With support from Mozilla, City University London, eBay and EDITD, we're happy to announce that the fourth London Design Jam will take place on Saturday the 26th of November 2011. It's our 1 year anniversary! This time, we will experiment with getting you out into the real world and talk to people during the event (let's see how that goes :). Tickets will be available in...
[read more] With support from Mozilla, City University London, eBay and EDITD, we're happy to announce that the fourth London Design Jam will take place on Saturday the 26th of November 2011. It's our 1 year anniversary! This time, we will experiment with getting you out into the real world and talk to people during the event (let's see how that goes :). Tickets will be available in two batches: 1st round of tickets on Monday, November 14, at 3pm 2nd round of tickets on Thursday, November 17, at 11am Check this page and follow @designjamlondon on Twitter for updates. Event Details Date: 26 November 2011 (Saturday) Time: 08:30 - 18:00 Venue: University City London, Northampton Square - EC1V 0HB Nearest Tube: Angel (Northern line/Bank branch) Our mentors While we're not releasing the challenge topic, we are excited to announce the mentors who'll be there on the day with you (and if you know who they are, you might be able to guess where the topic is headed): Kim Byers (User Experience manager at Net-a-Porter) Nik Horn (UX Research and Designer at Foolproof) Salim Virani (Founder at Leancamp) Nik Horn London based, originally from Vienna, Austria. Background in Cultural studies, Information systems and User Interface Design.UX Researcher and Designer with 5+ years experience in the field, currently working with Foolproof. Fashion scout and leather accessory designer in his spare time. Advocate of empathy-driven, collaborative design, passionate believer in disruptive innovation.He is @niksdeli on Twitter. Kim Byers Kim (@kimbyers) began her internet career in 1995 as a web designer and developer in Los Angeles creating some of the entertainment industries first sites (e.g. NBC.com and The Emmy Awards). Enjoying the excitement and growth of the industry Kim worked both client-side and agency-side for many years eventually leading to the acceptance of the role of Online Manager for Ticketmaster UK & IE that brought her to London in 2002. Having received degrees is Psychology from UCLA and HCI from UCL, Kim decided to focus on her core professional passion, user research and creating wonderful customer experiences, and is currently the UX Manager for theNet-a-porter Group where her team leads UX research and design for net-a-porter.com, mrporter.com and theoutnet.com, which conveniently also fits nicely with her addiction to luxury fashion. Salim Virani Salim co-founded Leancamp, an international set of events that combines Lean Startup, Agile, Business Model Innovation, Design, and other disciplines
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