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	1 2 3 4 5	Mashups: Easy Enough For Normal People? Kevin Merritt, blist Everyone agrees that data/api mashups are powerful and compelling - and that non-technical people sh... READ MORE Everyone agrees that data/api mashups are powerful and compelling - and that non-technical people should be able create them - but to date every product intended to open generalized mashup creation to non-engineers has been a big flop - What are the UI & technical innovations needed to solve this? Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Custom Video Players For Your Show Michael Verdi, Millions of Us You've got a unique video show, why not have a player that matches? This session will take you throu... READ MORE You've got a unique video show, why not have a player that matches? This session will take you through detailed examples using two popular Flash video players. We'll show you how to create custom skins and get them set up on your site. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Quick, Cheap, and Relevant: Getting to Know Your Users Susan Michael, Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson) "User-centered design" is a tough standard to make time for in the rapid-fire tempo of interface and... READ MORE "User-centered design" is a tough standard to make time for in the rapid-fire tempo of interface and user experience design. Our speakers will outline a plethora of informal methodologies, before & after case studies, and affordable techniques. We will provide you with ideas you can use NOW to help you better understand your interface users so your design can meet their needs. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Lessons Learned from a Toy Company Michael Chanover, LeapFrog Enterprises This talk describes LeapFrog’s journey as it evolves from a traditional retail / consumer product ... READ MORE This talk describes LeapFrog’s journey as it evolves from a traditional retail / consumer product company to a Web products organization. Specific highlights will include the transformation of a Web Design team to a Web User Experience organization, developing and instilling best practices in design research, developing new tools and techniques for user and market testing, and using the Web as a backbone to product design. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Bridging the App: Cribbing Software Design to Build Better Webware Eris Stassi, Awesome, Inc. You create web applications - they’re awesome. They’re like software, but in the cloud. And, t... READ MORE You create web applications - they’re awesome. They’re like software, but in the cloud. And, they could be more awesome. Through the use of big clean pictures and little dirty words, learn how Interaction Designers approach user experience problems in software, and how to translate those lessons and principles into making better webware. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Divorce / Retry / Fail: Keeping Users Infatuated Cennydd Bowles, Clearleft We know all about lust. Our websites pose, preen and seduce, and it works – those users just can�... READ MORE We know all about lust. Our websites pose, preen and seduce, and it works – those users just can’t keep their hands off our bits. But, as romance fades, can we stop them yearning after younger, more attractive options? It's time for some website marriage counselling. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Why the F#$k Should I Care About RIA? Scott Barnes, Microsoft Corp. As Adobe and Microsoft are fighting hard to win the Rich Internet (Interactive?) Application audienc... READ MORE As Adobe and Microsoft are fighting hard to win the Rich Internet (Interactive?) Application audience, a small but infinitely important question remains unanswered – what the heck is the value of a RIA? Why should you build RIAs vs. good ol’ standards-based sites? More money in it for you? Better experiences for your users? They’re easier to build? This panel is going to keep it real and let the experts answer the question: Why the f#$k should I care about RIA? Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Doctypes Demystified Jon Wiley, Google Often built into templates or editors, doctypes receive little attention. To some it's just about qu... READ MORE Often built into templates or editors, doctypes receive little attention. To some it's just about quirks vs standards. To others it's a religious debate between strict and transitional. Get the facts and make smart decisions about which Document Type Definition is right for your work. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Design Disrepair Jason Beaird, Jasongraphix For the average do-it-yourselfer, overhauling a dilapidated website can be a daunting task. What cha... READ MORE For the average do-it-yourselfer, overhauling a dilapidated website can be a daunting task. What changes will provide the best return? What are the penalties of ignoring building codes? How long will it take before a website will look outdated? This session will take a creative look at the website redesign process as it relates to home renovation. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Optimizing Rich Media Sites Maile Ohye, Google Increase visitors to your high-impact website by optimizing images, videos, and rich media. We'll in... READ MORE Increase visitors to your high-impact website by optimizing images, videos, and rich media. We'll investigate media sites -- tipping our hats and wagging our fingers as we help web developers looking to better optimize their site for both users and search engines. