Banff Canada 2006-09-17 Canux is the annual Canadian User Experience workshop. Canux is a non-profit grassroots event that brings world-class instructors together with practitioners for hands-on learning. It’s a small gathering, limited to 75 participants, with a focus on practical skills for user experience professionals - designers, information architects, interaction designers, front-end architects, usabilitistas, and anyone else who’s passionate about making things work well for people. 33 Canada Canux, the Canadian User Experience workshop, is a grassroots event that brings world-class instructors together with UX practitioners for hands-on learning. 2006-09-14 false http://www.canux2006.com/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/33 design, ia, information architecture, user experience, ux, workshop Vancouver Canada 2007-01-27 Bob takes you step-by-step through a proven system to solve the hardest CM issues. Throughout your two day intensive sessions you will build your own content strategy and model using proven best practices and Bob's own industry driving methodologies. ****$1495 Canadian / $1345 US **** Day 1: Learn the "Business Smarts" required for a successful content management strategy: - Set goals that benefit your company's bottom line - Build a realistic business case to meet the goals - Get support from above and from the business units - Get the funding you need - Avoid departmental wars Day 2: Learn the "Nuts and Bolts" of content modeling, the key to linking business goals with technology: - Balance the sources and consumers of content - Balance the Web against other delivery channels for your content - Create a content domain to limit scope creep - Devise a set of content types for content organization content creation, storage, and delivery - Define taxonomies and other access structures to organize and target your content - Design for future growth and inevitable change - Determine how to reuse content and display it on Web pages and beyond - Use XML and database technologies to store and publish content "Provided tools to be able to look at information management in the larger context of organizational goals." --Alan Rosenthal, Microsoft Corporation Leading the workshop is information management professor and long-time consultant Bob Boiko. Bob (literally) wrote the book on content management, The Content Management Bible (2004, Wiley & Sons) is in its second edition and has become the gold standard for content management professionals. Bob's dynamic presentation style keeps him consistently on the list of most-requested speakers at IT and business conferences. His methodology has been applied to organizations of all sizes, from small non-profit organizations to major corporations in North America, Europe and Asia. 128 Canada An intensive 2-day workshop on building information strategy, then designing and modeling information systems presented by industry-leading consultant, author, and teacher, Bob Boiko. 2007-01-25 false http://www.metatorial.com/seminar.asp?code=BaA http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/128 boiko, cm, cms, content, information, it, mamagement, modeling, strategy, system design, workshop Ottawa Canada 2007-04-14 This workshop is geared towards a broad audience including government employees, product managers, business strategists, CTOs, CIOs, marketing specialists, communication experts, technology experts and human-computer interaction specialists, but especially those who are web designers. In the first half of the day Peter Merholz and Maggie Fox address the topic of Web 2.0 as a social media. They will cover the business rational for Web 2.0 development and provide motivation for development in this area. Many case studies will be reviewed. In the second half of the day Mike Atyeo addresses more detailed issues such as designing and testing Web 2.0 applications, particularly highly interactive AJAX applications. The important issue of accessibility will be addressed by Derek Featherstone, an expert in this particular field. The more structured part of the workshop will finish with a panel of our presenters. This will be an opportunity for participants to ask any final questions and for presenters to deliver key take-home messages. Following the panel session, attendees who are interested will then participate in an informal "unconference". This will be an opportunity for attendees to talk some more with the presenters and with each other and unwind. The aim is for all attendees to leave the day with a clearer idea of how social media can benefit their organizations and to know how to make their great ideas become a reality. 182 Canada Web 2.0 is impacting all areas of our interaction from the details of using AJAX widgets, to collective decision-making and organization, privacy, and, especially social networking. 