User Experience & Usability Concepts

At its core, User Experience (UX) is defined as how people respond to using a product, system, or service. Regardless of what we’re designing—a website, an Android app, or a toaster—we all strive to make our designs useful, easy to use, and enjoyable to use. But how exactly do we make something useful, easy to use, and enjoyable? How do we know if the target audience is having a good or bad experience? This class will arm you with the essential tips to find those answers.

Who should take this class?

This class is for anyone who makes (or wants to learn how to make) clean, usable websites, mobile apps, or other software. Anyone—developers, designers, project managers, content creators, or anyone else—can integrate these UX concepts and best practices into their process.

All attendees are expected to abide by the Girl Develop It Code of Conduct (http://www.girldevelopit.com/codeofconduct).

Takeaways

We’ll cover the fundamental concepts of great user experience design and research, including:

• What UX design is and why it's important

• Usability testing

• Users and user personas

• Delivering great user experiences: Best practices, tools of the trade, & professional recommendations

Class Schedule

The class will take place on Monday, November 14th from 6:30-8:30pm.

Instructor

Jamie Lee Connor

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Jamie works as a Senior UX Designer on the Product Management team at Epsilon (http://www.epsilon.com/who-we-are/), a global leader in data-driven marketing. She spends her time creating, testing and iterating on prototypes with the goal of building intuitive and easy to use products. Jamie has a background in front-end development and visual design, and she enjoys continuously learning and sharing her passion for design with others.

LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamieleeconnor) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamieleeconnor)

Pre-reqs & Preparation

No prior experience is necessary. Bring a notebook and writing utensil if you'd like to take notes!

Location

A huge thank you to our sponsor, District Hall (http://www.districthallboston.org/), for hosting this event!

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District Hall is located at:

75 Northern Avenue
Assembly Bay 1
Boston, MA 02210
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Interested in hosting classes? Email us at boston[at]girldevelopit.com!

Where to park

Paid parking is available next to District Hall.

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