the next generation of web designers and developers often feels like shooting at a moving target. Best practices are constantly evolving, and difficult to keep track of, while standards seem to constantly emerge and be updated. Browsers upgrade at a seemingly furious pace. As a consequence, it’s a real challenge for education and training to prepare students for the needs of industry by equipping them with the proper foundational knowledge of current best practices and standards. Ed Directions, a highly focussed, in-depth, whole day symposium, will address this challenge, by helping teachers, trainers, course and curriculum developers, and others in the education field keep abreast with the latest developments in standards and industry best practice, and to develop and deliver the best possible curricula and courses. The day will be divided into 4 sessions: * Session 1: HTML semantic markup and web content technologies * Session 2: Cascading style sheets and web presentation * Session 3: JavaScript and Ajax * Session 4: Accessibility and usability with each session featuring: * a renowned domain expert giving an overview of current best practice, standards, as well as commonly used and taught, but outmoded, technologies and techniques * experts in the education sector, covering the resources available (commercial, free, and open) to develop curricula and training courses * experienced teachers and trainers with a track record of success in developing and delivering training in this area, sharing their real world experience * interactive sessions to put these all this knowledge into practice, and share experiences with professionals facing the same challenges as you 756 Australia An in-depth, whole day symposium addressing the challenges of educating the next generation of web designers. For teachers, trainers, course and curriculum developers and anyone in education. 2009-10-06 false http://south09.webdirections.org/workshops http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/756 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/756/logo.gif accessibility, education, web, web design, web development, web standards Sydney Australia 2009-10-08 Knowing your customer, understanding their needs and how they interact with your web site and company is important. We all know that. However budgets, expertise and time are not always on your side. Applying research to your process is like working out. Always important, nice to do when you have time but often slips off the radar. In this full-day workshop, design ethnographer Kelly Goto takes you into the real world of design research. Kelly will take you at a rapid yet accessible pace through in-depth case studies, lectures and hands-on assignments showing you new methods of understanding your audience’s behavior, not just following stats. Create your own research toolkit and test plan, learn the pros and cons of remote testing, understand when to use smaller sample sizes for usability testing and in-depth interviews and how often to iterate during your development process. Preview various tools that allow for faster iteration at a lower cost and learn the best ways of integrating fast-turn research into a modified agile process. Whether you are a designer, coder, manager or research specialist, this workshop will supply you with tools, tips and techniques you can immediately apply. In this session, you will learn * how to create a realistic, iterative research plan * what methods to incorporate into your customized toolkit * cost-effective remote and in-person usability testing * best methods for rapid prototyping & testing * segmenting audience by behavior, not demographics * combining ‘qual’ and ‘quan’ for best results 757 Australia This full-day workshop takes you through in-depth case studies, lectures and hands-on assignments showing you new methods of understanding your audience’s behavior, not just following stats. 2009-10-07 false http://south09.webdirections.org/workshops http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/757 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/757/logo.gif agile, design research, rapid prototyping, web, web design, web development Sydney Australia 2009-10-08 Ever wondered how top flight designers organize their workflow, from the original client brief, through to execution in code? In this workshop, celebrated designer Elliot J. Stocks takes you behind the scenes of the design process, from the initial stages of briefing and research through to final comps delivered to the client for sign-off, ready to be marked-up. The final part of the workshop concentrates on the best ways to prepare your designs for markup and CSS: from sensibly organising your Photoshop layers through to cutting up images with CSS techniques in mind. What will be covered? * Research (the brief, inspiration, sketching) * Structure (information architecture, wireframing) * Interaction (navigation, forms, audio & video) * Aesthetics (layout, colour, typography, imagery, atmosphere) * Production (design comps, deliverables, style guides, CSS) Who is this workshop for? The fact that the workshop focuses primarily on Photoshop-based design might suggest it will be suited to designers who do not code, but a knowledge of HTML / CSS will help considerably. Likewise, front-end developers will find the workshop to be a valuable insight into the design process, and novice Photoshop users will be able to expand their skillset based on the techniques discussed. 