2007-04-13 false http://capchi.org/workshop http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/182 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/182/logo_thehumanweb_sm.gif ajax, canada, chi, derek featherstone, maggie fox, mike atyeo, ottawa, peter merholz, unconference, usability, web 20, workshop New York USA 2007-10-17 As we venture beyond Web 2.0 and the undisciplined, unbalanced quest for sexy Ajaxian interaction at the expense of usability, findability, and accessibility, how do we reconcile the timeless principles of design and organization with new transmedia models of interaction, co-creation, tagging, and user participation? In this advanced seminar, Peter Morville draws upon stories, examples, case studies, and discussions to explore the future present of information architecture and user experience. Topics include: * Integrating product development, information architecture, and interaction design to create good experiences and sustainable value (real Web 2.0 case studies that take the discussion beyond de.licio.us and Flickr platitudes). * Designing next-generation enterprise search systems that combine best practices in taxonomies and tagging with search analytics, guided navigation, thesauri, clustering algorithms, and rich result interfaces. * Evaluating the multi-channel challenges and real-world opportunities presented by ambient findability and the emerging Internet of objects. About Peter Morville Peter Morville is widely recognized as a founding father of information architecture. He co-authored (with Louis Rosenfeld) the best-selling book, Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, and has consulted with such organizations as Harvard, IBM, the International Monetary Fund, Microsoft, the National Cancer Institute, and Yahoo!. Peter is president of Semantic Studios, co-founder and past president of the Information Architecture Institute, and a faculty member at the University of Michigan. His work has been featured in many publications including Business Week, The Economist, Fortune, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Peter's latest book, Ambient Findability, was published in 2005. He blogs at findability.org. 301 NY As we venture beyond Web 2.0, how do we reconcile the timeless principles of design and organization with new models of interaction? Come explore this question in a seminar with Peter Morville. 2007-10-16 false http://smartexperience.org/classes/ia-30/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/301 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/301/smartexperience.gif class, findability, ia, morville, new york, ny, nyc, seminar, web 20, workshop Los Angeles USA 2007-10-24 Imagination meets innovation at FITC Hollywood, a festival for new media designers and developers. Two days of panels and presentations featuring top creative and business talent working in animation, motion graphics, online video, rich media and the Web. Highlights of FITC Hollywood include: * Over 50 presentations and panels * Presentations from Adobe, Big Spaceship (Joshua Hirsch), Tailer Park, and others * Pre-festival animation workshop * Free ‘Get A Job’ evening event * Parties and other networking opportunities 337 CA FITC Hollywood is the 'Do It Yourself' festival for new media designers and developers. Two days of panels and presentations featuring top creative and business talent. 2007-10-22 false http://http://www.fitc.ca/hollywood http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/337 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/337/FITCHolly200x200.jpg animation, conference, design, entertainment, fitc, motion graphics, online video, rich media, technology, workshop Boston USA 2007-11-09 Register for all 4 days by October 23rd with the promotion code BOXES to receive $30 off each day and a limited-edition UI12 iPod video http://www.uiconf.com BOXES promo code cannot be combined with any other special offer or promotional code, and is only valid for 4 day registrations. For the User Interface 12 Conference ( http://www.uiconf.com ), Jared M. Spool and his team of usability researchers have asked the most forward thinking minds in the world of usability to present on today's most pressing design topics. For 4 full days, you'll learn in-depth techniques from these top experts, and come away with the knowledge and confidence necessary to tackle your biggest design challenges. Now in its twelfth year, the UI12 Conference examines the most critical web design and usability issues facing designers, information architects, and usability professionals. Topics include: Agile Development, Task-based Information Architecture, Usability Testing, Visual Design, Building Innovative Designs, Communicating with Comics, Interaction Design, and Designing with CSS. On Monday, November 5th, you'll have the chance to attend one of four full-day seminars from Larry Constantine, Gerry McGovern, Rolf Molich, or Luke Wroblewski. On Tuesday, November 6th, you'll have the chance to attend several of the informative and entertaining 90-minute Featured Talks from each of our conference speakers, as well as the UI12 Conference Keynote presentation from Jared M. Spool. On Wednesday, November 7th, you'll have the chance to attend one of four full-day seminars from Scott Berkun, Kevin Cheng, Kim Goodwin, or Cameron Moll. We'll cap off the week on Thursday, November 8th, with our Showcase Seminar Day, where you can choose between UIE's most popular seminars. 196 MA User Interface 12 is being held November 5-8, 2007 in Cambridge, MA. We've lined up fantastic speakers giving full-day seminars and short talks on today's most pressing usability and design issues. 2007-11-05 false http://www.uiconf.