Speakers
Jackson Wilkinson
Product Design & Engineering Leader @mjacksonwJackson is a product design and engineering leader and the Founder of Kinsights. Previously, Jackson was Director of User Experience at Posterous (acquired by Twitter), and design lead at LinkedIn. He also founded the User Experience group at Viget, a top interactive agency based in Washington, DC.
He has worked with dozens of startups, mature companies, and the White House to build engaging products that help solve real problems for real people. Jackson graduated cum laude from Bowdoin College with degrees in Philosophy and Music, and roots for the Phillies through thick and thin.
Breaking the Rules like a Pro
User experience, though perhaps the most flexibly-defined term in the industry, can be surprisingly dogmatic. Every book, blog post, and tweet tells the humble UX professional exactly how she or he should do their work, and any deviation is the mark of “unprofessional” work. Of course, the majority of these rules conflict with one another.
The thing is, high-quality work includes a liberal dose of color outside the lines. When you're putting the rules first, you're putting your users, your business, and your colleagues second. In this session, we'll take a look at when, how, and why to break the rules to unleash the best work you and your team can execute.
Maria Matveeva
UX Designer @rgbcolorMaria Matveeva is a UX designer at DockYard. She gets a kick out of finding unique use cases, but then works to solve problems efficiently. Maria’s background in art history and print design gives her a larger context for her work.
Stop guessing colors! A system for UX decisions
Picking colors is often frustrating: so many options! Art history, cultural differences, color theory, and usability inform our decisions. This presentation offers a systematic approach to color for UX design.
Roz Duffy
Senior Strategist @rozduffyRoz Duffy is a design strategist, researcher & facilitator obsessed with creating delightful experiences for humans. She is a Senior Strategist at Fastspot where she digs deep into the discovery process of projects for higher ed and cultural institutions. She loves lattes, learning new things, and the creative process.
Jennifer Brook
Design Researcher @jenniferbrookJennifer Brook is a design researcher who helps product teams do great things. She has an independent design practice in New York and teaches in SVA’s MFA of Interaction Design. Her favorite tools are magic wands and time machines.
Prototyping in the Woods: Solving Real Problems with Natural, Wearable Technology
In this wild, outdoor hands-on workshop, we’ll explore the nuances of solving human problems with open minds and bare hands. We’ll practice our research skills with interviewing, brainstorming in nature, and prototyping with found materials. We’ll utilize the outdoors as both the inspiration and source of our explorations while testing new ideas, tools, and approaches we can bring back into our own practice and add to our UX toolkit.