DIY Storytelling With VideoJulie YamamotoJanuary 8, 2014

Date: January 8, 2014 Speaker: Julie Yamamoto, CMD Agency To kick off this year’s series on storytelling, we’ll try on a few constructs for size. In this discussion, we will review a variety of ways to structure narratives, from the common to the complex, paired with...

Persona StoriesWhitney QuesenberyFebruary 5, 2014

Persona Stories: Weaving Together Qualitative and Quantitative for a Richer Picture Date: February 5, 2014 Speaker: Whitney Quesenbery, WQusability.com Stories have power to add empathy and connection to our work. They can help us learn about people, culture, and...

Show, Don’t TellMike LonerganMarch 5, 2014

Show, Don’t Tell: Storytelling Experience Design in Modern Comics Date: March 5, 2014 Speaker: Mike Lonergan, Intel Comics are a collaborative storytelling effort—many talented individuals contribute to the success or failure of each comic book, much as a good design...

Speaking the Language of Meta-PrinciplesDeborah LevinsonMay 7, 2014

Speaking the Language of Meta-Principles: Consistency, Hierarchy, and Personality Date: May 7, 2014 Speaker: Deborah Levinson, Nimble Partners When designing or redesigning an application, Nimble Partners focuses on three core principles: consistency, hierarchy, and...

Epic FAILSteve PortigalJune 4, 2014

Epic FAIL: Takeaways from the War Stories Project Date: June 4, 2014 Speaker: Steve Portigal, Portigal Consulting After nearly two years in gathering War Stories about the unusual, comic, tragic and otherwise astonishing things that happen in fieldwork, Portigal...