[Sigia-l] IxDA NYC: Second Annual Interaction Design Studio, Thursday, October 16th

[MJ Broadbent]

SECOND ANNUAL INTERACTION DESIGN STUDIO

You are invited to join the New York IxDA community for a hands-on,  
interactive design studio evening.

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RSVP: See special instructions below
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Last fall we launched our very first Studio event, which was a lot of  
fun and gave us a chance to practice design together, sharing our  
experience as a diverse group. (More about last year’s event here: http://tinyurl.com/3362rx) 
  The second annual IxD Studio will be a similar format: a one-hour  
design exercise addressed from within small breakout groups, followed  
by a constructive group critique led by Liya Zheng and Jeanine Harriman.

The exercise has been designed to help you explore:

-- The design of information in a ubiquitous medium

-- The intersections of the UX disciplines we know as Information  
Architecture, Interaction Design, and Service Design

Through participation in this studio, you will:

-- Refine your current design techniques and gain exposure to new ones

-- Understand the thinking behind the various concepts presented by  
the rest of the group, identifying opportunities and directions to  
further your own designs

-- Gain insights into how to build a constructive studio environment  
to support your work; where critiques may be used to advance design  
concepts and practices.

Because of the collaborative nature of this workshop we encourage  
participants with a wide variety of background and skill levels; a  
diverse group maximizes the potential for participants to learn from  
each other.

WHEN
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Refreshments will be served courtesy of Roundarch, our wonderful host

WHERE
Roundarch
111 Broadway, 15th floor
New York, NY 10006
(212) 909-2300
http://www.roundarch.com
Sorry, no walk-ins can be admitted; RSVP below

MATERIALS FEE
$15 will be collected from all participants at the event: please bring  
cash or check (payable to IxDA)

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RSVP

SPACE IS LIMITED DUE TO THE SPECIAL NATURE OF THIS EVENT!

Here's how it will work:

-- The first 35 people to respond will reserve their place in the  
Studio; confirmation email will be sent. 

IMPORTANT: By signing up for this event, you are accepting  
responsibility to attend -- or -- to give cancellation notice (24- 
hours minimum) so someone else can attend in your place.

-- The next 25 people to respond will be placed on a waiting list --  
in the order they were received -- and will be notified by email and  
phone if/when a place becomes available.

-- Each person wishing to attend must respond individually. Sorry, you  
cannot register someone else. No guests or walk-ins can be permitted  
at this event.

-- If you'd like to participate, please SEND YOUR FULL NAME and  
DAYTIME TELEPHONE to: nyc.ixda at gmail.com

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ABOUT OUR STUDIO FACILITATORS

Jeanine Harriman

As a lead designer at Liquidnet, Jeanine Harriman specializes in  
envisioning and designing world-class user experiences. Jeanine  
previously worked as a designer at Netscape and Cooper, and held  
senior-level positions at Avenue A | Razorfish and Symantec. Jeanine  
also taught a popular User Experience design class for the Design and  
Communication Arts program of the UCLA Extension.

Liya Zheng

Liya currently leads the design of Liquidnet’s equity management  
products. Previously, she worked at Respironics, a leader in the  
respiratory medical space, and helped them establish an internal  
Experience Design capability. Liya started her career at Rockstar  
Games where her interest in storytelling with interactive media was  
rooted. Liya’s passion in teaching and the design process has led her  
to design and facilitate workshops for designers and non-designers  
alike. She has conducted this design workshop in the U.S. and in China.