758 Australia Full day workshop taking you behind the scenes of the web design process, from the initial stages of briefing & research through to final comps delivered to the client for sign-off. 2009-10-07 false http://south09.webdirections.org/workshops http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/758 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/758/logo.gif design, web, web design Sydney Australia 2009-10-08 Search engine optimisation (SEO) is often overlooked in smaller companies, and inefficiently outsourced in larger, more complex organisations. This necessary marketing strategy in today’s web industry should be integral to each process in building, maintaining and enhancing any website or web application. Who is responsible for SEO on your website? How can this process be baked into day-to-day processes in a company? In this full day workshop you will develop solid strategies to make SEO part of the day-to-day process in your workplace. Led by Scott Cheryl Gledhill of Molt:n Digital and pinch/zoom, you will learn what part of SEO should stay in-house and when it might be time to bring specialists in to do the job. By the end of this day you will be able to * understand the importance of SEO * identify key factors of a simple ‘SEO-friendly’ website * use simple tools to check for SEO problems * understand the entire process of SEO when building websites from scratch * understand how to reverse engineer websites, fixing SEO issues on current websites * educate in-house employees on their SEO responsibilities * make the decision when it’s right bring in external SEO agencies * make sure your websites launch SEO-friendly for every project 759 Australia In this full day workshop you will develop solid strategies to make SEO part of the day-to-day process in your workplace. For anyone involved in the website creation process. 2009-10-07 false http://south09.webdirections.org/workshops http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/759 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/759/logo.gif design, seo, web, web design, web development Sydney Australia 2009-10-10 From its humble beginnings as a grass roots conference for standardistas, Web Directions has grown into Australia's web industry conference - run by experts for experts like you. This year's conference keeps true to our roots, while broadening the range of topics covered to make it genuinely an event for your whole team. This year we've got 3 tracks - Design, Development and Business - with leading international and local experts in user experience, interface design, social media, coding and development, SEO, accessibility, interaction design and much more. We think there'll be no better place for people who work on the web in any way at all to learn, connect, share and experience ideas in 2009. Just a few of the names and ideas we'll be covering: * Kelly Goto - design ethnography evangelist and workflow expert * Ben Galbraith - co-founder of Ajaxian & co-lead of Mozilla Foundations Tools team * Elliot Jay Stocks - Famed UK web designer on CSS3 and other designer goodies * Mark Boulton - designer and typography expert on the art and technology of web typography * Christian Crumlish - curator of Yahoo!’s pattern library on designing social interfaces * Deborah Schultz - Procter & Gamble’s Global Strategic Adviser for Social Media & Emerging Technology * Philip Fierlinger - Rapid prototyping * Luke Stevens - Data driven design * Dmitry Baranovskiy - Canvas Web Directions is an experience way beyond all these great sessions though. Fully catered breaks and lunches held at the venue, parties every night, and a Birds of a Feather breakfast all mean no shortage of opportunities to meet the local industry. No matter what size or type of organisation you work in, we guarantee you'll come away from Web Directions feeling enmeshed in the larger web community. 753 Australia Bringing together world experts in design, development and business, Web Directions is the professional and networking event of the year for the Australian web industry. 2009-10-08 false http://south09.webdirections.