MarkThisDate

In this seminar, we take a detailed look at your site's most critical page: the gallery. Galleries are the most used navigational element
on any web site and many sites have hundreds of them. And yet, they are oft
en the most difficult pages to design well.

In this presentation, Jare
d will share some of UIE's most important findings about gallery page desig
n. You'll learn:

* How to utilize the Scent of Information to ensu
re the user's trigger words are present
* How galleries help users ma
ke confident choices
* The key elements that search result pages borr
ow from the average gallery (and what makes them different)
* Strateg
ies for ordering links for easy findability. (Hint: Alphabetical order isn'
t one of them!)
* When images help and when they get in the way

* How dynamic Ajax elements can help or hinder a user finding what to clic
k on
* How to take advantage of when users are scanning and when they
are reading

Use the Promotional code "GALLERY" and receive out lowest
pricing of just $99.

Instructor Biography

Jared M. Spool founded
User Interface Engineering in 1988, and has built the company into a leadi
ng research, training, and consulting firm specializing in usability and ex
perience design. He has been working in the field of usability and design s
ince 1978, before the term "usability" was ever associated with computers.

WHEN: 8/21 6:00pm - 8:00pm
WHERE: Penn State Great Valley
Conference Center
30 E. Swedesford Road, Malvern, PA 19355
Phone: 610-6
48-3200
RSVP:phillychi@gmail.com

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Developing applications in a
global, corporate environment can be particularly challenging considering
barriers to communication and agreement. Rapid prototyping using tools such
as Axure Pro can help bridge these gaps by providing a powerful way of col
lecting and refining requirements in a global, dispersed setting as well as
providing a practical UI framework for local or remote development teams.
It is also very helpful for determining project scope and setting client ex
pectations. The presentation will cover how to best harness prototyping too
ls and discuss best practices and tips for this type of prototyping.

A
bout the Speaker
Ron McNamara has specialized in creating user friendly a
pplications in the complex environments of the biotechnology and pharmaceut
ical fields for the past seven years. He is a CUA (Certified Usability Anal
yst), has a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, and
a Masters in Information Systems from Drexel University. He was a scientif
ic and medical researcher before migrating to an IT career in 1998. One of
his areas of expertise is using prototyping tools to elicit requirements an
d design user interfaces. He currently works at GlaxoSmithKline as a projec
t manager and business analyst supporting research and clinical scientists.


About the Sponsor
At Penn State Great Valley, engineering and infor
mation science students are already professionals in their fields and work
at corporations including Lockheed Martin, Vanguard, Comcast, and Wyeth.


Learn more about Penn State Great Valley's career-enhancing degrees by a
ttending an information session at the Great Valley campus or The Navy Yard
or for a personal appointment call 610-648-3243 or email gvengin@psu.edu.

Jonathan Segal FAIA will hold a 6-8 hour seminar presentation in Washington D.C. to explain the entire process of architect as DEVELOPER.
He will go through case studies of his own work, taking attendees through t
he entire process start to finish.

info@architectasdeveloper.com
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w.architectasdeveloper.com
www.jonathansegalarchitect.com

The Games industry has created a whole series of challenges for games developers and designers. Games narratives, structures and controls
have got to a level of complexity that offers new ground for inventing and
developing different methods of interacting with games.

To be successf
ul, in such a crowded and competitive industry, games developers must consi
der the context of experience.

Unlike traditional software, where mor
e traditional performance metrics can be applied, measuring experiential di
mensions such as 'fun' and 'playability' becomes a daunting task. Games are
a tremendously varied set of applications, defying a one-size-fits-all app
roach. Even a broad and relevant concept such as flow falls short of captur
ing all classes of game experience.

'Play' will go beyond simple usabi
lity issues exploring different dimensions of User Experience that make gam
es enjoyable.

