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2021 - UX conferences and workshops

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UXLx Masters 2021 (Online)

February 10 - February 12

Online

€295

World Class Designers Conference 2021 (Online)

February 18 - February 19

Online

USD200

UXRConf Anywhere 2021 (Online)

February 24 - February 26

Online

USD99

The UX Conference 2021 (Online)

March 1 - March 2

Online

£29

UXDX APAC Conference 2021 (Online)

March 4 - March 5

Online

Canvas Conference 2021 (Online)

March 15 - March 18

Online

£149

UX Copenhagen 2021 (Online)

March 25 - March 26

Online

USD815

UX Days Tokyo 2020 (Tokyo, Japan)

March 26 - March 28

Tosho Grand Hall, Marunouchi Nijubashi Building, 3 Chome-2-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo, 100-0005 Japan + Google Map

JPY53784

UX Istanbul 2021 (Online)

April 6 - April 9

Online

850Turkish lira

Information Architecture Conference 2021 (Online)

April 28 - April 30

Online

UX London 2020 (London, UK)

May 1 - May 3

Trinity Laban, Laban Theatre 30 Creekside

London, SE8 3DW United Kingdom + Google Map

£1350

From Business to Buttons 2021 (Stockholm, Sweden)

May 5 - May 7

Cirkus Arena & Restaurang, Djurgårdsslätten 43-45

Stockholm, 115 21 Sweden + Google Map

€799

Confab 2021 (Online)

May 5 - May 7

Online

USD995

CHI 2021 (Yokohama, Japan / Online)

May 8 - May 13

Yokoma

Online

Graphics Interface 2021 (Online)

May 27 - May 28

Online

Interact London 2021 (London, United Kingdom)

October 14

The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road

London, SW7 5BD United Kingdom + Google Map

£229.36

Chindogu: The Art of Un-useless Inventions

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

Howstuffworks

Meet chindogu, the art and craft of inventing things that are (almost) useless but a whole lot of fun. How useless? Take invention No. 189 from the exhibit halls of the International Chindogu Society: the AC Free Charger. It recharges a rechargeable battery ... using power from 12 other batteries. Or invention No. 341, The Sock Closet. It's just what it sounds like. A tiny closet for your socks. There are loads more chindogu pieces that take inventing to a whole new level.

chindogu.com

The best UX and design events in 2020

By Fabricio Teixeira

A comprehensive list for designers who are looking for design events, meetups, and conferences to attend this year.

Alert: due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most events have been canceled or shifted to remote. Check the organizer's website to get the latest updates.

January

Group
January 6-8, 2020 ✈ Sanibel Island, Florida, United States

In/Visible Talks
January 16, 2020 ✈ San Francisco, California, United States

DesignTO
January 17-26, 2020 ✈ Toronto, Canada

UXCamp DC
January 18, 2020 ✈ Washington DC, United States

Awwwards Conference Tokyo
January 23-24, 2020 ✈ Tokyo, Chiyoda, Japan

New Adventures
January 23, 2020 ✈ Nottingham, United Kingdom

International Conference on MSIVISM
January 29-31, 2020 ✈ Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

February

Chief Customer Officers
February 5-6, 2020 ✈ Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Pause Fest
February 5-7, 2020 ✈ Melbourne, Australia

Interaction 20
February 7-20, 2020 ✈ Milan, Italy

Outcome
February 8, 2020 ✈ Chandigarh, India

TEI: International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
February 9-13, 2020 ✈ Sydney, Australia

Australian Accessibility Conference
February 11-13, 2020 ✈ Victoria Park, Australia

UXistanbul Conference
February 18, 2020 ✈ Istanbul, Turkey

Awwwards Conference
February 20-21, 2020 ✈ Amsterdam, Netherlands

User Experience Hong Kong
“With recent disruptive events in Hong Kong this conference is on hold but we hope to announce some supporting events in 2020" ✈ Hong Kong, China

