http://dfw-upa.org Promoting Usability Concepts and Techniques Worldwide Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:48:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The conference redux worked out well at Microsoft.  A big thanks to Taylor Cowen for working to schedule the room for us.  The faculty was professional and hospitable (there were 2 other user groups meeting that night). Lorie Whitaker gave us insight on UPA International in Munich where she explored the ... http://dfw-upa.org/2010/08/conference-redux-wrap-up/ For those of you who were too busy to break away for the conferences that were held this year, DFW-UPA is hosting its annual conference redux session at Microsoft in Las Colinas.  The session will be an informal meeting to go over the big take aways from everyone's experiences at ... http://dfw-upa.org/2010/08/aug-24-conference-redux-microsoft/ Despite the sudden downpour, a crowd of roughly 20 turned out for the July monthly meeting, hosted by Aquent at their facility. Members discussed usability trends in the marketplace today, such as employer needs versus budget, blended roles, for example, designer plus architect, and the reaction of companies to trends like ... http://dfw-upa.org/2010/07/ice-cream-social-2010-at-aquent-wrap-up/ The Intro to ActionScript 3.0 was a success.  20 some people registered for the event, and things move nicely throughout the day.  Dave Gillem gave us a tutorial on programming 101 with a helpful amount of hands on applied exercises.  Lunch was catered by iFratelli Restorante & Wine Bar.   ... http://dfw-upa.org/2010/07/actionscript-workshop-3-0-wrap-up/ DFW UPA is proud to partner with Aquent in order to bring you Ice Cream Social 2010! Do you have a need to brush up on your resume, interview skills, or have questions about what companies are looking for?  After a talk on positioning yourself in the marketplace, Aquent will have ... http://dfw-upa.org/2010/07/322/ That's right folks, Dave Gillem is back. Earlier in the year, Dave introduced Flash as a platform as well as basic animation techniques.  For his next act, Dave will continue the Flash series by introducing ActionScript 3.0.  ActionScript is a powerful programming environment within Flash which adds interaction to your projects. ... http://dfw-upa.org/2010/06/intro-to-actionscript-3-0-workshop/ In lieu of a monthly meeting, DFW UPA members joined Cohabitat for their second annual crawfish boil, where we mingled with other Dallas area creative thinkers, designers, and entrepreneurs, and enjoyed the tasty critters, washing them down with beer. If you didn't make it this year, we hope to see ... http://dfw-upa.org/2010/05/crawfish-boil-wrap-up/ Where has the time gone this year?  In just four weeks, Big (D)esign Conference will be kicking off with all of your favorite speakers in strategy, social media, user experience, and code development.  Purchase your ticket(s) before Saturday, May 8th when two -day ticket prices go up to $150.00.  By ... http://dfw-upa.org/2010/04/may-15th-monthly-meeting-%e2%80%93-crawfish-boil-at-cohabitat/ Brian Sullivan, president of DFW UPA and usability principal at Sabre Holdings’ Human Factors Center, treated this month’s meeting participants to Leonardo da Vinci’s basic principles on how to think. These principles are divided into the following categories: Curiosity - The focus should be on questions, ... http://dfw-upa.org/2010/04/design-like-da-vinci-wrap-up/ Can you believe it?  Big Design Conference 2010 will be here next month!  In order to help promote the event, they’ve decided to give away Apple iPads to 4 lucky people.  The catch is that you need to be within the first 200 to register for the Big Design event. ... http://dfw-upa.org/2010/04/april-20th-monthly-meeting-design-like-da-vinci/