Use8 events are informal and tend to create an open atmo
sphere conducive to discussion and networking. A good mix of creative busin
esses, professionals and students are expected to attend. The event will b
e held on the 29th of August at the Jurys Inn Hotel - Brighton UK. The eve
nt is free to attend but you need to register.

For people in design teams who need rapid methods for assessing usability, "How to carry out an expert review" is a 1-day usability traini
ng course that will show you how to spot usability problems in prototypes a
nd finished products. Unlike courses in usability testing, this course teac
hes you how to find and fix usability problems without involving end users.


After attending this course, you will be able to carry out a range of
usability inspection methods, such as Nielsen's heuristic evaluation and a
cognitive walkthrough. As well as a set of comprehensive notes, you will l
eave the seminar with detailed usability checklists, workbooks and step-by-
step instructions to help you carry out the most valuable techniques.


WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

-Appreciate the difference between a usability inspe
ction and someone's personal opinion.
-Learn and practice some quick tech
niques for carrying out usability reviews of prototypes and finished produc
ts.
-Find and fix usability bloopers before they become hard coded.
-Ap
ply Jakob Nielsen's "heuristic evaluation" technique to software, products
and web sites.
-Uncover the elements of your design that lead new users t
o make errors, using the task-based "cognitive walkthrough" method.
-Lear
n to spot usability problems in prototypes and finished products.

The International Institute for Information Design (IIID) in Vienna is organizing a top-notch event this year in connection with public tr
ansportation. The Expert Forum "Infoconnectivity - Intertwined information
for interconnected transport networks". will focus on the effectiveness of
public transport and the time it takes to change between different modes of
transport. The quicker and the more efficient, the better for passengers,
tourists or staff, in short: for everyone. Down-time should be reduced to a
n absolute minimum. However, if this so-called "inter-connectivity" between
transport networks is to be enhanced, it is vital to focus on measures of
improving information-connectivity (infoconnectivity) between service provi
ders in the area of public transport.

IIID is still looking for speake
rs who are willing, competent and eager to speak at this international desi
gn event.

For details on the event (4/5 September 2008) and our "Call
for Speakers" (deadline: 11 June 2008) please see www.iiid-expertforum.net
.
Requests for further information should be forwarded to christopher.han
acek@iiid.net

Event Coordination:
Christopher Hanacek-Schubert
P
ublic Relations and Communication
IIID, Vienna

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IIID Expert Forum Transport Guiding Systems 2008:
Inf
oconnectivity - Intertwined information for interconnected transport networ
ks

4/5 September 2008
Tech Gate Vienna, Austria

Organizer: Inte
rnational Institute for Information Design (IIID)
CALL FOR SPEAKERS - SUB
MISSION DEADLINE: 11 June 2008

Advances in communication and information technology have evolved users from 'informed buyers' to 'sophisticated consumers', and these sop
histicated consumers expect more from the products and services they buy.
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While 'gathering requirements to fulfill needs of the users' were suffi
cient for the informed buyer, it remains largely inadequate when attempting
to address the needs of this 'sophisticated consumer'. A striking example
of this stark reality is that corporations are struggling to stay ahead in
the marketplace by ensuring that their online mechanisms leverage the onsla
ught of social communities, information networks, and technology to communi
cate with their users.

Businesses are faced with a unprecedented dilem
ma: Knowledge of 'How to make..?" has outpaced the, imagination of 'What to
make?" As the technology grows rapidly to deliver the function of the pro
duct, the potential to equally deliver the user experience for the product
remains a challenge. Acknowledging, and addressing the wide gap between tec
hnology, innovation and user experience is crucial to transforming business
es in the new economy.

Satisfying this new generation of sophisticated
consumers, their unexpressed expectations and their expressed needs poses
a multitude of challenges and opportunities that demand a fundamental shift
in the way we approach business. This paradigm shift requires organization
s to build strategies that map their businesses and user goals by deliverin
g a successful user-experience.

