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I’m excited to be registered for UPA 2012. Lots of great user research presentations, but also more on UX and Design in general than I’ve seen in the past. (It’s been a while…) Curious who else is going… Let me know: borenmt at ldschurch org !

posted by ted 3 hours ago

Jared Spool is giving a free presentation titled “Anatomy of a Design Decision” in three cities: Portland (April 13), Seattle (April 15), and Minneapolis (April 28). (Pre-registration is required, but free. Beware the maps, however—as a University of Washington alumnus, I noticed that the Seattle location is off by a few miles.)

Assuming this is a version of his presentation at UIE, this is worth your while if you’re in one of those areas. Here’s his summary: “The best designs come from not one, but hundreds of well-made decisions. The worst designs arise out of hundreds of poorly-made decisions. All that stands between you and a great design is the quality of your decisions. Where do they come from?”

posted by ted on Monday, Mar 28, 2011

Several of us will be attending UI13 in Boston this next week. If you are attending as well, keep an eye out for our ugly mugs (except the girls of course) and make sure to say hi. We’d love to meet any other LDS designers in the community (or non-LDS that follow us), and you know… we are always hiring so ask about how what it’s like to work for the church or whatever else you want to ask :)

posted by aaron on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008

“Where’s the web conference called Web Fight Night? I see a big market opportunity.”
37s’ Jason Fried, in Web Conferences: Where’s the Outrage?

posted by jason on Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008

The List

Looking for inspiration? Craving instruction? Bored and need something to read? Look no further; here is the Official NorthTemple Uber List of Inspirational Instructional Books, Conferences, and other stuff. Enjoy!

Conferences/Workshops
Edward Tufte
An Event Apart

Design, Usability, and Software Development Books
The Design of Everyday Things
Author: Don Norman

The Inmates are Running the Asylum
Author: Alan Cooper

Designing with Web Standards
Author: Jeffrey Zeldman

Getting Real
Author: 37Signals

Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications and Clever Devices
Author: Dan Saffer

Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design
Author: Jenifer Tidwell

Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design
Author: Robert Hoekman Jr.

Defensive Design for the Web
Author: 37signals, Matthew Linderman, Jason Fried

Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design
Author: Andy Clarke, Molly E. Holzschlag

Bulletproof Web Design
Author: Dan Cederholm

CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions
Author: Andy Budd, Simon Collison, Cameron Moll

Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
Author: Steve Krug

The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web
Author: Jesse James Garrett

Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design
Author: William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler

The Elements of Typographic Style
Author: Robert Bringhurst

Business
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box
Author: The Arbinger Institute

Small Is The New Big
Author: Seth Godin

Religion
The Standard Works
Conference Talks

To Draw Closer to God
Author: Henry B. Eyring

The Lord’s Way
Author: Dallin H. Oaks

Temple And Cosmos
Author: Hugh Nibley

Literature
Les Miserables
The Lord of the Rings
Ender’s Series

Blogs and Magazines
Authentic Boredom
456 Berea Street
Subtraction
A List Apart
Speak Up
Brand New
Design Observer
Boxes and Arrows
UX Magazine
UX Matters
Vitamin
Core77
Get Results Blog
Signal vs. Noise
Trizle

Reference
The Elements of Typographic Style applied to the Web
John Maeda’s Laws of Simplicity
UI Garden

Professional Organizations
Interaction Design Association
AIGA

posted by rick on Monday, Jun 25, 2007