Live, Vast and Deep: Web-native Information Visualization
Taught by Tom Carden and Michal Migurski of Stamen Design.
Information visualization as a field is moving out of the research lab and into our everyday lives, helping us make sense of the abundant data we produce. Tools like the Java-based Processing environment are emerging to enable designers to rapidly prototype graphical sketches of data, to look for patterns, and to ask new kinds of questions…
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Design is Made of People
Taught by Sarah Nelson and Julia Houck-Whitaker.
The role of the designer is changing. Increasingly, designers need to work closely with content experts, business stakeholders, developers, and others who, while not necessarily trained as designers, have a critical role to play in the design process. Skills in facilitation, visualization, and work session design can be a [...]
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Making Thinking Tangible
Too often good ideas remained trapped in people’s heads or, at best, written up in reports. Todd Wilkens will share techniques for getting these ideas out of your heads and into tangible forms on walls, tables, posterboard, and the like, not only making it easier to share with others, but leading to better design.
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Quick and Easy Flash Prototyping
Taught by Alexa Andrzejewski.
Does the idea of working with Flash seem daunting? Do you know a little Flash but aren’t sure how to apply it to your interaction design work? This workshop offers the impetus, skills and inspiration you need to get started with Flash prototyping. Come and learn how to bring your wireframes to [...]
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Beyond Wireframes – Making Interactive Sketches
Wireframes are insufficient when designing for rich interactivity. Luckily, there are many tools to quickly build interactive sketches. Dan Harrelson will introduce a number of approaches. You will identify what type of interactivity is needed for your audience and work through exercises to show of your concepts. The workshop will finish with a demonstration of [...]
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San Francisco, CA 94105
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