Robert Hoekman, Jr.http://rhjr.netInteraction Designer | Authorenhttp://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1hourly1Copyright 2006, Robert Hoekman, Jr.TechnologyRobert Hoekman, Jr.nohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifSome Rights Reservedrhjrhttp://feedburner.google.comThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.Taiko and life lessons at Ignite Phoenix (with video!)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rhjr/~3/mMaP8LcdVH8/generalRobert Hoekman, Jr.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:37:00 PDThttp://rhjr.net/?p=477This past Tuesday, I presented my talk, “Everything I Know, I Learned From Taiko” during Ignite Phoenix, an evening of timed, 5-minute presentations (20 slides, 15 seconds each). The event, held at the Tempe Center for the Arts, was sold out, so I spent five minutes in front of 600 people talking about the joy of taiko, disguising everything I said as a life lesson — Stretch, Practice, Breathe, Be confident, Be ready, Finish, and more. The audience loved it! I used my own taiko drum during the talk, which really seemed to get their attention, and they offered up three rounds of applause in those 5 short minutes.

Here’s the video of my 5 minutes on that amazing and beautiful stage:

There were some amazing responses from the audience through Twitter (start on this page and use the Newer links to go in order from oldest to newest). The most complimentary and funny quote: “The next presenters could set something on fire and it wouldn’t be as cool as @rhjr’s.” (I’m @rhjr on Twitter). Very high praise indeed!

There is also a Flickr set with a few good photos from the talk. They start on this page. Just click the first one you see of a guy dressed in black and playing a taiko drum (that’s me) and advance through them.

The audience was absolutely fantastic. I speak at conferences quite often, but let me tell you, I’ve never gotten a bigger reaction than during this Ignite talk. I feel very fortunate to have been part of the event, and I thank the Ignite Phoenix coordinators for putting on a wonderful, lively event.

Ironically (and unfortunately), I had to miss practice to speak at the event, but hopefully, the group thinks I still did my job as a taikoist.

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]]>This past Tuesday, I presented my talk, “Everything I Know, I Learned From Taiko” during Ignite Phoenix, an evening of timed, 5-minute presentations (20 slides, 15 seconds each). The event, held at the Tempe Center for the Arts, was sold out, so I spent five minutes in front of 600 people talking about the joy [...]http://rhjr.net/theblog/2009/06/19/taiko-and-life-lessons-at-ignite-phoenix-with-video/feed/http://rhjr.net/theblog/2009/06/19/taiko-and-life-lessons-at-ignite-phoenix-with-video/Pattern photos from my Web App Summit workshophttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rhjr/~3/kaOS9p4LBsA/generalRobert Hoekman, Jr.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:22:51 PDThttp://rhjr.net/?p=448During my workshop at Web App Summit 2009 in Newport Beach, I divided the attendees into four groups and had each one go out into the hotel to photograph design patterns related to specific topics. The groups sought out patterns on navigation, information, privacy & security, and conversions. These patterns served as the basis for attendees’ first interaction design frameworks.

As promised to those who attended, I’ve uploaded these photos to  Flickr. It was pretty interesting to see some of the things they came up with — especially the Conversions group, who managed to spot 25 or so different ways that hotels make money.

Enjoy!

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The company blog: Miskeeto Bytes, a blog about web strategy, user experience design, and changing the world through the power of small.



My latest book: Designing the Moment, a collection of 31 stories from real design projects that reveal essential design principles you can apply to any project. Or, buy it now on Amazon for only $26.39!

]]>During my workshop at Web App Summit 2009 in Newport Beach, I divided the attendees into four groups and had each one go out into the hotel to photograph design patterns related to specific topics. The groups sought out patterns on navigation, information, privacy & security, and conversions. These patterns served as the basis for [...]http://rhjr.net/theblog/2009/04/21/was09/feed/http://rhjr.net/theblog/2009/04/21/was09/You-see-me-I-see-youhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rhjr/~3/BMAeDeRboSQ/generalRobert Hoekman, Jr.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:01:51 PSThttp://rhjr.net/?p=418A list of my upcoming speaking engagements.

Over the next couple of months, I’ll be in Austin, Newport Beach, San Francisco, Seattle, and even Dubai to talk about quick usability improvements, design on a budget, and interaction design frameworks (the subject of the new book). I hope to see you there!

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The company blog: Miskeeto Bytes, a blog about web strategy, user experience design, and changing the world through the power of small.



My latest book: Designing the Moment, a collection of 31 stories from real design projects that reveal essential design principles you can apply to any project. Or, buy it now on Amazon for only $26.39!

]]>A list of my upcoming speaking engagements. Over the next couple of months, I’ll be in Austin, Newport Beach, San Francisco, Seattle, and even Dubai to talk about quick usability improvements, design on a budget, and interaction design frameworks (the subject of the new book). I hope to see you there! [...]http://rhjr.net/theblog/2009/02/24/you-see-me-i-see-you/feed/http://rhjr.net/theblog/2009/02/24/you-see-me-i-see-you/Convenience is the keyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rhjr/~3/sT14oBwwZBo/generalRobert Hoekman, Jr.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:42:41 PSThttp://rhjr.net/?p=416Fosters says convenience is the key to success.

Not exactly a revolutionary insight, but I do love the idea of measuring products against a “convenience quotient”. When it comes down to it, that’s what the usability profession is all about, and producing this convenience is what Experience Design is all about.

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The company blog: Miskeeto Bytes, a blog about web strategy, user experience design, and changing the world through the power of small.



My latest book: Designing the Moment, a collection of 31 stories from real design projects that reveal essential design principles you can apply to any project. Or, buy it now on Amazon for only $26.39!

]]>Fosters says convenience is the key to success. Not exactly a revolutionary insight, but I do love the idea of measuring products against a “convenience quotient”. When it comes down to it, that’s what the usability profession is all about, and producing this convenience is what Experience Design is all about. [...]http://rhjr.net/theblog/2009/02/11/convenience-is-the-key/feed/http://rhjr.net/theblog/2009/02/11/convenience-is-the-key/Userability #2: The move from development to designhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rhjr/~3/wt8XZIm3YjE/generalRobert Hoekman, Jr.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:01:05 PSThttp://rhjr.net/?p=415In Userability #2, Jared Spool and I help caller Jon Hartmann make the jump from development to interaction design. The first step? Put it on your business card. (Of course, we offer some more effective answers as well.)

Check out the latest podcast here!

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The company blog: Miskeeto Bytes, a blog about web strategy, user experience design, and changing the world through the power of small.



My latest book: Designing the Moment, a collection of 31 stories from real design projects that reveal essential design principles you can apply to any project. Or, buy it now on Amazon for only $26.39!

]]>In Userability #2, Jared Spool and I help caller Jon Hartmann make the jump from development to interaction design. The first step? Put it on your business card. (Of course, we offer some more effective answers as well.) Check out the latest podcast here! [...]http://rhjr.net/theblog/2009/02/05/userability-2-the-move-from-development-to-design/feed/http://rhjr.net/theblog/2009/02/05/userability-2-the-move-from-development-to-design/Copyright 2006, Robert Hoekman, Jr.Robert Hoekman, Jr.nonadult