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The Excellence better known as Interaction10 #ixd10

February 8th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Conferences, Design, Pleasure

I just got home from Savannah last night, and I’m already missing everyone terribly. The four days I spent there at IxDA’s Interaction10, their third annual conference, was one of the best conference experiences I’ve ever had (and as you may know, I go to a lot of conferences!). Not only is Savannah a wonderfully [...]

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A Q&A with the Speakers of UX London

January 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Articles, Conferences, User Experience

I’m psyched to be hosting a workshop at UX London titled Creating a Culture of UX. To help promote the event, the fine folks at UX Booth posed a few questions to the UX London speakers. A Q&A with the speakers from UX London was published today. UX Booth will be updating the post as [...]

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My notes from An Event Apart Chicago 2009

October 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Conferences

Earlier this week, I went into detail about my experience as a speaker at An Event Apart Boston and Chicago 2009. Here are my Twitter notes from last week’s Chicago event. I had amazing time getting to hear design and development tips and inspiration from some of the most prominent speakers in the field. I [...]

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DIY UX at An Event Apart Chicago 2009

October 20th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Conferences, User Experience

Last Monday, October 12, 2009, I presented DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (without calling in a pro) to a sold out 500-person crowd at An Event Apart Chicago. DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (Without Calling In a Pro)   I gave this talk for the first time (minus a couple test [...]

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See you at An Event Apart Chicago

October 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Conferences, User Experience

I’m speaking at An Event Apart Chicago on October 12, 2009 On Sunday I’m off to one of my favorite cities to attend and speak at An Event Apart Chicago, being held on October 12-13. I’ll be presenting my talk titled DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (without calling in a pro), which I [...]

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