[Sigia-l] NYC IxDA Event: Why Do "Rich"? What is "Rich"?, February 22nd

[Nasir Barday]

Rich Internet Applications: Why Do "Rich"? What is "Rich"?

Presented by: David Malouf, Senior Designer,  Motorola
February 22nd, 6:30pm

Location: In Soho, full details provided on RSVP
(e-mail nyc-rsvp at ixda.org)


 About the Talk:

 There's been a lot of talk about Rich Internet Applications (RIA) over
 the last few years. When the topic was first raised through the release
 of Flash MX's change in focus from an interactive animation development
 studio, to an application development environment there was an early
 conversation about trying to define what a RIA is. Then as other players
 tried to enter the field a bit more ferociously the conversation has
 turned towards how. Not in terms in of design, but rather in terms of
 technology. Little care has been given to the more sensitive topic of
 what and why.

 In this presentation, David is going to move beyond the usual story of
 patterns, code, and tips and tricks, and talk more about aesthetics,
 experience design, brand, and total environmental context of use. He's
 going to layer those elements over a discussion around trying to define
 "richness" in the context of general application design and then try to
 apply it to a continuum of various types of computer and network based
 solutions.

 David has given this talk at the UI12 conference and will soon be
 appearing at the IA Summit 2007. He is offering the talk to us at this
 free IxDA event. If you can't catch David's talk at those two venues, be
 sure to join us at this event and have some RIA fun!


About David

David Malouf is currently a Sr. Designer of User Experiences at
Motorola's Enterprise Mobility Group where he currently designs
enterprise applications for managing mobile devices, as well as concept
applications for mobile devices using technologies like RFID and GPS.
David is also the current VP of the Interaction Design Association and
one of its primary founders. Previous to his new role at Motorola, David
was Manager of User Experience at IntraLinks where he directed and
managed user experience design of a Rich Internet Application for a
hosted content management and distribution system. David has also done
similar work for Documentum, BMG, EMI, AT&T, and a host of others. David
is also an avid blogger on the topic of RIAs and other relevant
interaction design topics at http://synapticburn.com/ .


To attend this talk and get location details, please RSVP to nyc-rsvp at ixda.org.


  As always, if you are interested in getting involved with the NYC IxDA,
  please e-mail us at nyc at ixda.org, or visit our web site at
  http://www.ixda.org.