Design Innovation & User Experience ar
e the key drivers in the new economy that will build the identity and the d
istinctiveness required for businesses to stand out in the global marketpla
ce. Innovation with focus on user experience can help businesses differenti
ate in the global marketplace that has no dearth of competitors vying to ma
ke their mark.

Two days.
17+ presentations.
One incredible experience.

Cusp Conference 2008 will bring together thinkers, innovators, skeptics,
believers, visionaries and explorers from the arts, sciences, technology, b
usiness, design and government. They'll share their passions and stories an
d help you create new ones.

Speakers to date include:
Chef Homaru Ca
ntu / Moto / Cantu Designs
Justine Ezarik / iJustine
Douglas Gayeton /
Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator: A Second Life Odyssey
Dr. Ca
rl Hodges / The Seawater Foundation
Adam Kalkin / Architecture and Hygien
e
Robert F Kennedy Jr / Environmental Attorney
Quinn Norton / Body Hack
er
Paul Polak / D-Rev: Design for the Other 90%

Chicago Museum of Co
ntemporary Art Theater
$1500 until July 31
$1750 August 01-September 09


Seating is limited.

Intranets must succeed. While they have grown greatly over the last ten years, many sites are still struggling to gain the resources they
need.

To be effective, intranets need to innovate, to find new ways o
f meeting organisational needs.

Intranets must become valuable busines
s tools that deliver tangible and visible benefits for the organisations th
ey serve.

There must also be a balance between the four fundamental p
urposes of corporate intranets:

• content
• communication
• collab
oration
• activity

This workshop provides practical approaches for m
anaging and growing intranets. Drawing on the experiences gained across man
y different organisations, hands-on techniques will be provided, along with
many ideas and approaches.

Central to the workshop is the new '6x2 m
ethodology', which offers a rigorous framework for intranet planning. This
unique approach focuses on carefully scoping the next six months of work, t
o ensure that what is planned is not just achievable, but is also worth doi
ng.

Taking this step-by-step approaches provides a strong basis for po
sitioning the intranet as a 'business tool', one that delivers tangible and
visible benefits to both staff and the organisation as a whole.

Examp
les will also be used from the winning entries of the global Intranet Innov
ation Awards, held in 2007 and 2008.

Don't miss this chance to hear on
e of the world's foremost authorities on intranets share his insights into
making intranets work.

Two days of sessions priced at $1,195, or $945 before August 1. Workshops on day 1 will be announced soon, see the conference web site.


--------- Speakers and Topics ----------
Jeff Axup of Mobile Communi
ty Design - Social Networks

Liselott Brunnberg of The Interactive Inst
itute of Sweden - Context

Francis Djabri of Nokia - Services Design


Markus Grupp of TELUS - Devices

Clyde Heppner of Sprint-Nextel - Re
search Techniques

Morten Hjerde of mBricks - Application Design

L
ee Humphreys of Cornell University - Social Networks

Kashif Imam of EC
CO Design - Intersection of Hardware & GUI Design

Mike Lundy of Sprint
-Nextel - Device Case Study

Enrique Ortiz of eZee - Context

Luca
Passani of AdMob - Design with WALL

Dan Saffer of Adaptive Path - Gest
ural Interfaces

Gabriel White of Punchcut - Presence

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Hosted in beautiful Lawrence, Kansas, just outside of Kansas City.

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 deve
lopment, user experience design, information architecture, web application
security, Ajax, online communities, accessibility, mobile web, and more, We
b Directions South 08 will once again be the focus of the Australian web in
dustry 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 Dig
g
Gina Bolton CSS expert from Apple
Douglas Crockford - Ajax security e
xpert at Yahoo!, and world's leading JavaScript authority
Jeff Croft - we
b design and typography guru
Lynne D Johnson - Senior Editor and Communit
y Director at FastCompany

and many other international and local exper
ts.

Throughout their days, people are engaging with complex information to manage their lives.

And designers now realize that information
isn't simply this stuff you find -- the appropriate presentation of inform
ation helps people make sense of the world around them.

