UI is Communication
You are a developer working on a project that needs a good
user interface to be successful. But there’s a problem: you aren’t an
experienced UI designer and nobody else on your team is either. You are doing
the best you can, but you know could do better. If only you knew more about UI
design to help your team make better decisions…
If this sounds familiar, come to our August 12th meeting
where Everett McKay will present UI is Communication. In this talk, Everett will
present the fundamentals of UI design from the point of view of effective
communication. UI design is ultimately all about communicating to users, both in
terms of what you say and how you say it. If you can explain how to perform a
task to someone in person in a way that’s clear and concise, you can apply those
same communication techniques to present the task to users using the language of
UI. This talk will help you apply UI design skills that you didn’t know you had.
The talk will focus on UI design principles, process, and
techniques. There will be several practical examples where you can apply what
you have learned to real UI design problems.
BIO:
Everett McKay is the principal of
UX
Design Edge, a user experience design consulting and training firm
specializing in helping non-designers based in St. Albans, Vermont.
Previously, Everett was a program manager at Microsoft for
nearly 10 years. He was on the Windows 7 and Windows Vista teams, and was
responsible for managing, writing, and driving the
Windows
User Experience Interaction Guidelines. This role enabled Everett to
develop expertise across a wide range of user experience specialties and act as
an in-house consultant to help teams across the company do their best work.
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3 Aug 2010 10:24 AM
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