UXI Live
February 23-24, 2020 ✈ Rishon Lezion, Israel

ProfsoUX
February 28, 2020 ✈ St. Petersburg, Russia

Interaction Design Education Summit
February 29-March 1, 2020 ✈ Milan, Italy

March

The UX Conference
March 2-3, 2020 ✈ London, England

ConveyUX
March 3-5, 2020 ✈ Seattle, Washington, United States

Service Design in Government
March 4-6, 2020 ✈ Edinburgh, Scotland

Leading Design
March 4-6, 2020 ✈ San Francisco, California, United States

International Conference on SETECEC
March 10-13, 2020 ✈ Venice, Italy

NO/BS Conference
March 11-12, 2020 ✈ Melbourne, Australia

Deliver Conference
March 12, 2020 ✈ Manchester, United Kingdom

SXSW
March 13-22, 2020 ✈ Austin, Texas, United States

CHIIR
March 14-18, 2020 ✈ Vancouver, Canada

Booster Conference
March 18-20, 2020 ✈ Bergen, Norway

Design Research
March 18-20, 2020 ✈ Melbourne, Australia

Perth UX Camp
March 19-20, 2020 ✈ Perth, Australia

Ignite UX
March 24, 2020 ✈ Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Advancing Research
March 30-April 1, 2020 ✈ New York City, New York, United States

UX Copenhagen
March 30-31, 2020 ✈ Copenhagen, Denmark

AIGA Design Conference
March 30-April 1, 2020 ✈ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

April

UIArchConf
April 1-3, 2020 ✈ New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Creative South
April 2-4, 2020 ✈ Columbus, Georgia, United States

Offset
April 3-5, 2020 ✈ Dublin, Ireland

UX Insight
April 6-8, 2020 ✈ Breda, The Netherlands

University of Illinois Web Conference
April 8-9, 2020 ✈ Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States

UX Days Tokyo
April 10, 2020 ✈ Tokyo, Japan

An Event Apart
April 13-15, 2020 ✈ Washington DC, United States

Digital Thinking
April 14–17, 2020 ✈ Austin, Texas, United States

Health Experience Design Conference
April 14-15, 2020 ✈ Boston, Massachusetts, United States

IAC Information Architecture Conference
April 14-18, 2020 ✈ New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Customer Experience Strategies Summit
April 16-17, 2020 ✈ Toronto, Canada

UX STRAT
April 20-21, 2020 ✈ Singapore

SmashingConf
April 21-22, 2020 ✈ San Francisco, California, United States

UX Healthcare
April 22-24, 2020 ✈ London, United Kingdom

OFFF
April 23-25, 2020 ✈ Barcelona, Spain

CHI
April 25-30, 2020 ✈ Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Beyond Tellerrand
April 27-29, 2020 ✈ Düsseldorf, Germany

Ergonomics & Human Factors
April 27-29, 2020 ✈ Stratford, United Kingdom

May

Pixel Up
May 4-6, 2020 ✈ Cape Town, South Africa

From Business to Buttons
May 6-8, 2020 ✈ Stockholm, Sweden

An Event Apart
May 11-13, 2020 ✈ Seattle, Washington, United States

Camp Digital
May 13, 2020 ✈ Manchester, United Kingdom

GamesUR
May 14, 2020 ✈ Montreal, Canada

UXConf BR
May 15-16, 2020 ✈ Porto Alegre, Brazil

UX Salon
May 17-18, 2020 ✈ Tel Aviv, Israel

Confab
May 17-20, 2020 ✈ Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

UXLx User Experience Lisbon
May 19-22, 2020 ✈ Lisbon, Portugal

ACE!
May 20-22, 2020 ✈ Kraków, Poland

Digital Health and Care Congress
May 20-21, 2020 ✈ London, United Kingdom

Ecommerce Design Summit
May 20-21, 2020 ✈ London, United Kingdom

UX London
May 27-29, 2020 ✈ London, United Kingdom

DesignOps Global Conference
May 28-29, 2020 ✈ Manchester, United Kingdom

Front UX & Product Management
May 28-29, 2020 ✈ Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

UX Camp Europe
May 30-31, 2020 ✈ Berlin, Germany

June

POLISHOPA Design Thinking Conference
June 1-4, 2020 ✈ Bydgoszcz, Poland

Fluxible
June 1-7, 2020 ✈ Ontario, Canada

UX Research Conference
June 3-5, 2020 ✈ Toronto, Canada

99U
June 3-5, 2020 ✈ New York City, New York, United States

By Design
June 6, 2020 ✈ Bratislava, Slovakia

SmashingConf
June 9-10, 2020 ✈ Austin, Texas, United States

Enterprise Experience
June 10-12, 2020 ✈ San Francisco, California, United States