This conferenc
e addresses issues of design for an always-on, always-connected world. Wher
e "cyberspace" is a meaningless term because the online and offline worlds
cannot be made distinct. Where physical spaces are so complex that detailed
wayfinding is necessary to navigate them. Where work processes have become
so involved, and so digitized, that we need new processes to manage those
processes.

This conference brings together people who are addressing t
hese challenges head on. Speakers from a variety of backgrounds will discus
s designing complex information spaces in the physical and virtual worlds.

Speakers include...
* David Armano, VP Experience Design, Critical M
ass
* Chris Crawford, Author & Inventor, Storytron
* Bill DeRouchey, Sr
. Interaction Designer, Ziba Design
* Aradhana Goel, Service Design Strat
egist, IDEO
* Andrew Hinton, Lead Information Architect, Vanguard
* Jas
on Kunesh, Independent Design Professional

and more.

Price:
For
IAI members, $350 until Aug. 17th, $450 between Aug. 18th - Oct. 7th


For non-members, $450 until Aug. 17th, $550 between Aug. 18th - Oct. 7th


There are student and group discounts. IAI membership is $40/year.


Information Architect Institute (IAI) website: http://iainstitute.org/

For web designers who want hands-on experience with usability tools and techniques, "Web Usability" is a 2-day seminar that shows delegate
s how to boost sales and conversion rates, increase usage and improve custo
mer satisfaction. Unlike shorter introductory courses, this in-depth worksh
op covers the entire design and development lifecycle.

WHO IS THE COUR
SE FOR?

This course is for you if you are actively involved in the des
ign of a web site and you want to make sure that users can find and use con
tent quickly and easily. The course will be valuable for business analysts
who want quick and effective tools to communicate web user requirements and
for designers who want to learn methods for evaluating their site structur
e and web page designs. Marketing managers will benefit by learning about t
he business and brand benefits of a usability focus. Delegates do not need
a background in usability to benefit from this course.

WHAT YOU'LL LEA
RN

-Describe a user centred design framework that supports end-to-end
usability involvement in web projects
-Use personas to share information
about customers and their tasks in an engaging and usable way
-Develop ch
eap, throwaway prototypes to get quick and frequent feedback from your user
s
-Specify usability metrics to make sure your web site is neither under-
nor over-engineered
-Apply discount usability techniques, such as Nielse
n's heuristic evaluation
-Learn about different methods for usability tes
ting web sites and when to apply them
-Network with other professionals c
arrying out usability activities in different companies

Flashpitt is a one-day conference for multimedia designers, developers, and artists. It's Pittsburgh's first major Flash-centric conferenc
e. National and international industry leaders will be present to inspire,
educate, and challenge the region's Flash community. Our speaker line up wi
ll share inside tips, new technologies and behind the scenes looks to Flash
pitt's attendees.

We'll have two tracks of sessions running from 9am u
ntil about 6pm. We'll finish it all off with an after party full of fun and
networking opportunities.

Top Hollywood animators, motion graphics artists, sound designers, game animators and VFX artists are coming to motion08 to share their sk
ills, work, and professional insights in keynotes, panel discussions and wo
rkshop sessions.
This year's speakers include Mike Goedecke founder and p
rincipal of Belief Design, director Jamie Caliri (title design: Lemony Snic
ket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, United Airlines :60 spot 'Dragon'), A
fter Effects gurus Trish and Chris Meyer, animator extraordinaire Dan Haske
tt (Toy Story, Little Mermaid, Prince of Egypt, Sesame Street), VFX artist
Alex Lindsay (Pixel Corps, ILM), screen designer Mark Coleran (The Bourne U
ltimatum, Mission Impossible 3, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) - and many more.
The ev
ent includes three days of informative and inspiring creative sessions incl
uding: two days of keynotes, sessions and panels? plus motion{u} - our one
day extreme training with the pros.
With a line-up this hot - you don't w
ant to miss it!