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/196 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/196/ui12-badge.gif agile development, book, book seller, comics, content, content management, css, design, designer, developer, engineering, folksonomy, information architecture, innovation, interaction, interface, jared spool, management, personas, professional, seminar, social, social web design, taxonomy, testing, tutortial, ucd, uie, usability, user, ux, visual design, web application, web site, workshop Bristol United Kingdom 2007-11-09 Traditional web and software development is changing. Competitive advantage is no longer about who has the most features. It is about user experience. Products and services that are so practical and easy to use that you can’t imagine your life without them. This one-day workshop is designed to give those attending a practical, hands-on overview of the User-Centred Design (UCD) process and the range of different methods that can be used to enhance the usability and user experience of a websites and web applications. The workshop is suitable for senior management, project managers, developers, marketing professionals, business analysts and anyone else who want to find out more about the benefits that a UCD approach can bring to their organisation. 325 United Kingdom This one-day workshop is designed to provide a practical, hands-on overview of the User-Centred Design (UCD) process and how it can enhance the user experience of websites and applications. 2007-11-08 false http://www.pureusability.co.uk/ucdworkshop http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/325 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/325/design5print.png bristol, training, ucd, usability, workshop Vancovuer Canada 2007-11-16 This intermediate-to-advanced workshop series examines the four key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information Architecture. Workshops are led by Adaptive Path's team of experts. 263 Canada This workshop series examines the four key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information Architecture. 2007-11-12 false http://www.adaptivepath.com/events/2007/nov http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/263 adaptive path, design, strategy, user experience, ux, vancouver, workshop Bristol United Kingdom 2008-01-25 Traditional web and software development is changing. Competitive advantage is no longer about who has the most features. It is about user experience. Products and services that are so practical and easy to use that you can't imagine your life without them. This one-day workshop is designed to give those attending a practical, hands-on overview of the User-Centred Design (UCD) process and the range of different methods that can be used to enhance the usability and user experience of a websites and web applications. The workshop is suitable for senior management, project managers, developers, marketing professionals, business analysts and anyone else who want to find out more about the benefits that a UCD approach can bring to their organisation. 371 United Kingdom A one-day workshop designed to give a practical, hands-on overview of the User-Centred Design (UCD) process and the range of methods that can be used to enhance user experience. 2008-01-24 false http://www.pureusability.co.uk/ucdworkshop http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/371 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/371/design5print.png bristol, training, ucd, usability, workshop Brighton United Kingdom 2008-06-03 There is no single methodology for creating the perfect product—but you can increase your odds. One of the best ways is to understand users' reasons for doing things. Mental Models gives you the tools to help you grasp, and design for, those reasons. Those in the field of cognitive research have been describing and defining mental models for a few decades. Mental models are the most effective way to align design strategy with your users' behavior, and to approach your design from the understanding of the end user. Mental models are representations of people's behavior, philosophies, and emotion around how they accomplish something, regardless of which tools they use. In this full-day workshop, Indi Young, author of Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior, will teach you how to better understand the user experience through the use of mental models before making design and strategic decisions. Mental models provide design teams with a very clear picture of what their users are trying to accomplish, so the product or design can be structured accordingly. Who? Indi Young is an applications and navigation guru who began her work in Web applications in 1995. She specializes in gathering user research data to create mental models for use in business/user gap analysis. A founding partner of Adaptive Path in 2001, she has worked with an impressive collection of clients. Indi recently finished writing her long-awaited book, Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior published by Rosenfeld Media. How much? The workshop costs £395 per person but Early bird tickets are available until May 7th for £345 per person. Places are limited to just 25 people to keep the workshop nice and intimate. Visit the Clearleft website to book. 464 United Kingdom This workshop is for web designers, product designers and marketing professionals who want to uncover their customer needs at a deeper level 2008-06-02 false