Design Principles: The Philosophy of UX w/ Whitney Hess
- June 23, 2011 · 7:00 PM
About the Talk
The visual principles of harmony, unity, contrast, emphasis, variety, balance, proportion, pattern and direction (and others) are widely recognized and practiced, even when they aren't formally articulated. But creating a good design doesn't automatically mean creating a good experience.
In order for us to cultivate positive experiences for our users, we need to establish a set of guiding principles for experience design. Guiding principles are the broad philosophy or fundamental beliefs that steer an organization, team or individual's decision making, irrespective of the project goals, constraints, or resources.
In this talk, Whitney will share a universally-applicable set of experience design principles that we should all strive to follow, and will explore how you can create and use your own guiding principles to take your product to the next level.
About your Speaker
Whitney Hess is a user experience designer. I make websites, software, mobile applications, and gadgets easier to use by figuring out what people really need and how they really think. You can read more about her on her website or on Twitter
Not a member yet? No problem, you can RSVP via Paypal without joining the group. We'd love to see you there.
Food and Drinks!
In a rush? No worries! We'll have plenty of pizza and drinks on hand, fresh from the oven at Pizzeria Venti.
Post Event Mixer
As always, we'll head to Fadó Irish Pub for drinks and conversation after the talk.
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Kristinne Abrenica
Sorry for the late comment, but this talk was AMAZING!!! Very glad I attended this one. Whitney Hess did a fantastic job and I loved how she used tangible every day life examples. Puts things into perspective and gets us out of the "web site" example mentality that most of us are in 10 hours a day!! Great job!!
June 30, 2011
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Jonathan Stegall
Fantastic presentation, as Whitney's always are. I thought the visuals were perfect illustrations, and examples, of the various principles; and the principles themselves were well-explained and usable. Also helpful stuff in creating specific principles in organizations, and I think she gave a great addition to those things with the questions and answers.
June 24, 2011
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Mark Kubes
Wonderful presentation of things every designer should take into consideration.
June 24, 2011
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Angelika Pohl
To tell the truth, I didn't find anything really new in the presentation. (New labels for old, time-tested ideas.) But it was amusing and others seemed to like it a lot. (Pizza was tasty!)
June 24, 2011
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A former member
The talk was educational and entertaining. The visual aides really nailed what Ms. Hess was saying and drove the point home. I can see why people listen to her. Excellent job!
June 24, 2011
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Brenda Lara
Last night was awesome as always. I really enjoyed Whitney's presentation & brought back with me great information. Thank you so much for putting this together!
June 24, 2011
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Jordan Burke
J. and Farhan put together a great event, with a fantastic speaker. This was my first time coming to a Meetup, but it was well worth the 1.5 hour drive!
Can't wait for next month's!
June 24, 2011
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Patrick Boggs
Great talk. Very appropriate for all levels of designers, developers etc. Good stuff!
June 24, 2011
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Gwen Phillips
Awesome. I am not designer but a recruiter. I felt that she broke it down to where I can better understand the UX experience.
June 24, 2011
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david
This was Awesome. I am glad to start going back to these events and this one was a great one to start with as it restated a lot of the overarching principles of good design as well as looked at UX fundamentals, and how they drive a good user experience
June 23, 2011
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Flavius Claudiu Vieriu
Getting ready for the meetup... can't wait so see what I will be learning tonight :D
June 23, 2011
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A former member
Oh man, two awesome things at once: The AWDG and Whitney Hess. I can't make it but I'm sure it'll be a blast!
June 5, 2011
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Daved Brosche
I say Hotlanta like its going out of style. I even throw the peace sign upside down sometimes.
1 · May 25, 2011
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A former member
I've been informed that only goofy tourists say Hotlanta. Well, I'm a goofy tourist!
April 4, 2011
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A former member
I'm really excited to join you all for a fun night out! Hopefully we can make this more of a discussion than a formal presentation. The more I can learn from all of you, the better I'll be able to communicate on this topic to others. Can't wait to get to Hotlanta!
April 4, 2011
Your organizer's refund policy for Design Principles: The Philosophy of UX w/ Whitney Hess
Refunds are not offered for this Meetup.
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