Hello guys, looking for a Bay Area or LA usability test vendor.

We want to do a smartphone(Android & iOS) web browser usage research(interview, focus group, usability test) in San Francisco or LA. Do you have vendors you've worked with and recommend? It will…Continue

Started by Harry Yi Huang in General Discussion on Thursday.

How do you incorporate user testing into Agile Mobile Design?

I recently had dinner with one of my heroes and fellow Rosenfeld Media workshop leaders, Steve Krug. We had a long conversation about how to make mobile usability testing work for Agile mobile design…Continue

Started by Greg Nudelman in General Discussion May 7.

Virtual Seminar: Cross-Channel Design: Magic Mobile Moments

Why do some million-dollar apps fail, while simple apps like Instagram make billions? The answer is “Magic Moments”. And on May 16th, the author of best-selling book “Designing Search: UX Strategies…Continue

Tags: cross-channel, digital, strategy, Android, iPhone

Started by Greg Nudelman in General Discussion Apr 24.

volunteer for interaction'13 awards? 1 Reply

Hi, I was at the RedUX event and I remember a speaker talking about volunteers for 2013 interaction awards. I am interested in volunteering, whom should I contact/email?Continue

Started by Suyog Deshpande in General Discussion. Last reply by Maria Cordell Apr 23.

Considering a career in Interaction Design?

Joyo is a local, early-stage startup hell bent on helping people figure out their career paths. The world isn't as straight-forward as it used to be, and careers don't come with instructions. We're…Continue

Tags: Careers, Francisco, San

Started by Alyson Madrigan in General Discussion Apr 18.

Videos of IxDA's Interaction 12 conference are online!

Please find all Interaction12 talk videos here:http://www.ixda.org/resourcesThe same videos on Vimeo:…Continue

Tags: talks, videos, conference, interaction12

Started by IxDA San Francisco in General Discussion Apr 6.

Interaction 12 Conference Keynote Videos Available

Video of the Interaction 12 keynote talks are now available here:http://www.ixda.org/resourcesThey're the most recent additions to the resources, but on…Continue

Started by Maria Cordell in General Discussion Mar 10.

Join Us March 17 for InfoCamp at UC Berkeley!

InfoCamp is an one-day unconference for anyone interested in user experience, information architecture, interaction design, service design,…Continue

Started by sara cambridge in General Discussion Mar 5.

Startup Weekend Education @ Kno (Santa Clara) Feb 24-26 1 Reply

Have a great idea for an app or technology for education? Looking for the next project that is tough but super satisfying to work on? Come spend 54 hours collaborating and building.I'm Nihal. I work…Continue

Tags: weekend, startup

Started by Nihal in General Discussion. Last reply by Sim Mendick Feb 14.

View the Interaction Award Winners

San Francisco had a very strong presence at the Interaction12 conference and we are especially pleased and proud to see SF taking home some prizes in the  Interaction Design Awards this year. Videos…Continue

Tags: SanFrancisco, interaction12

Started by Aynne Valencia in General Discussion Feb 13.

Designer Fair at Stanford d.school | Saturday 3/3 from 11:30am-4pm

Save the date for the Designer Fair v.2 on Saturday March 3rd from 11:30am-4:00pm at the …Continue

Started by Michal Kopec in General Discussion Feb 13.

IxDA-SF 2012

Hello! Just a quick note to let everyone know that we are in the process of planning a very exciting 2012 year of programming for IxDA-SF.  Workshops, talks, Interaction12 Redux, Design Week, the…Continue

Tags: events, ixdsf

Started by Aynne Valencia in General Discussion Feb 11.

Team up with UC Berkeley grad students interested in applying UX research methods 1 Reply

Hello IXDAers,I'm a grad student at the I School at UC Berkeley taking a class on UX methods. The class requires a group project with an end-of-semester deliverable. Preference is given to real world…Continue

Tags: probono, grad, students, research, ux

Started by Ryan McAdam in General Discussion. Last reply by Maria Cordell Feb 8.

Looking for UI Makeover Examples

The new blog Extreme UI Makeover (http://www.extremeuimakeover.com/) is looking for examples. Submit your favorite UI makeovers (your own or others'),…Continue

Started by Dahlia Gallin Ramirez in General Discussion Jan 25.

Interested in Designer Founders stories? Back us on Kickstarter! Only 3 days left... 1 Reply

Designer Founders: stories by designers of tech startups, is a non-profit book of 35+ rare personal interviews with founders from various design backgrounds who have started companies like YouTube,…Continue

Started by Michal Kopec in General Discussion. Last reply by Evan Goldin Jan 21.

7 Mobile Strategy Tips for 2012: Mobile Websites, Tablet Apps and Hybrids

What’s your mobile and tablet strategy? Allow me to humbly present the wisdom I got from the experience of walking the last 365 miles. Barefoot. In the snow. Uphill both ways.…Continue

Tags: strategy, design, tablet, mobile

Started by Greg Nudelman in General Discussion Jan 9.

December 10: Volunteers needed - flash usability test of ranked choice voting in Oakland and San Francisco

Bay Area people, I need your help to usability test ranked choice voting. Join me Dec 10 in Oakland and San Francisco. Details below: What about the design of ranked choice ballots could be changed…Continue

Tags: Francisco, Oakland, design, San, testing

Started by Dana Chisnell in General Discussion Dec 4, 2011.

Sitemaps: Number convention for new screens vs. screen views?

Hi All,When creating a sitemap, what is your numbering convention for new screens, versus just a different view on the same screen?For example, if you have a Home page (let's call it 1.0) that has a…Continue

Tags: map, site, sitemap

Started by Michael Duskus in General Discussion Nov 21, 2011.

Seeking recommendations on training in the USA this year. 3 Replies

I'm torn, An Event Apart SF? Cooper Training? other? Can you…Continue

Tags: ixd, ux, education, conferences, training

Started by Adolfo Foronda in General Discussion. Last reply by Adolfo Foronda Oct 20, 2011.

Getting to know the SF IxD community

Hi there! I'm Tony and I'm a UX/Interaction designer currently living in Seattle, looking to move down to the bay area in early 2012. A few things have to happen before I do (like finding the right…Continue

Started by Tony Santos in General Discussion Oct 18, 2011.