http://clearleft.com/training/indiyoung/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/464 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/464/clearleft.gif user experience, ux, workshop Chicago USA 2008-06-24 FITC returns to Chicago with two full days of presentations, workshops and networking opportunities at Chicago City Center Hotel & Sports Club. This is the second year for the event, which includes a strong local contingent represented by Samuel Agesilas Pastel (http://www.levelofindustry.com/) and Zack Stepek (http://www.cravemg.com/). Richard Galvin, technical product manager for Flash at Adobe Systems (http://www.adobe.com/), kicks off FITC Chicago with a sneak peek at some of the new technologies currently in development at Adobe Systems. Avi Muchnick follows with a first look at the tools currently in the Aviary (http://a.viary.com/) product pipeline.This new suite of sophisticated web applications for designers, 3D modelers, and artist of all genres, is one of the most talked-about projects of the year. Confirmed presenters include: Eric Natzke, Sean Koriakin (Imaginary Forces), James Paterson (Presstube.com), Jon Ruppel (schematic), Jason Theodor (Critical Mass) and R. Blank (AlmerBlank). 480 IL FITC Chicago is a two-day event for the design and technology community, featuring instructive and illuminating presentations, and invaluable networking opportunities. 2008-06-22 false http://fitc.ca/chicago http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/480 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/480/FITC_CO08_400x150.jpg actionscript, adobe, aviary, conference, design, fitc, flash, flex, technology, workshop Bristol United Kingdom 2008-10-17 Traditional web and software development is changing. Competitive advantage is no longer about who has the most features. It is about user experience. Products and services that are so practical and easy to use that you can’t imagine your life without them… This one-day workshop is designed to provide an insightful, practical, hands-on overview of the User-Centred Design (UCD) process and the range of different methods and tools that can be used to enhance the user experience of websites, applications and products. The workshop is of interest to anyone who has infuence in product design decisions, including project managers, senior management, developers, marketing professionals, business analysts and graphic designers. The workshop focuses on four key areas: * The strategic benefits of UCD * Understanding your users * Design and prototyping * Testing and evaluation WHAT DO PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE WORKSHOP? "Concise, informed and makes you want to stay for more. Always a good sign for a course. Highly recommended." "As course facilitators, Stuart and his co-facilitator Darius Kumana, were excellent: approachable, pragmatic, highly knowledgeable, and passionate about their subject." REGISTRATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION The workshop costs £295+VAT per person. To register or find out more, visit http://www.pureusability.co.uk/ucdworkshop 533 United Kingdom This one-day workshop provides a practical, hands-on overview of the User-Centred Design (UCD) process and the range of different methods and tools that can be used to enhance user experience. 2008-10-16 false http://www.pureusability.co.uk/ucdworkshop http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/533 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/533/design5print.png training, uk, usability, user experince, workshop Brighton United Kingdom 2008-11-29 Usability tests are an excellent way of discovering problems with a product or service. Commissioning a dedicated usability lab will provide a high degree of scientific rigour but obviously comes at significant cost. Instead of a single academic evaluation, why not bring your testing in-house and run it alongside your design and development process? Two or three quick-and-dirty usability tests will not only provide better results but will also allow you to iterate your product between tests, ultimately leading to a more refined product. Usability testing needn’t cost the Earth. In fact, there’s no need for all that expensive equipment, a dedicated lab and or even expert evaluators. It’s entirely possible to run a test at your own office, a cafe or even your test participant’s home. Who? This training course is taught by Clearleft’s Creative Director, Andy Budd. Andy is the creator of Silverback, the popular usability testing software for designers and developers. When? The workshop will take place on Friday, November 28th, 2008 from 9:30am until 5:00pm. Where? 28 Kensington Street is in the heart of Brighton’s trendy North Laine, within easy walking distance from the train station. How much? Places costs £345+VAT per person if booked before October 17th. After that, workshop places will cost £395+VAT per person. Places are limited to keep the workshop nice and intimate. 544 United Kingdom In this workshop you’ll learn everything you need to know about planning, organising and moderating your own guerrilla usability tests. 2008-11-28 false http://clearleft.com/training/usability-testing/20081128/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/544 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/544/clearleft.gif guerrilla usability testing, usability testing, workshop