UX Scotland
June 10-12, 2020 ✈ Edinburgh, Scotland

Experience Fighters
June 10-11, 2020 ✈ Madrid, Spain

Pixel Pioneers Bristol
June 12, 2020 ✈ Bristol, United Kingdom

IMX Interactive Media Experiences
June 17-19, 2020 ✈ Barcelona, Spain

The Next Web
June 18-19, 2020 ✈ Amsterdam, Netherlands

UXPA
June 23-25, 2020 ✈ Baltimore, Maryland, United States

UX Healthcare
June 24-26, 2020 ✈ Amsterdam, Netherlands

User Research London
June 26, 2020 ✈ London, United Kingdom

An Event Apart
June 29-July 1, 2020 ✈ Boston, Massachusetts, United States

UX STRAT
June 29-July 1, 2020 ✈ Amsterdam, Netherlands

July

HCI International

July 19-24, 2020 ✈ Copenhagen, Denmark

UX Research & Insights Summit

July 21-23, 2020 ✈ Boston, Massachusetts, United States

August

An Event Apart

August 17-19, 2020 ✈ Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Beyond Tellerrand

August 24-27, 2020 ✈ Berlin, Germany

UX Australia

August 25-28, 2020 ✈ Melbourne, Australia

September

SmashingConf

September 7-8, 2020 ✈ Freiburg, Germany

UX Healthcare

September 17-18, 2020 ✈ Frankfurt, Germany

Design Matters

September 23-24, 2020 ✈ Copenhagen, Denmark

October

An Event Apart

October 5-7, 2020 ✈ Orlando, Florida, United States

MobileHCI

October 5-8, 2020 ✈ Oldenburg, Germany

Canvas Conference

October 8, 2020 ✈ Birmingham, United Kingdom

UXDX Conference

October 8-9, 2020 ✈ Dublin, Ireland

UX-DAY

October 14-16, 2020 ✈ Mannheim, Germany

Amuse UX Conference

October 16, 2020 ✈ Budapest, Hungary

Smashing Conference

October 20-21, 2020 ✈ New York City, New York, United States

World Usability Congress

October 20-21, 2020 ✈ Graz, Austria

Interaction Latin America

To be confirmed, 2020 ✈ San Jose, Costa Rica

November

Beyond Tellerrand

November 2-4, 2020 ✈ Munich, Germany

Web Summit

November 2-5, 2020 ✈ Lisbon, Portugal

December

An Event Apart

December 14-16, 2020 ✈ San Francisco, California, United States

30+ Logo Stats and Facts – New Fortune 500 List Research

by Andrea Schlottman

Just how much do you know about logos?

There are so many “best practices” in logo design that it’s easy to get lost in all that knowledge. But even the most experienced designers and biggest brand enthusiasts among us can always learn something new.

That’s why we’ve done the research and are here to shake things up with the most up-to-date logo statistics from the Fortune 500 list.

Along with insights from our own data analysis, we’ll be sharing statistics, interesting trends, and fun facts about logos and branding. Busy CEO, in-house marketer, or even freelancer, you’re sure to find something that will help you grow your brand and boost your business.

Current Logo Design Trends from Top Companies

Successful logo design is a balance between fitting in and standing out, adhering to best practices without getting too generic. So how do the most successful companies in the world achieve this tricky design balance? Let’s look at the numbers to find out.

We compiled the following logo statistics by analyzing companies from the 2019 Fortune 500 list.

1. Combination Logos Rule the Field

We divided the Fortune 500 logos into seven distinct types to see which logo style is most popular.

7 types of logos

And the findings are pretty clear: combination logos rule! Of these top 500 companies, over 60% use combination logos.

The full breakdown is as follows:

Combination logos – 307
Wordmarks – 155
Lettermarks – 24
Emblems – 12
Abstract icons – 1
Pictorial icons – 1

Which logo types do Fortune 500 companies use?

It’s no surprise that combination logos are so popular. By including both a wordmark and an icon, combination logos are incredibly versatile – allowing companies to use the icon, the text, or the full combination depending on the context of the logo.

In case you’re curious, the two companies that generally use stand-alone icons? They’re none other than Nike (abstract icon) and Apple (pictorial icon). No wordmark needed here!

2. The Most Popular Color Is Blue

Among Fortune 500 companies, blue is the top logo color by far, accounting for nearly 40% of the entire list.

