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Blink Staff
Summer Speaker Series & Gallery Opening
2012 Summer Speaker Series & Gallery Opening Thursday, June 28 4-8pm
Thursday, June 28, 4-8pm
Agenda
- 4:00-5:00pm: Gallery Opening & Artist Reception
- 5:00 – 7:30pm: UX Talks Speaker Series: Six 20 minute presentations on UX topics
Artist Reception: 4:00 – 5:00pm
- Galen Davison, Victoria, B.C. Canada
- Working with plaster, zinc, copper, wood, ceramics and artist grade paint, Davison describes his technique as ‘a loose flow of movement, a visual journey.’ His latest series is called Petal Paintings – and whether he casts his eye to abstract landscapes, seascapes, or still life studies, the results are works of bold beauty that fill their spaces with wonder, peace and delight.
- View Galen’s Artist Portfolio
Presentation One: 5:00 – 5:20pm
- Nika Smith Auld, Blink User Researcher
- A Siri-es of Unfortunate Events. Sharing user research insights from the first 30 days of Siri usage.
Presentation Two: 5:25 – 5:45pm
- Joe Welinske, Author of ‘Developing User Assistance for Mobile Apps’
- The language of touch and gestures. What we should consider when developing UIs for them.
- More info about Joe’s Book
Presentation Three: 5:50 – 6:10pm
- Jupiter Barton, Blink Design Director
- Harnessing the mobile web. Adaptive, Responsive, or Optimized? Choosing the right mobile web strategy.
Break: 6:10 – 6:25pm
Presentation Four: 6:25 – 6:45pm
- Brenda Spoonemore, Dwellable CEO
- Death of the homepage. How search, SEO and mobile devices have changed the way we design sites.
- More info about Dwellable
Presentation Five: 6:50 – 7:10pm
- Geoff Harrison, Blink VP of UX Services
- Boxes and live tiles. Metro Design Principles for Windows phone, Windows 8 and Xbox.
- More info about Geoff
Presentation Six: 7:15 – 7:35pm
- Carol Taylor, Director, User Experience Research & Design, Rhapsody International
- Rhapsody case study on Cross Platform UX.
- More info about Rhapsody
Event Details
Space is limited, Please RSVP early
The event is open to the public and free of charge. Refreshments will be available.
Blink would like to thank our event sponsor: Puget Sound SIGCHI
Please RSVP at our Eventbrite page. Guests are welcome, please list each name on the RSVP page.
Location: Blink
Waterfront Building.
1011 Western Ave. Suite 810
Seattle, WA 98104
