Format of Your Submission

We really don’t ask for too much. When you submit, use this simple format:

• Title of your talk
• Brief description (2 paragraphs is great)
• What the audience will learn (5-6 bullets)
• Your name
• Brief bio
• Examples of previous presentation (nice, but not required)

Send to Brian Sullivan. Good luck!

What You Will Learn:

• Separating design from layout
• Deconstructing a design to make it fluid and flexible
• Adapting layouts for phones, tablets, laptops, and more
• Deciding on navigation, search, and content elements
• Optimizing typography (fonts and font sizes) for different screens
• Avoiding common pitfalls and blind spots

Class Details:

• Type of Workshop = In-person workshop, not a webinar
• Date = February, 25, 2012 (Saturday)
• Time = 10AM to 4PM
• Food = Donuts/Bagels/Muffins and Coffee/Orange Juice (breakfast), Pizza and Sodas (Lunch)
• Location is:
  Sabre Headquarters
  3150 Sabre Drive
  Building A, Room A1-157
  Southlake, Texas 76092
  Google Map: http://g.co/maps/wps4y

About Ben Judy:

Ben Judy wrote his first piece of HTML code in 1996.  Since that time, Ben has worked as a designer, IA, and usability professional for American Airlines, Get There, RAPP, Tangle.com, and Airline Solutions.  Ben also runs a podcast called DFWUX, where he interviews designers and usability professionals. Ben is a Certified Technical Trainer.  He also served as a soldier in the Army National Guard from 1997 to 2005 (deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving as a Sergeant in 2003.

Russ Unger is a User Experience professional in the Chicago area who has worked with some pretty impressive companies, including Happy Cog, a well-recognized web design firm. He is co-author of the book “A Project Guide to UX Design” for Peachpit Press (Voices That Matter) and is co-authoring a book on guerilla research methods with Todd Zaki Warfel. Russ is a co-founder of Sketchcamp Chicago with Gabby Hon. Russ is also founder of UX DayCamp, a single-day camp-style event for sharing ideas in UX Design. Russ is also on the Advisory Board for the Department of Web Design and Development at Harrington College of Design.

NOTE: Russ Unger was a keynote speaker at Big Design Conference 2011.  We are tickled to have him back!

Topics Covered:

• How do I get my boss or client to buy into doing research for my project?
• What is guerrilla research and how is it different than traditional research?
• What are some guerrilla research methods and what kind of results can I expect?
• How do I pick the right method(s)?
• What’s the downside/shortcoming of guerrilla research methods compared to other research methods

Cost:

The workshop costs just $100.  Limited seating is available.  We only have 100 seats.  It will sell out fast.  Get your tickets today!

Purchase:

From a usability perspective, horizontal scrolling is generally considered a poor design choice (sources: Usability.gov, Jakob Nielsen).  In usability circles, there is a funny story about how Jakob Nielsen demonstrated his thoughts on horizontal scrolling by nodding his head up and down saying, “vertical scrolling, yes”, then, shaking his head left and right saying, “horizontal scrolling, no”.  A great way to make your point.  As a usability professional, we need to re-think this “defacto standard”.

Here are some cool examples of where horizontal scrolling with some thoughts on why I think it works.  Enjoy!

Portfolio Sites Use Horizontal Scrolling

So, you want to showcase your work in a cool and interesting way. These sites are using horizontal scrolling to draw attention to their portfolios.

The Horizontal Way

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Alex Flueras

Videos Would Be Hard to Watch Without Horizontal Scrolling

Horizontal scrolling is simply how we navigate when we watch videos. Consider how awkward vertical scrolling would be on You Tube. Watch Stephen Tyler mess up the National Anthem.

You can use the horizontal scrollbar to fast forward and rewind. At a glance, you know the location of the video to do a video clip, isolate something, edit, and so on. The horizontal scrolling is just how we watch videos.

Sites That Use Horizontal Scrolling to Mimic Reading

For most cultures, the predominant way to read horizontally–left to right, right to left. Sites using horizontal to mimic reading can provide an interesting contrast to sites that use vertical scrolling or pagination. Two examples here: 1) mimicking a book and, 2) mimicking a menu.

