[Sigia-l] Reminder: IxDA NYC Event This Thursday: Why Do "Rich"? What is "Rich"?

[Nasir Barday]

A quick note-- the location in the announcements for this event should
be listed as "Midtown Manhattan" instead of "SoHo." A minor point, but
big enough to matter :-).

Thanks,
- Nasir


On 2/21/07, Nasir Barday <nasir at userlicious.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Just a reminder to get your RSVPs in for this Thursday's IxDA NYC
> Event: "Why Do "Rich"? What is "Rich"?" presented by David Malouf.
>
> - Nasir
>
>
> ------------------------
>
> 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.
>