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/753 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/753/logo.gif accessibility, interaction design, interface design, seo, social media, user experience, web, web design, web development Pittsburgh USA 2009-10-17 This year's conference includes: Josh Sager "Creative Interactions: Flash Experiments" Phillip Kermin "Video Production on the Cheap" Stacey Mulcahy "Plays Well With Others" Max Kaufmann "Developing MMOs on the ActionScript Platform" Julian Dolce iPhone Development for Flash Devs: An Overview Ian Coyle "Design, the Importance Of" Dan Mall "Flash and Web Standards: Getting Along on the Playground" Scott Janousek "Brewing Non-PC Flash Experiences" Seb Lee-Delisle "Work/Play" Odopod "Odopod: Innovation and Storytelling" Jer Thorp "Hacking the Newsroom" 1359 PA Flashpitt is a conference for interactive designers, developers and artists in Pittsburgh, PA. 2009-10-16 false http://www.flashpitt.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1359 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1359/fp-09.gif design, flash, ux, web design Boston USA 2009-11-04 Register with the promotion code BOXES and get $50/day off the current registration price. Register for all 3 days and you'll also get a free gift. Your choice of Bose in-ear or around-ear headphones. Whether you’re looking for insights into new strategies, you need to learn the latest advancements, or you want a primer for new skills, this conference is the one for you. Our team of experts will set your imagination on fire, powering up your creative juices so you can dazzle and delight, whether you’re a member of a large team or a UX-Team-Of-One. * Gerry McGovern shows you his unique scoring method, Customer Carewords, which tells you in precise, statistical terms what your users top tasks are. * Ginny Redish gives you key concepts on planning and writing for the web and how to develop a cohesive content strategy for your site. * Dana Chisnell brings your user research skills to the next level with advanced recruiting techniques and methods the pro use to analyze data faster. * Scott Berkun tackles the executive mandate "go forth and innovate" by explaining how to convert the knowledge you have into ideas that can change the world. * Donna Spencer introduce you to a variety of techniques to solve hard IA problems, such as choosing good labels and matching the right organization scheme for your audiences. * Leah Buley teaches you secrets for quickly exploring a range of design alternatives, moving from back-of-the-napkin sketching to mapping out your design's interaction, flow, and form. * Todd Zaki Warfel shows you how easy prototyping is and how to collect insightful and critical feedback quickly from your team with the latest methods. * Dan Rubin gives you a crash course on how to create visual designs that look great and function brilliantly. Don't forget to use promo code BOXES for your $50/day discount. Read more about the program and register at www.uiconf.com 941 MA Now in its fourteenth year, the UI14 Conference examines the biggest issues in the world of web design, content management, information architecture, and usability. 2009-11-01 false http://www.uiconf.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/941 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/941/UI14logo.jpg information architecture, interaction design, prototyping, usability testing, user interface, visual design, web design 2009-11-28 IADT Online – Webinars in Graphic Design Series: Snappy Web design Summary: Learn to create quick, interactive slideshow presentations in Dreamweaver that will make your web site pop! Perfect for those who want to display family or event photos. Where: http://breeze.careeredonline.com/graphicdesign4/ When: 11/27/2009 6:00pm – 7:00pm Time Zone: (GMT – 06:00pm) Central Time (US and Canada) 1384 Learn to create quick, interactive slideshow presentations in Dreamweaver that will make your web site pop! Perfect for those who want to display family or event photos. 2009-11-27 true http://online.academy.edu/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1384 graphic design, web design Hong Kong Hong Kong 2010-03-27 Course Objectives - Identify, select, and implement appropriate navigation models used to build intuitive navigation structures; ?- Make better decisions and recommendations to improve visual design, including: layout, color, graphics and icons, and text; ?- Implement effective usability-based information architecture and content presentation; ?- Ensure intuitive interaction through appropriate UI control selection and error and feedback design; - Increase design efficiency using Web and application standards. Course Highlights - Free screen review: Participants can submit 2 screens from their websites/applications. HFI experts will conduct a free usability audit and provide redesign recommendations. ? ?