Visit http://www.motionconference.com for the latest
updates on speakers and sessions. Special early bird and student pricing is
limited.

motion | experience inspiration

Use the promo code "BOXES" for a free Flip Ultra camcorder when you register for the full conference, and $120 off the four day conferenc
e registration rate.

At User Interface 13, the longest running confere
nce dedicated to web design, information architecture, and usability, you'l
l get 4 full days of in-depth techniques from the world's leading web desig
n and usability experts.

We've asked the most forward-thinking minds
in the world of experience design to address your biggest challenges. Our e
xpert speakers will present on today's most pressing topics, including inte
raction design, information architecture, agile development, innovation, us
ability testing, Ajax, product strategy, and visual design.

On Monday
and Wednesday, you will attend full-day seminars with our expert speakers.
On Tuesday, we have a day filled with 90-minute Featured Talks. We'll cap o
ff the week on Thursday with our Showcase Seminar Day, where you can choose
between UIE's most popular seminars.

We've recruited a fabulous group
of speakers, ready to help you solve your biggest design problems. You'll
hear from:

Jeff Patton, Kim Goodwin, Dana Chisnell, Jeremy Keith, Scot
t Burkun, Peter Merholz, Andrew Crow, Luke Wroblewski, Donna (Maurer) Spenc
er, Bill Verplank, Christine Perfetti, and Jared Spool

Use the promo c
ode "BOXES" for a free Flip Ultra Camcorder when you register for the full
conference, and $120 off the four day conference registration rate.

Vi
ew the complete summit description, and register at http://www.uiconf.com
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UI13 is produced by User Interface Engineering.

Create Chaos 2008 brings together more than 10 leading creative conferences and events under one roof, addressing the evolving needs of an
industry on the eve of a new renaissance. Create Chaos appeals to creative
professionals who want to participate in a conference that speaks to their
skill set and, at the same time, includes opportunities to learn new techn
iques outside their comfort zone and network with creatives from other indu
stries.

Create Chaos is for professionals working in advertising, grap
hic design, film and video, motion graphics, animation, photography, printi
ng, publishing, and interactive media. To address creatives' desires, Creat
e Chaos 2008 will co-locate with The Creative Suite Conference, Printing+Pa
per+Packaging Design Conference, The Vector Conference, Stash Theatre, Crea
tiveHeads Job Fair, The Web Design Conference, and The Pixel Conference in
Orlando, FL, October 13-17, 2008. Additional conference partners will be an
nounced in the spring to round out the current offering.

Surrounding a
unique "Medici Intersection" for the ultimate networking and trade show ex
perience, the Create Chaos Expo boasts three live theaters, access to the j
ob fair, a bookstore and round-the-clock inspirational demos and hands on s
howcases of the latest technologies and techniques from exhibitors and spon
sors.

For more information, to register exhibit, or to become a sponso
r, contact info@createchaos.com.

FITC makes its Far East debut with FITC Seoul, a one-day flash design event featuring seven of the world's top designers and developers.
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Among those scheduled to appear are perennial favorites Joshua Davis an
d Erik Natkze, creative guru Kyle Cooper (Imaginary Forces), Papervision 3D
team member Ralph Hauwert, digital storyteller and creative director Euna
Seol (PostVisual.com), and from Adobe Richard Galvan and Marcos Weskamp. Si
multaneous translations from English to Korean and Korean to English (for E
una Seol's presentation) will be provided throughout the event.

"Sou
th Korea is one of the most wired places on the planet and a dynamo in the
Interactive industry, one of the fastest growing economic sectors in Asia,"
says Shawn Pucknell, Founder of FITC. "We are looking forward to tapping i
nto this creative dynamic by bringing the world's best designers and develo
pers to Seoul for this unique event."

FITC Seoul is open to anyone who
works with creative technologies -- whether Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator,
After-Effects, or a combination of these and other bold new programs.

