WordCamp Miami 2017: You Are Not Your Audience, How to Create User-Centered Design

WordCamp Miami 2017, March 24-26,2017 with nighttime scene of South Beach in the background

Though I was over 1,300 miles away, thanks to the WordCamp Miami 2017 livestream, I was able to attend their WordCamp this past weekend.

The free livestream covered both Saturday and Sunday sessions, with talks for users, designers, developers, business owners, and marketers.

I kicked off Saturday with the first content/design talk of the day, You Are Not Your Audience: How to Create User-Centered Design by Tracy Apps, which focused on using design to solve problems for your audience.

Tracy shared insights for looking at our design process and steps we can take for a more successful design project.

Here are my notes and some of the social media conversation from Tracy’s talk. Continue reading WordCamp Miami 2017: You Are Not Your Audience, How to Create User-Centered Design

Michigan World Usability Day 2016: Card Sorting to Improve Findability

Michigan State University World Usability Day 2016

Today I joined over 200 usability and user experience professionals at the 14th annual Michigan World Usability Day event at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.

One of 69 events in 22 countries around the world, the annual event was a half-day of talks focused on this year’s theme: sustainable UX.

In her Card Sorting to Improve Findability presentation, Carol Righi explained what card sorting is, how to conduct card sorting research, shared case studies, and provided practical tips for people organizing websites and applications.

Here are my notes. Continue reading Michigan World Usability Day 2016: Card Sorting to Improve Findability

World Usability Day at Michigan State University Returns November 10, 2016

Map of the midwest region of the United States, showing location of MSU World Usability Day 2016

A Michigan State University experience architect in residence, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina web accessibility advisor, and a UX research principal are among the speakers at the 14th annual World Usability Day at Michigan State University (MSU). Continue reading World Usability Day at Michigan State University Returns November 10, 2016