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	An Urban Plan for the .edu Geoff DiMasi, P'unk Avenue University web presences need an urban plan approach. Their operation is much more akin to a city th... READ MORE University web presences need an urban plan approach. Their operation is much more akin to a city than a corporation. Urban planners try to provide a structure for a city, but know that they do not need to control the design of every building or the location of every business. The tension is to have all of the departments and centers share an identity, yet still maintain their uniqueness. Where should is the line be drawn in the university environment? Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Color Angels, Episode 1: Colors: It's Not Black and White Veerle Pieters, Duoh! n.v. Exploring the challenges in color combinations as a key to successful website designs. Advice on wha... READ MORE Exploring the challenges in color combinations as a key to successful website designs. Advice on what tools you'll need in your arsenal to be inspired. Navigating through cultural and accessibility differences in color and showcasing some of the best uses of color the web has to offer. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	The Rise of Artisanal Software Hillel Cooperman, Jackson Fish Market As we crawl out of the industrial age of software, and the biggest software platform in the world gr... READ MORE As we crawl out of the industrial age of software, and the biggest software platform in the world grows at a torrid pace, the emergence of software as art and craft is inevitable. What is artisanal software? Where is it headed? And, why will we all be much better off when we’re all using it? Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Use Flash, Skip Deal with Devil Marc Jensen, space150 Wouldn't it be nice if you could build your site once, reach your audience on a range of devices fro... READ MORE Wouldn't it be nice if you could build your site once, reach your audience on a range of devices from mobile devices to desktop browsers, adhere to web standards, optimize your site for search, and use Flash? It's possible and you don't even need to sacrifice your soul. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Create Kickass Websites By Learning From Games Narisa Spaulding, Big Fish Games Games are fun, addictive, rewarding, re-playable, and memorable. So why can't your website or softwa... READ MORE Games are fun, addictive, rewarding, re-playable, and memorable. So why can't your website or software be like that? We'll share practical game design tricks like storytelling, reward & feedback systems and personalization. Discover how applying these to your website designs can create passionate users and a uniquely compelling user experience. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Wireframes for the Wicked Nick Finck, Blue Flavor Wireframes beyond the basics, not for the weak at heart. In this panel, three experienced designers ... READ MORE Wireframes beyond the basics, not for the weak at heart. In this panel, three experienced designers will share their tried and true tips for making wireframes really work. We'll talk about how to sketch a wireframe on the fly to demonstrate an idea and how to create a standalone wireframe deliverable; when to show a concept and when to describe nitty-gritty detail; how to make a narrative wireframe and how to make a specification wireframe. And best of all, we'll show you plenty of examples. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Everything You Know About Web Design Is Wrong Dan Willis, Sapient Just as early filmmakers struggled to break free from the conventions of live theater, after 10+ yea... READ MORE Just as early filmmakers struggled to break free from the conventions of live theater, after 10+ years Web designers are still trapped in the structures of the past. Forget pages, linear text and other archaic vestiges of design’s print ancestry; the separation of content from presentation has already changed everything. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Yes, You Can Make Beautiful Sites with Drupal! George DeMet, Palantir.net, Inc. A panel of Web gurus will share their experiences working with creative partners and colleagues to d... READ MORE A panel of Web gurus will share their experiences working with creative partners and colleagues to develop visually stunning and highly functional Web sites using the Drupal content management platform. Learn tactical tips and tricks that will help you bend Drupal to your will and create your own beautiful sites! Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	How Gestalt Laws Inform Interface Design Michael Salamon, EffectiveUI The properties of Gestalt psychology are ever-present in today’s interfaces. Knowing how these pro... READ MORE The properties of Gestalt psychology are ever-present in today’s interfaces. Knowing how these properties affect the brain allows designers and developers to leverage the physiological and cognitive responses that are hard wired into their users. The Gestalt laws offer a fantastic set of “best practices” rooted in theory and can be easily implemented into any existing workflow. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	The Seven Rules for Great Web Application Design Robert Hoekman, Jr., Miskeeto, LLC In this lively and interactive session, Robert Hoekman, Jr., the author of “Designing the Obvious�... READ MORE In this lively and interactive session, Robert Hoekman, Jr., the author of “Designing the Obvious” and “Designing the Moment”, uses the audience to reveal the 7 essential design principles for achieving great application design and the psychology behind them. And he does it all without a single bullet point (gasp!). Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Developing Super Senses: Tools to Know Your Users Mark Trammell, Digg You know you need to do user research, but how? Should you write surveys, do focus groups, or develo... READ MORE You know you need to do user research, but how? Should you write surveys, do focus groups, or develop personas? And how do you act on what you’ve learned? We’ve been in the trenches and have concrete suggestions on what you can, and should do NOW to conduct effective user research. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Moving From Web 1.0 to Web 2.0: Skills to Stay Relevant Estelle Weyl, Evolution Technologies Targeting the webmaster with a few years of experience, we will discuss the skills required to move ... READ MORE Targeting the webmaster with a few years of experience, we will discuss the skills required to move your career from a Web 1.0 brochure site webmaster to a Web 2.0 Front End Engineer. Web 2.0 skills, including site performance, web standards, Javascript and JS libraries, development tools, sprites and CSS techniques will be discussed. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Design for Effective Advertising: Primer for UX Professionals Michael Betts, Avenue A | Razorfish Advertising has traditionally been the bane of interactive experience designers, but it doesn’t ha... READ MORE Advertising has traditionally been the bane of interactive experience designers, but it doesn’t have to be that way. You can create an excellent user experience that advertisers will flock too, and publishers will love you for it. Bringing real-world learnings, I’ll bring you up to speed on the industry’s unique language, introduce you to the players and how they think, show best-in-class executions on the web today, and give you the tools to make immediate impact on your next publisher site redesign. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Making a Successful Conversion to a CMS Joe Mildenberger, The Standard Thinking about converting your site to use a Content Management System (CMS)? What does this mean f... READ MORE Thinking about converting your site to use a Content Management System (CMS)? What does this mean for all your existing templates and pages? What changes are typically necessary to port your existing code to the new system? Plus, what are the design considerations for making a successful transition to a CMS? We'll walk through some examples and give you tips on how to make your conversion go smoothly. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Design Gets Physical: Adapting to Ubiquitous Computing Adam Connelly, Avenue A | Razorfish The age of ubiquitous computing is coming. Information input, absorption, and processing is becoming... READ MORE The age of ubiquitous computing is coming. Information input, absorption, and processing is becoming distributed from traditional digital experience platforms into more everyday and analog experience platforms. Designers must learn and adapt their skills to meet this challenge. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Stirring Things Up: Interaction Design as a Cocktail Jennifer Fraser, Corel Corporation The rise in popularity of the cocktail was a response to the mundane, the bland and the utilitarian;... READ MORE The rise in popularity of the cocktail was a response to the mundane, the bland and the utilitarian; so was the birth of interaction design. Can understanding the design of a great cocktail provide us with a tasty analogy for designing a great product? Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Thinking Outside The Box? There Is No Box! Elliot Jay Stocks, / Bryan Veloso Industry-respected designers Elliot Jay Stocks and Bryan Veloso are known for their influential crea... READ MORE Industry-respected designers Elliot Jay Stocks and Bryan Veloso are known for their influential creations that 'think outside the box'. In this dual presentation, they'll be looking at how we can innovate within the confines of the medium, and how we can draw inspiration from other media to create bold, brave, original websites. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Extreme Expression Blend for Silverlight Designers Michael Scherotter, Microsoft Corporation Learn how to push Microsoft’s Expression Blend to create amazing web apps for Silverlight. By now... READ MORE Learn how to push Microsoft’s Expression Blend to create amazing web apps for Silverlight. By now you’ve heard about Silverlight so get familiar with the design tool built for it. I’m going to take you on a tour of Expression Blend, that design tool to understand how to create rich experiences with graphics, animation, imagery, and video. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Fieldsets, Legends & Labels, Oh My! Making Forms & Surveys Accessible Chrstian Vanek, SurveyGizmo Making forms accessible is way more than just adding labels and some techniques are full of unexpect... READ MORE Making forms accessible is way more than just adding labels and some techniques are full of unexpected pitfalls. From unique disabilities to different screen readers, one size does not fit all. Learn where some conventional accessibility wisdom falls down when accessibility and usability clash. See real-world examples and tests from the perspective of both the user and the coder, and experience just what's it's like to have a web page read to you. Web / Interface Design
	1 2 3 4 5	Online Video Player Design – Best Practices Julia Debari, Avenue A | Razorfish With the proliferation of online video, both user generated and professionally generated, what are s... READ MORE With the proliferation of online video, both user generated and professionally generated, what are some ways to give the user the best experience possible? Are there certain practices that should be followed? In this talk we will explore the options available and make recommendations. Web / Interface Design

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