Delegate passes range in price from $59 to $149 US. Early bird discount r
ates apply now through August 15, 2008

The Design by Fire conference strives to be the incubator for the newest ideas on interaction design. The conference provides a stage for
inspiring professionals with a passion for interaction design. The list of
confirmed speakers makes that we can hardly wait.

:: Brendan Dawes (a
uthor of the inspiring book 'Analog in, Digital Out') accepted the invitati
on to take care of the keynote presentation.
:: August de los Reyes, as E
xperience Architect involved in the Microsoft Surface project, will share h
is expertise in designing for natural user interfaces.
:: Christian Behre
ns is a new media designer based in Berlin. He recently finished his M.A. t
hesis on information design principles.
:: Gert Hans Berghuis, founder of
Fabrique Communication & Design, will discuss the art of designing for use
r generated content.

Join 150 interaction, interface, information and
experience designers and be part of this inspiring event.
Registration ha
s started, early birds are rewarded with a 30 euro discount. Up until 3 Oct
ober tickets cost 130 euro. Please note: last year's conference was sold ou
t before the early bird period ended.

The 12th Ningbo International Fashion Fair (IFFAIR NINGBO) is one of the world's most promising trade fair of its kind. Over 2,300 exhibit
ors will be available on a total number of 4,800 booths in the huge 78,000
square-meter hall.

Organized by Ringling School of Art & Design, the Design Summit is in its 3rd year. The 2008 Summit further embraces design thinking and w
ill explore the phenomena happening at the intersection of Design + Technol
ogy - visual, social and mobile.

Participants will experience first-ha
nd how creative collaborations using design and technology transform and re
volutionize our lives.

Who should attend - thought leaders, creative i
ndustries' participants, design thinkers, marketing specialists, enlightene
d educators

The speaker line up is exceptional, the format atypical an
d engaging. An A list of presenters inlcudes:
Michael Alexin - Target Co
rporation
Hussain Ali-Khan - Tishman Speyer
Timo Arnall - elasticspace
Walter Bender - One Laptop per Child
Chris Bernard - Microsoft
Duane
Bray - IDEO
Brent C. J. Britton - Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP
Matt Cot
tam - Tellart
Tom Crawford - VizThink
Bruce Damer - Digitalspace
Dave
Gray - XPlane
Josh Hallett - Voce Communications/Hyku
Jody Haneke - Ha
neke Design
Matt Jones - Dopplr.com
Franco Lodato - Pininfarina Extra
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nJennifer Magnolfi - Herman Miller
Dave Meeker - Roundarch
Dan Miller -
Neighborhood America
Brandon Oldenburg - Reel FX Entertainment
George
Pierson - Creative Mindflow
Ed Schipul - Schipul
Ryan Stewart - Adobe
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nSusan Sznesay - Metropolis Magazine
Larry R. Thompson - Ringling College
of Art and Design
Charles Warren - Google
Tom Wujec - Autodesk

FOWD is back and this year we have an amazing line up for you. So far we have Ryan Singer, Derek Powazek and Khoi Vinh to name just a few.

There will be lots more names added to the bill over the next few months
.... so keep checking the website for details.

For your chance of an
early bird ticket just go to the site and book before 18th September. Until
then, conference passes are $295, conference/workshop passes are $595 and
student tickets are a fixed price of only $45!

Also if you stick a bad
ge on your site and let us know about it, your name can be entered into a d
raw for a free ticket.

Hope to see you there :)

Usabilidad y Accesibilidad para la Web A. C. (UA Web) will be hosting the Second International Seminar on Usability and Accesibility for t
he Web on November, 5, 6 and 7, 2008. There will be keynote conferences by
Jesse James Garrett (Adaptive Path) and Jose Manuel Alonso (W3C), two of th
e most renowned experts in the area.

This seminar will provide a forum
for exchanging experiences in web usability and accessibility. It will all
ow us to gain a common ground and set common objectives.