Section Seven

Denny’s

Using Horizontal Scrolling for Fun & Games

Sometimes, you just want to have a little fun. Sites are starting to play with horizontal navigation to showw off their brand as fun and engaging.

Kia Picanto

Head to Heart

Did You Notice These Things About the Baby?

You probably noticed identical physical movements, as the baby swipes and pinches both the iPad and the magazine.  You can also see the baby testing out the physical nature of each device by flipping over the iPad and turning the pages of the magazines.  Verbally, you can see the baby laughing and talking with both the magazine and iPad.  Most noticeably, you see the baby laugh, talk, and squeal with delight when interacting with the iPad.  The baby talks and whines when swiping and pinching does not work on the magazines.

At the end of the video, the father boldly writes that his daughter will always see a magazine as an iPad that does not work.  I will disagree with this statement wholeheartedly.  The baby will forever measure “magazine” content based upon both digital delivery systems (iPads, Kindle Fire, Galaxy Tablets) and traditional media (magazine, books, newspapers).  She is a true digital native.  When his daughter grows up, she will understand the difference between an iPad and a printed magazine.

Who knows?  His daughter might actually prefer printed magazines over iPad apps.

NOTE: If you are in Dallas on January 28th, you will want to join AJ for his Photoshop Boot Camp, which is a full-day of Photoshop tips and tricks. Designers, photographers, bloggers, and just about anyone would benefit from this interactive workshop. We do expect it to sell out fast. Register today. The cost is just $79 with lunch provided.

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Stephen P. Anderson has many talented gifts. In my mind, Stephen’s greatest gift is his ability to teach. He enjoys reading books, blogs, articles, news, and more. Stephen lets this knowledge incubate, then he applies it to a specific design-related topic. I promise you will learn something by just attending Stephen’s talk. NOTE: I don’t think there is a pop-quiz at the end of Stephen’s talk. I could be wrong, though.

Brief Bio of Stephen P. Anderson

Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Stephen spent more than a decade growing and leading teams of information architects, interaction designers and UI developers in the creation of all types of interactive experiences, bringing value to clients such as Nokia, Frito-Lay, Sabre Travel Network, and Chesapeake Energy as well as smaller technology startups.

Stephen is passionate about elegant design, remarkable customer experiences and managing maverick teams– topics he loves to write and speak about. In addition to consulting, he is in the process of doing research for a book that will teach businesses how to attract and manage the maverick personality. As time permits, Stephen enjoys sharing his thoughts at poetpainter.com.

Stephen Anderson has written a User Experience book called Seductive Interaction Design. In addtion, Stephen has created a set of design cards called Mental Notes, which helps designers to add some pschology principles to their projects.

Get Your Ticket to Big Design 2012 Today

As we said before, you will learn a lot from Stephen P. Anderson, as well as the other speakers. You don’t want to miss it. Register today at Early Bird Pricing!

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Big Design Week 2011 from snow_jones on Vimeo.

Yukiko was a real worker, too.  She shot this video,while she was finishing up a couple of classes.  You will probably see Yukiko “Snow” Jones shooting some more video at the Big Design Conference 2012, too.

• Registration is now open for the Big Design Conference 2012 on May 31-June 2.  Register here.
• Registration is also open for the January 28: Photoshop Boot Camp by AJ Wood. Register here.

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Sharron Rush gets the first word at Big Design 2012.  Sharron Rush will be the Opening Keynote for Big Design Conference 2012. You are going to love to hear about her work at Knowbility on universal design and accessibility. We couldn’t be more excited!

If you have never heard Sharron talk, you’ll walkaway in inspired. Last year, Sharron talked about what “Helen Keller might learn in a 21st Century School.”  Sharron gives you a different perspective on universal design and accessibility.

Sharron is a strong advocate for people with different abilities.  Her works includes training and education via AccessU, Accessibility Internet Rallies (AIR), and working with large companies to become Section 508 compliant.

Sharron frequently speaks at conference.  You might have seen her speak at Big Design Conference for the past few years.  Or, you might have seen Sharron speak at SXSW during the last 11 years.  Sharron is not afraid to speak her mind.  You will walk away a better person for having listened, too.

As we said before, Sharron gets the first word at Big Design 2012.  You don’t want to miss it.  Register today at Early Bird Pricing!

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