User Experience Design (UXD) course
Looks like a good introductory UX course. The Mini- Masters in User Experience Design (UXD) teaches design software interfaces for users seeking to efficiently and effortlessly complete their tasks. The program is an immersive experience that shows how and where the User Experience Design (UXD) fits in the software process. It explains the underlying psychology and sociology that guides user design, and demonstrates common techniques for...

[EVENT RECAP] IxDA at IDEO : Embracing the Physical | Digital Divide
We had a record- breaking turnout (140 people!) last Wednesday at IDEO Chicago, host of our January event. The theme, *Embracing the Physical | Digital Divide* spoke to IDEO and many design companies approach and considerations when designing experiences that encompass both physical and digital interaction. The night included sharing of two recent IDEO projects as well as a show and tell of examples of...

[EVENT] IxDA Toronto - UX Show and Tell Night, Mon Feb 1st, 7-9pm
Our next IxDA Toronto event is going to be a UX Show and Tell night (http://www.uxshowandtell.com/ ). THE IDEA: You come with interesting deliverables you've worked on (or are actively working on), and share them in a casual setting with others interested in UX. Tell us how you communicated your ideas in the face of design adversity! Alternatively, get feedback on a work- in- progress. We'll see...

[EVENT] Reminder: IxDA Berlin - Yahoo!'s Christian Crumlish Jan. 21st
Just a gentle reminder on thursday ’ s big event: IxDA Berlin :: Yahoo! ’ s Christian Crumlish on Social Design Patterns When: 7pm – 10pm CET Thursday, January 21 2010Where: newthinking store GmbH, Tucholskystr. 48, 10117 Berlin As Christian humbly offered, please don ’ t hesitate to use this platform to post questions or topics that you are...

[Event] IxDA Seattle Happy Hour
Starts: Tuesday January 19, 2010, 06:00PM Ends: Tuesday January 19, 2010, 08:00PM Event Type: Networking/ Meetup Location: Pike Brewing co. 1415 1st Ave Seattle, WA 98101 US Only a few weeks left until the IxDA 10 conference - it ’ s is a great time to get together and meet fellow Interaction Designers, UX designers, Information Architects, UX Researchers, and everybody else who has an interest in interactive...

[EVENT] IxDA Shanghai presents "Metaphor Brainstorming Workshop" with Chauncey Wilson: JANUARY 21ST, 2010, 6:30PM
[image: newsletter] Metaphor Brainstorming: Using Metaphors to Generate Design Ideas, Requirements, and Product Personality Workshop with Chauncey Wilson Metaphor brainstorming is a powerful ideation and conceptual design technique for generating underlying metaphors, requirements, features, and attributes for new and existing products. Metaphor brainstorming begins with traditional brainstorming of high- level metaphors. These metaphors are then deconstructed into their components and attributes. Finally, the...

[EVENT] Special IxD-focused episode of IDSA 3BY10 design speaking series, Jan 27 in Portland
Wednesday January 27, 2010 at 6:00pm Art Institute of Portland Industrial Design Shop - 722 NW Couch St, Portland, Oregon 97209 IDSA Oregon presents: 3BY10 - A chance to see what creative professionals and design students in Portland are up to, ten minutes at a time. Due to popular demand from Portland IDSA members, this month's 3BY10 focuses on interaction design, and should...

Leeds UX meetup
Hi all, wanted to ask if anybody would be interested in Leeds (Yorkshire) UX/ IA Meetup. There is a thread about it on London IA http://london- ia.ning.com/ forum/ topics/ leeds- ux- meetup so if anybody will be interested please get in touch. We need to agree on date, time and place yet. Thanks:) Jiri Jiri Jerabek http://blog.jirijerabek.net

EVENT IxDA Istanbul Feb 19th @ European Side
Hi there, IxDA- & #304; stanbul, is organizing a meet- up event for it's new members on 19th of February- Friday at the European side. The event will begin around 7pm. Meeting place will be booked upon the number of participants. RSVP: etkin[at]me[dot]com Regards. Etkin Ç ift ç i, IxDA & #304; stanbul ======== Merhaba, IxDA- & #304; stanbul, 19 & #350; ubat, Cuma,19:00'da...

[EVENT] IxDA CHICAGO JAN 13th @ IDEO : Embracing the Physical | Digital Divide
Come to IDEO Chicago's new downtown location to learn more about their unique user- centered design process. The IDEO design community will share a few recent projects that intersect the overlap of physical and digital interaction. The IDEO design community will also show and tell some current inspirations from the physical and digital world. To end, we will open up a discussion with the design...