Developing Software That Doesn’t Suck: A Master Class on User Experience Design with David Platt

This event requires registration: http://developerfocus.com/kurskalenderoversikt.aspx?cat=1052&id=170382&kursid=175562

This class teaches developing a user interface by starting from the user, not the toolkit. Who is your user population? How can you represent those people in a manner that your mind can easily grasp (personas)? What problems do they need to solve, and what would they consider the characteristics of a good solution (user stories)? How can you tell when you’ve gotten it right (usability testing, program instrumentation)? What happens when easy-to-use programs meet security requirements? And finally, how do we put on a final layer of polish (JMIGA?)? These principles apply equally to desktop, web and mobile device interfaces.