MoMo Ann Arbor May 2nd Visual Design for Mobile
Posted on: February 27, 2011 – Filed under: Ann Arbor
A great user interface is essential to acceptance and adoption of any system. While the rules of great design still apply, the small touch screen adds new constraints that don’t exist on other platforms. During this session, we’ll explore some of the key design principles and how they apply in this environment. Whether it be color, size, shape, visual cues, icons, metaphors, real-world equivalents, the user has expectations about how an app will work. We’ll also discuss not only how to meet these expectations, but also exceed and even delight the user with design.
Agenda:
- 6:15 – Networking
- ~ 6:30 – Featured Company – VizChef – an all-visual cookbook for the iPad (http://www.vizchef.co…)
- ~ 6:45 – Visual Design For Mobile – Tom Crawford
- ~ 7:30 – Attendee Introductions and networking
Presenter Bios:
Tom Crawford is the Owner and Principal of VizNetwork, providing education and hands-on experiences for leaders who need to solve problems and communicate more effectively. Before starting the current business, he was CEO of VizThink, an organization dedicated to the creation of a sustainable, global community of people who use any form of the visual arts for learning and communication.
He spent 6 years at Root Learning starting the e-Learning team. Root’s strong use of art and metaphor introduced him to the power of visualization for learning and communication. Through extensive experimentation and testing with customers such as Blockbuster, Pepsi, and Bank of America, he developed extensive theories on interactivity, engagement, and visualization. In the past several years, Tom has run workshops on learning, simulations, visualization, and communication all over the world for thousands of people. He is a well-respected and often requested speaker for organizations of all shapes and sizes. He has recerntly released an all-visual cookbook for the iPad called VizChef.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 – USA
Monday, May 2 at 6:30 PM