Designing Usable Interfaces:
Three Expert Perspectives
Tuesday,
April 10, 2007
MIT, Bartos Theater, Cambridge, MA
Campus Map / Public Transit / Driving Directions + Parking
Join us for an exploration of the critical issues in designing usable web interfaces as we integrate three key approaches to user-focused design:
- understand the contexts in which users actually live, work, and search to design online environments that are meaningful and help users meet their goals
- focus on how to reduce the intellectual labor required of users in order to improve their satisfaction with web experiences
- leverage the psychological effects of color, pattern and other visual cues to guide user behavior
Web visitors get smarter and more demanding every day. Designing interfaces that are usable and keep our customers, patrons, and community members engaged and satisfied with our services is not easy. The New England Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (NEASIST) invites you to another practical and compelling program at the intersection of users, information and technology.
Learn and discuss with top design experts:
Karen Holtzblatt
Co-author of Contextual Design: A Customer-Centered Approach to Systems Designs
http://www.incontextdesign.com/Steve Krug
Author of Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
http://www.sensible.comJenifer Tidwell
Author of Designing Interfaces
http://designinginterfaces.com
SCHEDULE:
8:30 - 9:00 -- Breakfast and Registration
9:00 - 9:15 -- Opening Remarks
9:15 - 10:30 -- Karen Holtzblatt
10:30 - 11:00 -- Morning Break
11:00 - 12:15 -- Steve Krug
12:15 - 1:30 -- Lunch
1:30 - 2:45 -- Jenifer Tidwell
2:45 - 3:15 -- Afternoon Break
3:15 - 4:15 -- Panel Discussion
REGISTRATION:
This event is SOLD OUT. If you would like to add your name to the waiting list, please complete the Waiting List Registration form below.
You will be advised by email if/when a space is available. Thank you for your interest.
Registration for this event is now closed.
Details:
- Registrations must be mailed by March 30, 2007. Online registration must be received by April 3, 2007.
- Registration fee includes lunch and refreshments.
- Registrations will be processed on a first come, first served basis. Online registration is encouraged.
Questions? Email: Christine Quirion, cquirion[at]mit.edu
Sally LeGore
19 March, 2007