3. When Combining Colors, Two Is Standard

4. Black and Red Is the Top Combination

5. Other Color Combinations Are More Unique

6. What About Gradients?

7. Sans Serif Fonts Are In

8. To Capitalize or Not to Capitalize?

A Look at Rebranding and Logo Redesign

1. Why Companies Rebrand

2. Famous Logo Rebrands

3. Infamous Logo Rebrands

4. How Consumers React to Logo Redesigns

5. No Redesign Here: Tried-and-True Logos

The Logo Design Industry

1. Agencies Are Still a Big Player

2. But Big Agencies Are Too Costly for Most Small Businesses

3. In-House Design Happens, Too

4. Freelancing Platforms Are Growing

5. Crowdsourcing: Not New but Popular

6. Vector Graphics Software

7. DIY Logo Makers Are Getting Better

8. What About Stock Photos?

The Logo/Graphic Design Industry

1. Self-Employment Is King

2. Agencies Are Going Flexible, Too

3. Job Growth Will Be Digital

4. Formal Education vs. Skill-Based Training

The Target Audience

1. First Impressions Happen Faster Than You Think

2. Consistent Branding Matters

3. Color, Color, Color!

4. Shape Matters, Too

5. Symmetrical vs. Asymmetrical Logos

6. How Memorable Are Famous Logos?

7. Consumers’ Memory of Color

Future Projections: Logo Design Moving Forward

1. Technology Will Drive Changes

2. Rise of Animation

3. Importance of Dynamic Logos

More Fun Facts About Logos

1. Oldest Trademarked Logos

2. Can You Trademark a Color?

3. Most Expensive Logos in the World

4. Salvador Dali, Logo Designer?

5. Most Prolific Logo Designer

The refrigerator top freezer handle

by Spencer Edwards

I was recently cooking food with my girlfriend, and she goes into the fridge to pull out something. Next thing I knew, BAM and “AAHHH” were the sounds ringing in my ears. She had stood up and smashed her head on the freezer handle of the refrigerator. After a string of unmentionable words from her, I told her I’d blog about this.

How many of us have felt this same, unbearable pain? Why, does this keep happening? WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? Well, the issue here is two things (besides the worst head pain ever): memory and placement. The handle is placed at a point where our short-term memory will completely forget about it.

When we kneel down to reach for something, we have the inclination to look around us to see if we are in a “safe zone”. Once we have identified the area as “safe” we proceed into doing what we initially set out to do.

At this point, our minds are focused on what our goal is now and have pushed out that short term memory that initial “safe zone”. The resulting factor is a head-splitting headache and a string of bad words.

This design does not understand how users think. We as designers need to fully understand the process of which users take use of our products. This includes their thought process. The design of this refrigerator does not take into account how users’ minds function, and it sometimes results in a very frustrated user.

Again, we can avoid this by understanding our users’ needs and goals.

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How do you open the refrigerator?

by Michael J. Darnell

At my new job there is a refrigerator where employees put their lunches. The first time I tried to open the refrigerator I didn't see a handle on the front, but I found one on the left side of the door. (See arrow.) I pulled on the handle, but the door would not open. I thought maybe the refrigerator door had a really strong seal, so I pulled harder. I pulled so hard the whole refrigerator started moving! Someone standing nearby told me, "It opens from the other side. I had the same problem when I first tried to open it."

I looked on the right side of the refrigerator and sure enough, there was a handle there too! When I pulled on that handle, the refrigerator door opened easily.

Apparently, the refrigerator door was designed so it could be hinged on either the left or the right side. Thus, handles were put on both sides. However, people only expect to see one handle on a refrigerator door. When the handle doesn't work, they assume the door is stuck or locked.

Design suggestion

It would be best to put a handle on the front of a refrigerator door so that it can be easily seen. On a reversible door with handles on both sides of the door, there should be a way of removing or concealing the handle on the hinged side. There should not be visible handles on both sides!

Why Is Bad User Experience Design Still A Thing?

by Emily Sokolow

The other day I decided to set up two relatively common household products: (1) a wireless router and (2) a portable steamer. The instruction manuals and the resulting experiences of each setup couldn’t have been more different. Can you guess which required more energy, brain power and patience?

Ding ding ding ding ding! It was the steamer!

Why did setting up an appliance with mechanical engineering akin to a kitchen kettle feel like preparing a space shuttle launch…while a device manufactured by a cable company took five minutes with zero aggravation or ambiguity? The answer: User Experience design.

Good UX: The Router Setup

Setting up routers used to involve sitting on the phone with the cable company and wishing it was somebody else’s job. Now it’s as simple as flipping open a glossy, single-page pamphlet and following clear, colorful diagrams placed alongside highly legible text.

There was even some witty Easter Egg copy as if a real human being wrote it and not just a systems engineer:

Relax? No problem! In fact, when the blinking lights stopped flashing after just two minutes, I felt like a technical genius.

