[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] Reminder: IxDA Austin Happy Hour tonight
A reminder for those not on the local list: Join us for drinks and shop talk at Lustre Pearl Bar 6-8 pm tonight. Lustre Pearl is in downtown Austin at 97 Rainey St. There is free parking across the street. More info at http://ixdaaustin.ning.com/events/ixda-austin-happy-hour General IxDA Austin info: http://ixdaaustin.ning.com Looking forward to meeting some new folks! Kyra Edeker Senior UI Designer: User Experience Group projekt202 908 E. 5th Street / Suite 107 Austin, TX 78702 phone: (512) 485-3070 x1487 fax: (512) 485-3071 www.projekt202.com<http://www.projekt202.com/> kyra.ede...@projekt202.com<mailto:kyra.ede...@projekt202.com> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] Reminder: IxDA Austin Tues. August 25th 6:30 - 8:30 -- Abuse to Reuse: Why we hate use cases but shouldn't
Abuse to Reuse: Why we hate use cases but shouldn't When: August 25, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm presentation begins at 7:00 Where: projekt202 908 E. 5th St. Suite 107 Austin, TX 78702 Map: http://projekt202.com/studio/space/contact-us/ RSVP:http://ixdaaustin.ning.com/events/abuse-to-reuse-why-we-hate-use Presentation You design experiences, but ... * Do you have what you need to inspire that design? * Do others have what they need to build the designed experience? Your loathing of use cases may be a lost opportunity. Come and learn specific tricks about writing scenarios and use cases that will help you bridge from personas, brainstorming, design, hand-off to development teams and performing usability tests. You will learn something you can start using today and learn how to stop the abuse! About Our Presenter Currently a Design Researcher at projekt202, Jan Moorman has over fifteen years experience innovating and specifying user-centered software designs. She has a keen interest in designing both usable designs and usable design related artifacts. Jan has worked for technology consulting firms with leading software companies including Nationwide, Intuit, and Travelocity. She has served as business analyst, usability engineer and user interface designer on diverse software applications in the finance, insurance, travel, and utility industries. She has also worked with marketing departments to leverage user- based research to guide product direction. Jan has a Bachelor in Fine Arts and a Masters in Computer Science. A co-author on several publications concerning the visualization of scientific data, she has given workshops and talks on various user-centered techniques including writing use cases and root cause analysis of usability findings. Rounding out the depth of her experience in design and research, Jan is listed as co-inventor on several user interface patents. As a printmaker, Jan has received grants for large outdoor works and won awards in juried shows. Please join us! Kyra Edeker Senior UI Designer: User Experience Group projekt202 908 E. 5th Street / Suite 107 Austin, TX 78702 phone: (512) 485-3070 x1487 fax: (512) 485-3071 www.projekt202.com<http://www.projekt202.com/> kyra.ede...@projekt202.com<mailto:kyra.ede...@projekt202.com> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Austin Tues. August 25th 6:30 - 8:30 -- Abuse to Reuse: Why we hate use cases but shouldn't
Abuse to Reuse: Why we hate use cases but shouldn't When: August 25, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm presentation begins at 7:00 Where: projekt202 908 E. 5th St. Suite 107 Austin, TX 78702 Map: http://projekt202.com/studio/space/contact-us/ RSVP:http://ixdaaustin.ning.com/events/abuse-to-reuse-why-we-hate-use Presentation You design experiences, but ... * Do you have what you need to inspire that design? * Do others have what they need to build the designed experience? Your loathing of use cases may be a lost opportunity. Come and learn specific tricks about writing scenarios and use cases that will help you bridge from personas, brainstorming, design, hand-off to development teams and performing usability tests. You will learn something you can start using today and learn how to stop the abuse! About Our Presenter Currently a Design Researcher at projekt202, Jan Moorman has over fifteen years experience innovating and specifying user-centered software designs. She has a keen interest in designing both usable designs and usable design related artifacts. Jan has worked for technology consulting firms with leading software companies including Nationwide, Intuit, and Travelocity. She has served as business analyst, usability engineer and user interface designer on diverse software applications in the finance, insurance, travel, and utility industries. She has also worked with marketing departments to leverage user- based research to guide product direction. Jan has a Bachelor in Fine Arts and a Masters in Computer Science. A co-author on several publications concerning the visualization of scientific data, she has given workshops and talks on various user-centered techniques including writing use cases and root cause analysis of usability findings. Rounding out the depth of her experience in design and research, Jan is listed as co-inventor on several user interface patents. As a printmaker, Jan has received grants for large outdoor works and won awards in juried shows. Please join us! Kyra Edeker Senior UI Designer: User Experience Group projekt202 908 E. 5th Street / Suite 107 Austin, TX 78702 phone: (512) 485-3070 x1487 fax: (512) 485-3071 www.projekt202.com<http://www.projekt202.com/> kyra.ede...@projekt202.com<mailto:kyra.ede...@projekt202.com> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Austin UX Happy Hour - Monday, January 28 at VinoVino
Join your fellow interaction/ui designers, user researchers, information architects and design analysts for an evening of mingling, conversation and drinks. We're planning to make this a regular occurrence for the UX community, so please come out and help shape future gatherings and programs. Date and Time: Monday, January 28, 2008 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Location: VinoVino 4119 Guadalupe Street Austin, Texas 78751 Map: http://tinyurl.com/yo6ze4 On Upcoming: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/406124/ We hope to see you there! Kyra Edeker User Experience Designer projekt202 908 E. 5th Street / Suite 107 Austin, TX 78702 www.projekt202.com<http://www.projekt202.com> [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
