Austin UX
User experience, interaction design and other design-related activities in Austin, TX.

Mobile App Design 101 Series - Part 1: Design and Developer Panel Discussion

REGISTER HERE: http://aigaaustin.org/events/2012/02/detail/1985
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About the Event

Join us at the Dougherty Arts Center Theatre for a mobile design and development conversation with local experts. We’ll see what they create and hear...

We're having our monthly library meetup this Tuesday, 6:30pm, at the Howson Branch, west of Mopac on Exposition Blvd.

At this point I'm looking for ideas, suggestions and help from anyone in the group willing to give such. I'm sending a more detailed email to the group in a few minutes. In short, if you have an idea about what we...

In the online world, user engagement refers to the quality of the user experience that emphasizes the positive aspects of the interaction with technology and, in particular, the phenomena associated with wanting to use that technology longer and frequently. This definition is motivated by the observation that successful technologies are not just...

Hello North Austin! Our next Creative Mass is right around the corner. That’s right. We’re shaking things up a bit. Thursday, Feb. 16th is our next Creative Mass at Opal Divine’s North - Marina. They have great beer selection and great food.

Like all other Creative Mass happy hours, this is open to members and non-members alike so join us...

Details!

Let's meet next Thursday, February 16th at 5:30 PM.

VENUE CHANGE-> Easy Tiger at 709 E 6th St.

Many thanks to Happy Cog for buying some drinks.

Who's in?

We're starting off 2012 in a new location! The good people at Conjunctured are going to host us for the first Austin Content Meetup of the year (and hopefully more).

Conjunctured is a great co-working space in East Austin, and quite possibly the first co-working standalone house in the nation. Their community of members includes writers,...

Development teams everywhere are adopting Agile and Lean methodologies, but there's fear, uncertainty and doubt around whether they can also effectively incorporate user-centered design and user experience (UX) best practices into the process. Join us to hear Lynn's practical insights, ask questions you're struggling with, or share...

Special thanks this month to The Creative Group for sponsoring this month's drink tab!

Designing better meetups
Presented by Vitorio Miliano (@vitor_io)
Maybe "better" means more organized, or having more attendees, or doing what your attendees want. Whatever your goals, Vitorio has practical, actionable suggestions on how to...

Join HourSchool for our first ever User Experience Sunday. Learn front-end technology from the pros in a casual and informal setting and get to know other technologists and designers in Austin! We've bundled together the following five classes, offering students the ability to ramp on interaction design for web and mobile in a short time. UX...

The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as America’s most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during World War II, to photography, interiors,...

Join us for our February networking event, and maybe find a job. Enjoy some appetizers, buy a drink, and mingle with other technical communicators and recruiters. Meet new people. Reconnect with others. Bring business cards. Bring your resume! Recruiters will tell you how to improve it. And you might be the person they need for a job.

Per the...

Do you want to do more UX projects this year? Is your organization UX projects challenged? Are you having trouble ‘selling’ UX? If the answers to any of those questions are yes, we have an Austin UPA meeting you MUST NOT MISS!

Tomer Sharon, one of Google’s leading UX researchers, will be our speaker and will present a sneak preview with tips...

Speaker 1: Barbara Jansen
Title: Information Behaviors of Young People in the Participatory Environment

Speaker 2: Jennifer Noble
Title: The Blurring of In/Formal Learning Environments

Abstract 1:
The practice of using participatory websites and tools, often categorized as social or new media, by educators and students dominates educational...

Join us for this spectacular reception as we launch the first four exhibitions of the VAC’s Spring 2012 season!

Enjoy refreshments and conversation while viewing our new and exciting exhibitions.

As its name suggests, Human Computer Interaction is centrally concerned with understanding how people experience computational technologies, and with designing technologies with peoples' capabilities, characteristics, preferences, passions and proclivities in mind. In this talk I will discuss the increasingly broad remit of human computer...

For our first real meetup of the new year, we'll be meeting at our old hangout, Galaxy Cafe in the Triangle. As our restaurant meetups usually are, this will be a social gathering, giving everyone a chance to meet, mingle and network. So be sure to bring our business cards, and anything else you want to share or get feedback on- your own work...

It’s a new year! Start it off right by joining us at the next Creative Mass on Tuesday, Jan. 17th at Gibson Bar from 6-8pm. They have a great selection of beers and cocktails and even a food trailer out front. This event is open to everyone in our community, members and non-members alike so be sure to come out.

Special thanks this month to Optaros for sponsoring this month's drink tab!

A different kind of incubator
Presented by Ben Hoffman and Cedric Dahl, co-founders of The Nerditorium
The Nerditorium is an experiment in micro-budget, tribal
entrepreneurship focusing on incubating technology and design
projects. Working from the premise that the...

Let's start off the new year with a happy hour! We'll also be announcing/voting for 2012 officer positions:

-President
-Vice President
-Secretary
-Treasurer

If you're interested in running for a position, please email austinupa@gmail.com. You must be a member of the Usability Professionals Association international chapter to run...

Kyle Durrie and her Moveable Type truck will be setting up shop in the parking lot of Flatbed Press on January 7th for an afternoon of printing demos, studio/truck tours, and tall tales about life on the road. Flatbed Press has also been gracious enough to show the work from her travels in their gallery space. This event will be free and open to...

We're really excited to host Kyle Durrie of Power and Light Press for the first time in Austin. Kyle is the brainchild behind the Moveable Type Truck, a mobile letterpress studio that is traveling the country, Kyle will be doing a special letterpress demonstration for our audience, complete with learning the basics of letterpress and allowing...

Join us for STC networking lunches in north and south Austin. STC networking lunches are an informal way to meet your fellow tech communicators. There is no program, no agenda, just food and conversation. The North locations are subject to change, but the Central location is always Whole Foods.

Look for the STC sign on a table.

AC4D students have been immersing themselves in the culture of food - they've been working to identify opportunities for design-driven impact in areas of nutrition, school lunches, dieting, food education, and more.

Please join us on Saturday, December 17th, at 7:00pm, as students present the results of their research and begin to identify...

Get ready to celebrate a banner fourteenth year! AIGA Austin wants to thank of all of its members for their contributions at the Annual Membership Party on Thursday, December 15th. Come out and relax with some of your designer buds over food and drinks with a live DJ.

Our third annual report, designed by Guerilla Suit, will be on-screen, with...

We know December is busy for everyone, but here are some reasons you'll want to come out:

* HappyCog will be buying drinks
* Last chance drinkup with ex-Gowalla employees (aka "Gofacestagram")
* We have some presents from Santa Claus! We'll be giving away letterpressed coasters, a Field Notes guides, and the mother of all gifts...