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Next Event: Practical insights in designing Out of Box Experiences

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Original preamble...At BarcampBrighton 2, Danny Hope gave an interesting talk about the methods he uses to design sites. He also talked about his interest in open-ness and showed pics of wireframes that he keeps on Flickr. During the discussion afterwards it became obvious that there's a lot that the Brighton design community could learn from each other, in terms of what we do and the way that we do it.

There are a multitude of digital media companies in Brighton, and many different networking groups. However, there are very few opportunities to talk in detail about design - both theory and practice. Let's see how many people we can get together to form an informal group of user experience / interaction / web designers. The aim would be to meet on a semi-regular basis - maybe using the 20x20 Pecha Kucha presentation format, maybe just bringing in problems / concepts or whatever to discuss in an atmosphere of open collaboration.

If you're interested please put down your name and feel free to add / edit bits to this wiki. If there are enough people interested then we can make the effort to organise a venue and date and make it all happen.

People


You can also subscribe to the UX Brighton Google Group.

Elsewhere

Also, the Brighton page at UXnet.org can show news and events, as another locale in the User Experience Network.

Objectives

  • Share ways of doing things
  • Share tips on processes
  • Get help / feedback / input on design problems
  • Learn new ways to do things
  • Keep up to date with best practice

Frequency

At the 1st meeting, there seemed to be a consensus that there should be planned events about once a month and ad-hoc things like crits can just sort of spring up whenever.

Possible venues

(depends on numbers / cost etc)
This stuff should probably be moved to the venues page.
  • Lighthouse
  • The Werks [+2]
  • Upstairs at The Eagle
  • The Regency Town House
  • Sussex and Brighton universities
  • Upstairs @ The Earth & Stars, or The Victory

Possible Topics


Other groups

  • Just been pointed at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/uxbrighton/ - is it alive? It has 13 members and their website has2 updates for Brighton (last summer) but 'no local ambassador' for Brighton. [Update 4/10/08: Danny Hope has just been named the new local ambassador for Brighton. It seems like the previous group is not longer active. So consider this group the official UXnet group for the area. Welcome! Check out http://uxnet.org/locales/joinus for more things you can do to connect with other locations. Keith, UXnet board.
  • There's also the Brighton UPA group - as far as I know this has been dormant for a year or so, but I (peteG) was going to try and bring that back to life.
  • Then there's also these guys - use8.net




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rosiesherry Just do it... 1 Mar 31 2008, 6:13 AM EDT by jennilloyd
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I think there will be plenty of people interested, I don't think the people above is a complete list. Bet you a fiver that if you stick an event on Upcoming it will get fully booked :)
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