Date: November 10, 2011 Speaker: — It’s time to celebrate the difference usability makes in our daily lives during World Usability Day on Thursday, Nov. 10th. To match Portland’s unique flavor, last year we developed a unique urban challenge: The PDX...
Date: November 2, 2011 Speaker: Luke Wroblewski — Benchmark Capital Following in the tradition of Command Line, GUI, and NUI interface paradigms, first person interfaces continue to reduce the layers of abstraction between the digital and the real. With first...
Date: October 5, 2011 Speaker: Thomas S. Tullis — Fidelity Investments Usability labs and similar settings have served us well for 30+ years of research and practical study of human interfaces. But it’s time to move beyond that and leverage the power of...
Date: September 7, 2011 Speaker: Stephen P. Anderson — Independent Consultant Graphics, eye candy, sexy interfaces— while these aren’t as seemingly strategic as a mental model or BCG Matrix, it’s time to stand up for these misunderstood elements. Aesthetics play...