Bad UX: The Steamer

The steamer was another story. A list of 14 steps with essentially no visual hierarchy made it nearly impossible to skim for the most important information: how to avoid burning yourself. In fact, this nugget is all the way at the bottom of list item 13, below a mountainous, monotonous section of text. “The water in the reservoir can severely burn skin.”

Seriously?!

The visual aid stresses the importance of moving the steamer up and down. This doesn’t seem like the most important and/or complicated piece of information for a user to grasp.

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Here’s how I would have written this information:

Before You Begin:

1. DO NOT fill with water past the max line.

2. DO NOT tilt the steamer back and forth or water will drip out.

Use an up-down motion, not too long in the same spot.

3. When you’re done OR need a refill, unplug.

Wait 5 minutes after unplugging for unit to cool before handling.

STEP 1: Fill steamer with water.

- Twist reservoir cap clockwise to open.

- Add tap water up to the maximum line. Do not overfill.

- Replace reservoir cap and twist counter-clockwise to close.

STEP 2: Turn on device.

- Plug device into power outlet and press ON.

- When on, the switch will light up.

- Wait 2-3 minutes for unit to heat up.

STEP 3: Steam clothing.

- Always keep unit in an upright position.

- Point steam holes at wrinkled fabric. Move steamer in an up-down direction.

- For best results, pull fabric firmly in place while steaming.

STEP 4: Unplug and allow to cool before handling.

- Even after turned off, any water inside the unit will remain boiling hot.

- Wait 5 minutes before handling.

- Once cool, empty excess water and replace cap.

- Store in a cool, dry place.

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People who buy portable steamers value convenience. It should be easier to assemble. My revision lists key safety concerns at the top followed by a logical order of steps, told in fewer words.

source: emsok

Design Critiques

About IXD@Pratt

IXD@Pratt is a collection of articles about User Experience and its related disciplines. The website is maintained by faculty and students at Pratt Institute’s School of Information and all content is written by students, alumni, and faculty associated with the Master of Science in Information Experience Design and User Experience (UX) Advanced Certificate programs.

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New York, NY 10011-7301

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Examples 2019

Design Critique: MYmta (iPhone app)

Source: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mymta/id1297605670?mt=8

Introduction
The MYmta iPhone app is a travel app designed to provide relevant information related to New York City’s many public transit options: subways, buses, LIRR and Metro-North rail services, and the Access-A-Ride program. The app allows for real-time scheduling and service changes, as well as personalized settings and trip planning, and station accessibility information.

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Design Critique: Netflix (Desktop App)

Fig 1.1 – Before signing into Netflix

Netflix is a major streaming service that allows users to watch TV shows, movies, animations and more. It has so much entertainment that you can never say, there is nothing to watch. In order to use Netflix, the new user could start with a one month free trial (which they can cancel anytime) or subscribe by paying monthly. The app itself is free, which is available in mobile, tablet and desktop versions.

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Design Critique: Notes (iPhone App)

The iOS built-in Notes app empowers users’ note taking capability by providing seamless synchronization feature, supporting multimedia input/insert, and even integrating the sketch feature to simulate the analog note-taking experience. This article would critique the Notes App based on some usability factors mentioned by Don Norman’s book- The Design of Everyday Things.

25+ Epic Design Fails

25+ Epic Design Fails That Are So Bad We Can’t Believe They Actually Happened

I Don’t Even Have Words For This

This Gray-Scale Pie Chart

I Felt Quite Lost In China, But Fortunately, I Found This Sign

Human Traffic Jams

and many more examples

photofunonline.com

Epic Design Fails That Are So Bad, We Can’t Believe They Actually Happened

Nothing Like The Smell Of Coffee And A Good Eye-Stab In The Morning

I Was Looking For A Soap Dispenser Labeled “Ketchup” With A Picture Of Grapes

That’s Gonna Be An Easy Ride

and many more examples

photofunonline.com

Best Conferences for UX Researchers 2019

by Ania Mastalerz

Conferences for UX Researchers 2019

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130+ Upcoming UX, Usability, and UI Conferences in 2019

Upcoming UX, Usability, and UI Conferences in 2019

Looking to update your knowledge and connect with other professionals at UX Conferences in 2019? Here’s the list so far for UX Conferences including user experience, design, usability and UI topics announced around the world with many more that we’re tracking waiting to announce their 2019 dates. Find the right conference that meets your needs: focus topics, timing, location or cost.

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