For a notes on this event, see the recap page
NOTE: Due to our usual Thursday date landing on Valentines Day, the meeting day for our February event has moved to Wednesday, February 13.
Please join us Wednesday, February 13 for the first of several UX topics to be offered by UPA-MN in 2008.
dux07, conference on designing for user experience, offered the casual and hard-core user experience designer plenty of innovative case studies from which to forge new territory in User Experience design. From larger-than-life robots to fantastic visualizations, from practical aspects of defining "simplicity" to religious practice enabled by mobile technologies, the conference offered a cornucopia of inspired experience designs. Many of the thought leaders on user experience were in attendance, and their particular takes on UX are worth considering.
Suzanne Currie will lead our talk and will begin with a description of the conference theme, social media and networks, followed by a survey of some of the most interesting talks, among them:
You will have an opportunity to break into small groups, choose one of the case studies, and discuss the role that usability and UCD play in the UX solution.
As UPA MN moves into 2008, we will consider how usability and user- centered design fit into the total user experience. Please join us for the first of several UX topics to be offered by UPA MN in 2008.
RSVP: rsvp@upamn.org by Feb 7th
Suzanne Currie
Suzanne Currie is an anthropologist by training, and practices design research including ethnographic fieldwork to identify product concepts that offer a good match to real-world human activities. Suzanne is a design researcher and interaction designer. She designed GPS consumer products for boats and cars for three years in New Zealand prior to moving to Minneapolis to join Medtronic. Prior to living in New Zealand, Suzanne worked for The Hiser Group in Melbourne, Australia.
If you or someone you know would like to attend, please register by emailing rsvp@upamn.org that you will attend.
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