Archive for September, 2006

Research on the Quick

September 28, 2006

By Michael Gowan
Continuing a series of posts on redesigning a section of a Web site (see first post).
Since we’re talking about user-centered design, getting user input into a project at the beginning seems pretty important. But conducting interviews at the beginning of a project is often the first stepped dropped when deadlines get crunched.
On this [...]

Viso wireframing resources

September 21, 2006

Anita Crescenzi has provided this helpful summary of wireframing/Visio resources [note: Word document].

Using Product Design to Drive Brand Power

September 21, 2006

Shimon Shmueli points us to “Using Product Design to Drive Brand Power,”
…a talk I am going to give together with our partner from Taiwan. We gave this talk last night at the Austin Technology Council in Austin, and the response was very good. Although the approach will be mostly related to tangible products, I think [...]

Design Expo Raleigh 2006

September 21, 2006

Design Expo Raleigh 2006 will be a two week celebration of the incredible designers who call the Triangle home and all the innovative work being created here. The theme for this year’s inaugural event is “Hidden Gems: Great Design in Our Own Backyard.” We have a powerful and wonderful design community - it’s time for [...]

CED’s Tech 2006

September 20, 2006

A one-day local conference with an interesting program:
CED’s Tech 2006 will explore the future of emerging and converging technologies that are reshaping today’s hottest industries. Now in its 16th year, Tech 2006 will focus on the latest cutting-edge markets and global opportunities in a variety of technology sectors.
Using a range of session formats - from [...]

Organizing the World’s Information: Google’s Vision for the 21st Century

September 20, 2006

The Health Sciences Library at UNC is proud to present “Organizing the World’s Information: Google’s Vision for the 21st Century” - a discussion with Craig Silverstein, Technology Director at Google.
The event is scheduled for Thursday, October 26th from 4-5:30pm in the Medical Biomolecular Research Building on the UNC campus and is open to the public. [...]

Real Wireframes Get Real Results

September 19, 2006

Hot on the heels of our tonight’s TriUPA wireframe panel, a timely piece from Boxes and Arrows: Real Wireframes Get Real Results.
Fortunately, there are a few simple steps that will make wireframes be understood by anyone. They don’t even have to be much more work. It’s simply a matter of choosing to “get real” from [...]

CREATIVITY & COGNITION 2007: Call for Submissions

September 6, 2006

CREATIVITY & COGNITION 2007
Seeding Creativity: Tools, Media, and Environments

June 13-15, 2007, Washington DC, USA
http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/CC2007/

The Creativity & Cognition Conference series began in 1993 and has evolved into a lively multidisciplinary event combining research and practice. Rigorous research is expanding as theoretic foundations are emerging and goals become more well-defined. Successful practice manifests itself in a growing [...]