Sep
30
2011
TIME & PLACE: 7:30 – 9:30 PM with room TBD (likely Smith 122 along with remote support).
Join RISD alumna, IDCC adjunct instructor, current MSHFID student, and hFIDO Member-at-Large Martha Ware for a workshop on sketching and ideation. Martha brings her illustration background to bear to help us understand the best ways to quickly convey our ideas.
In this crash course on visualization, you’ll learn how to think spatially, how to effectively redirect a stymied meeting with a few quick sketches on a white board, and where to look for the best tutorials to supplement your digital creative experience. Bring your laptop, unlined paper or a sketchbook, pencils, pens, and an eraser to this fun and interactive class!
Handouts will be made available ahead of time so you can print and bring them to the session.
Sep
30
2011
“Testing usability is an art and a science. There are many times when usability testers rely on qualitative measurements, intuition, opinions and feedback from users and experience. However, there are also factors you can test quantitatively to ensure that a site is usable.
In this post, we’ll discuss six crucial factors that affect usability. For each, you’ll be provided with some tips, tools and ideas on how you can measure these usability factors.
We’ll focus on practical usability testing, so the emphasis is on pragmatic and inexpensive strategies that most site owners can do. These things apply regardless of what type of website (blog, e-store, corporate site, web app, mobile device, etc.) you’re evaluating.”
For the full article, check out Mashable.
Sep
30
2011
Design Jams are 1-2 day design sessions where attendees team-up to solve engaging user experience (UX) challenges.
There will be one challenge for all teams, that will be announced on that day. So, no need to prepare anything! Upon arrival you’ll assign yourself to a team based on the skills they could contribute and what they’d like to learn.
This is an opportunity to collaborate, connect, and have fun with your UX colleagues (in attendance will be Jared Spool, Dana Chisnell, Margy Bergel, and Joe Ranfts). Only 50 seats are available, so if you want a spot, sign up soon.
The event is sponsored by Simmons College GSLIS Usability Lab and is brought to you by DJBos organizers, Gabriel LaRusso, Janet Kyle, Dharmesh Mistry, Melanie St. James, and Harlan Weber.Sponsors for materials and food are actively sought. If interested, contact Janet Kyle.
Sep
27
2011
Howdy!
The Fall hFIDO business meeting is this Thursday night, 9/29, in Smith 122 from 6-7 PM.
All are welcome and you can even participate remotely – our agenda is detailed below.
Hope to see you there!
- Susan Mercer, hFIDO President
Agenda:
- I. Upcoming Events
- Wed., Oct. 5, 7:30-9:30, Sketching and Ideation Workshop
- Presented by Martha Ware and hosted by Jessica Romeo
- Thu., Oct. 20, 6-8 PM, UX Jobs Workshop
- Thu., Nov. 3, 6-8 PM, hFIDO Alumni Panel
- Thu., Dec. 1, TBD, hFIDO Happy Hour
- II. Board Positions
- Responsibilities:
- Attend hFIDO meetings, in-person or remotely
- Participate in hFIDO Board email discussions
- Coordinate about one event per semester
- Open Positions:
- VP of Design (formerly VP of Testing & Assessment) – Jessica Romeo
- Coordinate New Logo Design project in Fall
- Coordinate a design event for Spring
- VP of Special Events – Dilena Diaz
- Help coordinate logistics for Fall events
- Coordinate an event for Spring
- President-in-Training – Want to Volunteer?
- Assist current hFIDO President for remainder of Fall semester
- Take over President role starting in Spring
- III. Design Project: New Logo
- IV. Spring Events
