Patterns & Systems Thinking + Design Critique for Efficiency & Success
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[6:30pm - Bahn Mi + Networking]
Bahn mi made fresh (on location) by Nom Nom Bahn Mi! (https://nomnombanhmi.store) and sponsored by TEKsystems (https://www.teksystems.com/en/services/digital-experience)! Menu options will be Vietnamese Spiced Chicken sandwiches for the carnivores and Savory Lemongrass Tofu sandwiches for the herbivores. All Nom Nom Bahn Mi sandwiches are nut-free and dairy-free.
[7:00 - Talk]
The Role of Patterns and Systems-Thinking in Product/UX Design: An Architectural Perspective
by Chris Chung | https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophersejinchung/
Design systems are becoming standard practice in the realm of Product/UX, but what are the architectural roots of systems-thinking as a way to solve problems that can apply to product/UX? Why do patterns and system-making work for human consumption of information? Chris Chung would like to take you on an architectural journey of the latest methods in parametric and emergent pattern and systems-making processes and their relationship to business and user goals. Topics will range from human relationships to built environments to psychological/neurological factors that impact the way we learn and process information.
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About Chris
Chris is currently a product/UX consultant at Big Idea Ventures gearing for their website launch and mentoring plant-based food startups. Previously Chris worked as a UX/UI designer at AutomationHero to help use machine learning to intelligently automate business processes, and was an associate and project manager at GLS Landscape/Architecture, SF. He received his B.A. in Architecture from UC Berkeley (‘09) and M.Arch + MLA from the University of Pennsylvania (‘15). His other passions include electronic music and woodworking.
[7:30 - Talk]
Design Critique for Efficiency & Success
by Tamara Janson | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamarajanson/
Utilizing a variation of design critique popularized by Google Ventures, Tamara will help you understand the objectives, value, and show you the steps needed for fast and successful group critiques for your design team.
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About Tamara
Tamara is a UX Designer working in the San Francisco Bay Area and absolutely loves what they do. By day you can find them white boarding concepts and user flows with their UX team, product owners & developers designing ideal experiences for their users.
They find motivation in solving complex problems simply and elegantly. Thriving in agile environments and working alongside colleagues who embrace experimentation, their ideal medium is a creative culture that nurtures & empowers its contributors.
Tamara is passionate about defining and evangelizing tools & process that support designers. A few of their favorites include implementing Designer Led User Research (DLUR), Design Critiques, Discovery and Framing for project kickoffs.
[8:00 - 9:00 Afterparty at Prizefighter]