Oct
31
2011
Join several MSHFID alumni for a panel discussion to answer your questions about current trends in UX this Thursday, November 3rd from 6-8 p.m. in Smith 122 with remote support (details TBD).
The alumni panel includes:
- Dan Berlin – Experience Research Director, Mad*Pow
- Eva Kaniasty – Principal and Founder, Red Pill UX
- Anne Mamaghani – Principal User Researcher, eBay (joining remotely from San Jose, CA)
- Tomer Sharon – Knowledge Researcher, Google (joining remotely from New York, NY)
- Beth Sherman – UX Project Manager, Staples
Bring your questions and and curiosity for a fun night of discussion and perhaps some debate!
To join remotely, use this link: https://online.bentley.edu:443/GA/main/000001f1e39b0000013296d888a281a7
Oct
27
2011
“Microsoft laid out its vision for the next few years, and it’s a feast. The dialogue-less video follows a woman taking a business trip, her daughter doing homework, and a man taking the subway to work all against the backdrop of a pulsing electronica soundtrack. The video, produced by Microsoft Office with a special thanks to General Motors, is a sequel to last year’s vision of Microsoft in 2019.”
View the video and a breakdown of all 12 innovations at Mashable.
UPDATE: Also read the well done counterpoint “Why Microsoft’s Vision Of The Future Is Dead On Arrival” at Fast Co. Design.
Oct
25
2011
“In thinking about what we’ll need from our future leaders, executives have come to realize that the ability to innovate will be one of the foremost qualities–that is, the ability to quickly identify solutions for problems, many of which don’t even exist yet. To paraphrase President Barack Obama: Innovation is our ticket to success in the future. But in the U.S., women are still poorly represented in leadership teams. At last count, there were just 12 women CEOs in Fortune 500 companies. In addition, while technology is fueling a lot of new business growth, it’s an industry still maligned with very low numbers of women.”
Read the full article at Fast Company Design.
Oct
25
2011
“How can design teams be confident their content pages are understandable to users? How does a team ensure they’ve designed content pages that communicate essential information effectively?
A simple usability testing technique can help design teams quickly measure how a content page performs with users. We call it the 5-Second Test.”
Learn about “5-Second Tests: Measuring Your Site’s Content Pages” at User Interface Engineering.
