Rich User Experience Documentation - Beyond Static Wireframes

Starts: Tuesday November 17, 2009 at 6:00pm
Ends: Tuesday November 17, 2009 at 8:30pm
Event Type: Conference
Region: Greater Chicago Area
Location: WunderLand Group
200 W Jackson, 13th floor conference center
Chicago, IL 60606 US
Price:
Website: http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Interactive-Design-Development/calendar/11811716/
Industry: internet
Keywords: User Experience, Web Design, Information Architecture, Interactive Uxd
Intended For:
Organization: Chicago Interactive Design & Development Meetup Group

As websites are moving further away from the “page” metaphor and toward more interactive “2.0” experiences, designers are faced with moving beyond the site map and static wireframe. We need to be able to communicate more fluid interfaces and interactions. Sometimes this means documenting very detailed functionality and almost infinite “states” in a rich Internet application, or representing motion in a static medium. But it can also mean stepping back to paint a broader picture—establishing and communicating the fundamental approach for a site’s interactions—to build consensus before the detailed work begins.

This presentation by John Yesko, User Experience Lead at Roundarch, will cover several highly-visual documentation techniques, which attempt to communicate the exact right amount of information, to the right stakeholders, at the right points in the project. From presenting a high-level concept map to an executive, to producing a usable functional spec for visual designers and developers

Comments (8)

  • I have another commitment on the 17th, but if I can figure out the travel between the two locations I'd like to be there. Thanks!

    When
    Posted 18 days ago
    Author
    F J Bering, Providing technology leadership through Strategy, Innovation, and Partnership.
    02e692a
  • Need any additional presenters?

    When
    Posted 18 days ago
    Author
    Dave Meeker, Director - Emerging Technology & Co-Director of Roundarch Labs
    14c246e
  • Isn’t that more of an application functionality? The web in my mind is becoming much more about the underlying protocols rather than a browser based experience. Future specifications, including offline storage, will increase this type of behavior. Designing applications, primarily for the iPhone, is exciting because the models breakdown in interesting ways, and there is almost no way to anticipate every isuue without actually prototyping and testing.

    When
    Posted 18 days ago
    Author
    Nicholas Paredes, Mobile Interaction and Interface Designer
    0d5007a
  • Love it! It's what I spend my days struggling with! Can't wait!

    When
    Posted 17 days ago
    Author
    Joe Scarry, Project Manager, Software Application Development, Arc Technology Group
    0a77fb2
  • If it were in the Western burbs or Schaumburg/Hoffman I'd be there in a heartbeat. Downtown's kinda tough.

    When
    Posted 15 days ago
    Author
    Patti Cichon, Workflow Analyst / Project Manager
    2eaa8b0
  • i'm an advocate in documentating interactive projects using the user-centered approach not just for end-users, but also internal stakeholders. would love to learn from industry best practices that are out there. =)

    When
    Posted 15 days ago
    Author
    Vivien Park, interaction designer, installation & new media artist
    1b91e48
  • I can't attend physically but would love to attend over the internet :) Can this be live broadcast on ustream.tv? http://www.ustream.tv/get-started

    When
    Posted 10 days ago
    Author
    Caronne Carruthers-Taylor, Freelance User Experience consultant
    206da9e
  • Yes, it would be great if this were also available as a simulcast! (Too far to drive.)

    When
    Posted 8 days ago
    Author
    Doug Arnold, Sr. Graphic Designer
    3d737c0