Archive for May, 2007

Ready for DCampSouth?

May 28, 2007

Thanks to everyone who came out and made the event a success!
DCampSouth is this Saturday!
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Date: June 2nd, 2006
Place: School of Communication Arts, Raleigh, NC
DCampSouth, the unconference for everyone interested in design and user experience, is this Saturday! I hope I’ll see you at the School of Communication Arts in Raleigh [...]

Article: “Comics: Not just for laughs!”

May 24, 2007

Congratulations to TriUPA member Rebekah Sedaca (Capstrat), on her recent article in Boxes and Arrows:
Comics: Not just for laughs!Using comics is a novel means of communicating complex design concepts. There is has been a lot of talk about it recently, but it this medium only reserved for artists? Rebekah Sedaca decided to give it a [...]

Job: User Experience Analyst at Blue Cross

May 20, 2007

The User Experience Analyst is responsible for designing user interfaces, interactions and information architectures for Web sites and applications that meet both business requirements and the needs of end users.
Key Responsibilities:
· Conduct requirements gathering sessions with business owners and project stakeholders.
· Translate business requirements into information [...]

Trip report: CHI 2007

May 11, 2007

I attended CHI 2007 in San Jose. CHI is a large (2,500+ attendees) conference that focuses on academic HCI research, but also includes many panels and sessions on trends in user experience research and design. Here are some of my observations from CHI. —Abe
Trends in design
Bill Moggridge’s keynote talk emphasized the [...]

Have you signed up for DCampSouth?

May 7, 2007

Less than a month now until DCampSouth! Have you signed up? If you have, why not invite your friends and co-workers? DCampSouth is open to anyone who wants to talk (and learn) about design — not just designers.

Jobs: Usability Engineers/Information Architects at Wachovia

May 6, 2007

Wachovia is looking to hire two new Information Architects/Usability Engineers for its  Charlotte or Winston-Salem office.  Apply online using requisition # 191894.  Contact April Tatom, IA at Wachovia, for further details: april.tatom@wachovia.com .
RESPONSIBILITIES:
This particular Usability Engineer/Information Architect position is part of the Intranet Experience Team, working closely with line of business representatives to develop [...]