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Senior IA / Usabiliy Position - Baltimore MD

The company I work for, The Berndt Group, is looking to hire a full time Senior IA / Usability Resource. For more information about the position please visit: www.berndtgroup.net/company/employment/senior_web_analyst.html Continue

Added by Kristin Pitcher on November 19, 2009 at 2:08pm — No Comments

We Have Visitors: Do you know UX in DC?

UX colleagues from Europe are coming to DC and they'd like to know what DC has to offer in UX. What a great question! I'm hoping I could put something together that will be interesting and will show how DC does UX. :) I can point them to events in town, research labs to visit, and maybe some specific areas in DC to visit. I know the University of Maryland has a UX research lab but I'm not up what else is available to visit. Any thoughts on where I might start? Thanks sooo much for your help… Continue

Added by Olga Sanchez Howard on September 22, 2009 at 5:23pm — No Comments

Free Webinar this Wednesday Aug 26 2-3pm: The 6 Components of a Winning Web Redesign

The 6 Components of a Winning Web Redesign What you need to know to get the most value for your design dollars. Presented by John Whalen, Ph.D., e.magination's Director of User Experience. Wednesday, August 26, 2 – 3 p.m. Register now at: https://emaginationevents.webex.com/emaginationevents/onstage/g.php?p=0&t=m&SourceID=ixda Learn how to boost your… Continue

Added by John Whalen on August 25, 2009 at 12:46am — No Comments

Help UXnet Help the UX Community

Are you a user experience practitioner? If so, help UXnet help you. Please take our *short* survey: http://bit.ly/9UcoE Continue

Added by Olga Sanchez Howard on June 15, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Contract to Hire - UI Developer Position in Richmond, VA

Hello all, I wanted to get this out there for those looking for work. I don't know the client but Misty should be able to share more with any qualified/interested candidates: Seeking a Developer to join the client's new development team. Required skills are: UI development, JavaScript, Ajax and Perl (2 - 3 years). The client is located in Richmond, VA and they are looking to bring someone on-board on for a 6 month contract to hire term. If you are interested in considering the opening, please… Continue

Added by Chris Eklund on May 26, 2009 at 2:55pm — No Comments

Seeking Sr UI Designer

Hi. AOL is currently hiring for a Sr UI Designer to support various products. Accountable for developing and executing design solutions for assigned portions of projects in the areas of information layout and user experience/behavioral interaction with the content. Develops and executes interface design solutions including: concept maps; competitive, comparative and content inventories; information organization models; site maps; use case analysis; wire frames; navigation schemes; interaction d… Continue

Added by Chris Wright on May 13, 2009 at 12:13pm — No Comments

Looking for IA resources

New to the group by virtue of the upcoming event, but it just so happens my department is looking for an IA resource. Freelance is probably ideal for the moment considering our group's setup. However, I'd be interested in hearing from any experienced folks on the market. Shoot me an email to kpowers@grafik.com if this sounds interesting to ya. Thanks! .kevin Continue

Added by kevinpowers on May 1, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Short and Quick Survey: Thanks for Helping!

I will be presenting at the IA Summit (http://iasummit09.crowdvine.com/talks/show/3448) on Making the Case for Social Networks in an Organizational Setting. I'd like to map out the kinds of communication we get in email with the kinds of communication we get in social platforms. For this I need your input. :) I've created a small survey to gather information on the percentage of email that, does not pertain to you, you don't need to respond to, is imperative you respond to, etc.… Continue

Added by Olga Sanchez Howard on March 4, 2009 at 9:48pm — No Comments

User Interface Designer Position at CSC

CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) is looking for a Senior User Interface Designer with at least 5-7 years of user interface design experience. The candidate will design user interfaces for government Web sites and applications. Responsibilities: • Develop Web site /Web application user interface strategy and design based on business needs, web analytics, user data • Identify opportunities to improve the customer experience, work flows, and user interfaces • Develop user interface design proje… Continue

Added by Jeanne Chou on February 18, 2009 at 9:42am — No Comments

UX Book Club locations

Over on the UX book club wiki, we are looking to organize meetings based on locations. If you are interested, go over and sign up. Be sure to include you location, so the organizers can be best informed on where to hold meeting. The first meeting will be for "Sketching the User Experience" near the end of January 2009. Hope to see you at one of the meetings. bv Continue

Added by Brian Verhoeven on December 29, 2008 at 9:21am — No Comments

Information Architect Position open in D.C.

Hey guys, there is a Information Architect contract open in Washington D.C. If your interested please email me at art@bestica.com or call me at 210-614-4187 - Interaction design skills, information architect skills, with usability practices. - Website design experience, functionality, and application - Advocate for end users Continue

Added by art manzano on November 12, 2008 at 12:35pm — No Comments

Design Advice from Stephen Colbert

@Armano tweeted this today, from kip/bot/blog From a NY Times article about Jon Stewart’s status as one of the most trusted journalists in America, a nice quote from Stephen Colbert about the craft of satire. It can apply to so many things where you are looking at the difference between amusing and brilliant, mockery and satire, good and great: “We often discuss satire — the sort of thing he does and to a certain extent I do — as distillery,” Mr. Col… Continue

Added by Will Evans on August 17, 2008 at 9:25pm — No Comments

The bad usability calendar

"It´s here; a new edition of the (in)famous Bad Usability Calendar. The past three calendars have all been successful in distributing examples of bad design around the world. Check out fresh examples of exaggerated use of fancy Web 2.0 design, cover flow, personalization, pull-down menus and more..." I love the Web 2.0 design. Continue

Added by Will Evans on August 17, 2008 at 9:46am — 1 Comment

Coffee Patterns.

[Note: I wrote this about writing, and influences, but it could just as easily be read in the context of our craft, which is interaction design. Replace books with designs, and authors with designers, and the sentiment and argument remain the same. I hope someone finds it interesting.] Coffee Patterns. I rub my finger along the half dissolved sugar clinging to the lip of my coffee cup. I look you in the eye; I give you the "I'm completely earnest" look that you never believe. I… Continue

Added by Will Evans on August 13, 2008 at 4:42am — No Comments

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