- Customized course materials for Hong Kong region: Besides international best practices, participants will learn through several engaging examples and case studies from Hong Kong and around, including projects executed by HFI in Hong Kong and Greater China. For details, visit: www.humanfactors.com/training/scheduleHongKong.asp The Trainer - Jianming Dong, PhD Dr Dong is the Managing Director of HFI Greater China. He is responsible for developing business strategies, managing the operations and delivering top technical programs. Human Factors International (HFI) ?HFI is the world leader in user-centered design. We offer a complete usability suite – consulting, training and certification, and products to help organizations create intuitive, easy-to-use Web sites and applications. HFI is a global corporation with 13 offices worldwide. HFI consultants have led over 250 corporate standards customization projects for Fortune 500 clients, including HP, Nokia, Samsung, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft and SAP. Course fees: HK$8,000 ?? Early Bird Discount: HK$7,500 if you register by 28 Feb ? ?Group Discounts: HK$7,500 per participant if 2+ attend from the same company Registration: ?Call Ada Yuen at (852) 6259-0824 or email us at training_hk@humanfactors.com 1408 Hong Kong This course is about: - Applying research-based & field-tested design principles & methods - Focus: Navigation, Presentation, Content & Interaction - Framework, tools & standards for prototyping 2010-03-24 false http://www.humanfactors.com/training/scheduleHongKong.asp http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1408 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1408/hfilogo.gif application design, hong kong, usability, user experience, usercentered design, web design Pittsburgh USA 2010-05-07 We realize that there may be a Penguins playoff game this night, that’s why we’ll be kicking everything off at 6:00 PM in room 740 at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. AIP is located downtown at 420 Boulevard of the Allies. Take the gold elevator up to the seventh floor. Take your first right and the room will be a few doors down on the left. We’ll be in room 740. There may be a security guy at the door – if there is just let him know you are there for the Refresh Pittsburgh meetup. We have a an interesting presentation this month. Jon Dascola will be joining us and presenting:While Apple’s iPhone SDK provides a wealth of information for developers, designers are often at a disadvantage when it comes to getting started building mobile apps. I’ll talk about what documentation a designer should understand, the basics of application architecture and show working examples from an iPad app currently under development. Jon Dascola is an Interactive Designer at Elliance, Inc in Pittsburgh PA. You can learn more about him at his website or seek him out on twitter @dascola. 1477 PA "A Designer’s Take on Apple’s iPad SDK" by Jon Dascola 2010-05-06 false http://www.refreshpittsburgh.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1477 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1477/rp.jpg design, iphone, pittsburgh, refresh, sdk, web design, web development San Francisco USA 2010-06-30 Build Your Skills with the Leading Web Design Authors Web design is undergoing an historic transformation: while the basics of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript haven't changed, the new and evolving functionality in the HTML5 and CSS3 specs, the number of new ways in which people access the Web, and the rise of social media mean that Web designers need to know more than ever. Whether it's a smarter content strategy, a more efficient workflow, or simply how to use drop shadows and an expanded typographic repertoire, you need the tools to build tomorrow's Web today. Are your design skills up to the challenge? Does your new media savvy match that of your users or competitors? Are your sites ready to be accessed from smartphones and iPads? Even if you think your answer to those questions is yes, what you still need is the Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference, taking place June 28-29, 2010 in San Francisco, CA. Only here will you have the opportunity to meet and learn from the thought leaders in our industry. This conference brings together respected industry authors and thought-leaders of the Web design revolution. Many of you learned your very first Web design skills from these authors. Now, you can learn from them how changes to the building blocks of the Web—from HTML5 and CSS3 to user interfaces—are enabling designers to create sites that are easy to use, richly functional, packed with interactive features, and easily accessible from any Internet-capable device. Over the course of two days, these sessions—plus the opportunity to interact and share ideas with fellow designers, teachers, and, yes, authors—will give you the insight and inspiration you need to ensure that your sites are ready for the future. Early bird pricing available until May 14th. Register early for the best price! 