http://austinux.org User experience professionals in the Austin, Texas area. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:00:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What technologies do you use in user research?  How do you best leverage these technologies? Austin UPA is hosting a panel discussion where we will discuss technologies such as Silverback, ClickTale, WebEx, VMware, Morae and UserVue.  Their strengths and weaknesses will be covered as well as the impact they had on ... http://austinux.org/2010/03/25/event-a-panel-discussion-on-user-research-technologies/ via Julie Lowe of the Austin UPA: The Austin Chapter of the Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) is looking to put together a panel discussion on user research technologies.  We’re looking for 3-4 panelists to speak on the topic.  Each panelist would provide a 5-10 minute presentation on technologies (think Balsamiq, Morae, ... http://austinux.org/2010/03/15/austin-upa-call-for-presenters-user-research-technologies/ via Jon Kolko: The Austin Center for Design exists to transform society through design and design education. This transformation occurs through the development of design knowledge directed towards all forms of social and humanitarian problems. The center explicitly tackles problems related to: Homelessness and transient housing solutions Healthcare access, affordability, and comprehension Nutrition, ... http://austinux.org/2010/02/12/austin-center-for-design/ Two design positions open: Senior User Experience Designer Senior User Experience Designers generally work on software applications end-to-end, starting with user-centered design research, client goals, and product expert recommendations to develop initial requirements in conjunction with Product Managers, and then working with Engineering to take the application through paper prototyping, interaction modeling, ... http://austinux.org/2010/01/04/jobs-2-positions-open-at-convio/ Sage is seeking a full time Interaction Designer/Software User Interface Designer for our campus in Austin, TX. You will be part of a team that is launching a new platform of web-based solutions for our award winning products. Click the link below to apply: http://careers-sage.icims.com/jobs/3044/job http://austinux.org/2009/10/27/job-at-sage-software/ How do you communicate with stakeholders?  What about developers/implementers? What do you say, and what do you not say?  How do you create buy-in and get others to share your vision and get excited about it? AustinUX and Austin UPA are hosting a panel discussion on collaboration & communication techniques that ... http://austinux.org/2009/09/14/stop-collaborate-and-listen-a-panel-discussion-about-communication/ Wednesday, July 1, Austin UX will host a panel discussing how agile development teams and UX practitioners really collaborate in the wild. The panel will begin with four, brief presentations from local practitioners, describing what does and doesn't work in there experience. Using the presentations to help frame the discussion, we'll ... http://austinux.org/2009/06/09/agileux-collaboration-in-the-wild-panel-discussion/ It's time for our monthly kvetch and munch! This Tuesday, June 9, we'll be meeting at Opal Divine's  on MoPac at 12:30 PM. Come meet local interaction designers, usability researchers, and IAs. http://austinux.org/2009/06/08/ux-austin-lunch-tue-june-9/ Hi all, we'll meet for lunch again next Tuesday, February 10th, at Opal Divine's North, at noon.  All user experience professionals in Austin are welcome! http://austinux.org/2009/02/06/next-lunch-meeting-next-tuesday-feb-10th/ Hi everyone, I'm a technical writer, and I joined AustinUX because it seems that we shouldn't forget to apply to documentation the same usability concepts that we use to improve user interfaces.  Obviously, not all of the recommendations can be ported into the documentation world exactly as intended for UIs, but ... http://austinux.org/2009/01/06/documentation-usability/