Ushahidi Seattle Design Jam

Join us for Ushahidi's (http://ushahidi.com/) first Design Jam.

Many of the most popular services on the web offer powerful content management and customization tools that remain intuitive to both experienced and first-time users.

How are they able to pack so much utility into a user interface that anyone can use?

One striking design approach in services like Facebook, Twitter and GitHub is to minimize the abstraction between the display of content and the tools for managing it. While the Ushahidi platform separates the display of public content and administrators’ tools into two different user interfaces, Facebook has almost entirely merged the two.

To make Ushahidi accessible to more people, and more intuitive to those who use it today, it’s important that its community explore modern design approaches to the way people interact with it. More Details about the Jam plans. (http://wiki.ushahidi.com/display/WIKI/Design+Jam+-+Seattle+%28July+2012%29)

Who should attend: Designers, UX/UI, web developers, Ushahidi users, makers, idea hackers, students

Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Time: 18:00 - 21:00 PST

Location: Jigsaw Renaissance
815 Airport Way S
Seattle WA (USA)More about the venue

What to bring: Ideas, laptop, and a friend

Schedule:

18:00 Arrive

18:15 Introductions

18:30 - 19:00 First jam

19:00 - 19:30 Report Backs

19:30 - 20:00 Discussion

20:00 - 20:30 Second Jam

20:30 - 21:00 Report backs and Discussion

We'll provide some light snacks and refreshments.

See you there!

Heather and Brandon