1476 CA The timing couldn’t be better. Join us June 28-29 in San Francisco to meet face-to-face with industry greats and discuss Web design’s most critical topics - HTML5, CSS3, content strategy, & lots more! 2010-06-28 false http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2010 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1476 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1476/WD10Dontmiss150_2.jpg content strategy, css, css3, fonts, html, html5, javascript, typography, web design, web designer, web site design, website design Pittsburgh USA 2010-08-22 Pittsburgh Web Design Day is a one day, low cost conference for web professionals in Western PA. Our conference is designed to highlight local talent as well as those with strong ties to Pittsburgh who have gone on to be leaders in our industry. Organized by G. Jason Head & Val Head of Refresh Pittsburgh and On the Fridge, LLC (organizers of Flashpitt), Web Design Day is designed to be an affordable Pittsburgh-based event. Web Design Day features a number of high-end web design presentations, a tasty lunch catered by our friends at Franktuary and a great networking opportunities - all in a professional (and totally sweet) meeting space! This year's speakers include: • Geoff Barnes, Director of User Experience for Elliance • Margot Bloomstein, Brand & Content Strategy Consultant at Appropriate, Inc. • Chris Cashdollar, Creative Director for Happy Cog • Jon Dascola, Interactive Designer for Elliance • Matt Griffin & Michael Hellein, Co-founders of Bearded Studio • Kevin Hoffman, User Experience Director for Happy Cog • Elliott Munoz, Sr, Web Designer for The Washington Post • Zack Naylor, User Experience Manager at Piximal. Registration is $75 and is strictly limited to 100 attendees! 1497 PA A one-day, low-cost conference for web professionals in Western Pennsylvania. No high priced registration fees, no expensive travel, just a full day of learning from Pittsburgh web gurus... and lunch! 2010-08-21 false http://www.webdesignday.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1497 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1497/pwdd-rp.gif content strategy, design, ia, user experience, ux, web design, web development Seattle USA 2010-10-04 InfoCamp is an unconference for the information community. It features an egalitarian, community-driven format in which the agenda is created during the event -- so anyone who attends can present! Join us at InfoCamp Seattle 2010 for an exciting weekend of talking & learning about: - user experience - information architecture - user-centered design - interaction design - library & information science - online search - information management - informatics - anything relating to the intersections of information, people and/or technology A keynote from an invited speaker will kick off each day before we leap into multiple tracks of participant-led sessions & discussions. We'll provide a light breakfast, coffee, lunch, and snacks to keep the energy up. InfoCamp Seattle 2010 will be on October 2 and 3 at Seattle University. See you there! Want to learn more? Check out: - seattle.infocamp.org - wiki.infocamp.org 1495 WA An unconference for the information community! 2010-10-02 false http://seattle.infocamp.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1495 cataloging, chi, hci, humancomputer interaction, ia, informatics, information architecture, information management, information science, interaction design, ixd, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, library and information science, lis, metadata, mlis, msim, taxonomy, tc, technical communication, ucd, unconference, user experience, usercentered design, ux, web design New York USA 2011-05-10 Enomsoft is a leading name in Quality custom web design and development services. We also offers search engine optimization web design eCommerce shopping cart development. 1566 AK web design company, seo consultant by enomsoft 2011-05-09 false http://www.enomsoft.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1566 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1566/logo.gif sitesite design, web design, web design company, web designing Washington USA 2011-09-17 UserFocus, the area’s premier conference for and by local usability professionals, will be held Friday, Septermber 16 at Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel. Peter Morville provides the opening keynote on Ubiquitous Information Architecture: Strategies for Cross-Channel User Experience Design. Sessions for the rest of the day will run on two tracks with presentations of value to seasoned practitioners as well as those new to the field. Topics range from Making Millions through State-of-the-art Mobile and Desktop eCommerce Usability to Running Successful Remote, Moderated, International Usability Studies. Find out more at http://www.userfocus.org or e-mail us at conference@upadc.org. 1587 DC UserFocus, the Washington area’s premier conference for and by local usability professionals, is a great place to learn about trends in usability, share experiences and hone your usability skills. 2011-09-16 false http://userfocus.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1587 agile design, design, information architecture, intranet design, mobile design, rich internet application technology, usability, usability testing, user experience, web design, writing for the web