Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Networking: 5:30pm to 6pm
Seminar: 6pm to 7:30pm
The doors will be locked after 6pm!

RSVP

Positive RSVPs only please: rsvp@vanue.com

Session abstract

The importance of a great user experience has never been as important as it is today. Users expect to be able to just pick up the newest gadget or piece of software and be able to figure it out with ease. The role of user experience professional is dead. Everyone from the marketing team to the intern-developer must be a user experience professional to make a successful product.

It has been said that it takes 10 years to create successful software, does our current understanding of user experience fit within this model? How does the user experience actually get defined and who has the power to change it? How can the user experience get shaped in a more iterative and evolutionary way?

Through the lens of releasing a social software application and moving from consultant to product owner, this talk explores current user experience methodologies as well as lessons learned through web application release and management.

Our speaker

Greg Bell is a passionate geek who is obsessed with social media, web startups, user experience and web development. Greg is the co-founder and Chief Technical Geek at Orange Peel Media, a web and product development shop specializing in social media and web applications.

Orange Peel’s flagship product is a social network for web designers called ScrnShots. ScrnShots was started in Greg’s free time just over a year ago while working as a User Experience Designer. Since launching in May, ScrnShots has grown to be a strong network for designers to share, store and discuss web and interaction design.

Location: VFS (Vancouver Film School)

The VFS Digital Design campus is located at 420 Homer Street between Pender and W. Hastings. Enter through the side door on the east side of Homer Street. The event will take place in Theatre 1 accessible from the main foyer.

Our Sponsors

Location Sponsor: VFS
VFS has been supported VanUE since our inception and we would like to thank them for their continued generosity!!