Upcoming UX Training & Workshops 2013

User Experience Design Essentials (June 19-21, 2013)

New York, New York USA

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This 3 day course—targeted specifically at software professionals who aren’t experienced designers—will give you the practical essentials for -Using an efficient, user-centered design process -UI design principles and guidelines -Making a design intuitive, simple, and delightful -Mobile design, and how it different from desktop design -Designing tasks, task flows, and pages -Effective prototyping -Evaluating designs, giving and receiving effective feedback -Performing informal usability studies

Course cost is $1800, with an “early bird” discount of $200 up to 45 days before the class. Discounts available for groups of three or more from the same company.

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UXSG Conference 2013 (June 27-28, 2013)

Singapore

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An event for everyone to connect, share and learn from each other across different disciplines and culture, who are interested and passionate about designing great experiences for people and business for a better world for all.

Early Bird Conference Pass available by 8 Mar 2013.

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User Experience Design Essentials (July 8-10, 2013)

Durham, North Carolina USA

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This 3 day course—targeted specifically at software professionals who aren’t experienced designers—will give you the practical essentials for -Using an efficient, user-centered design process -UI design principles and guidelines -Making a design intuitive, simple, and delightful -Mobile design, and how it different from desktop design -Designing tasks, task flows, and pages -Effective prototyping -Evaluating designs, giving and receiving effective feedback -Performing informal usability studies

Course cost is $1800, with an “early bird” discount of $200 up to 45 days before the class. Discounts available for groups of three or more from the same company.

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push.workshop "Sketching Interfaces" (July 12, 2013)

Munich, Germany

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Interface Design / Sketching / Prototyping training with Eva-Lotta Lamm of Google. A hands-on session to improve your sketching skills for developing and iterating interfaces, alone and in groups! What do I learn? - enhance your sketches - right level of fidelity - detailed screen designs - interactions and transitions - team sketching

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Cooper U's Interaction Design (July 16-19, 2013)

San Francisco, California USA

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Learn about Personas and Goal-Directed design from the people who invented them! Our practicum is an intensive, hands-on workshop led by senior Cooper staff. First, we'll show you how to practice Goal-Directed Design in more depth than you'll find anywhere else, then you and a small group of professionals from around the world will put it into practice to design an example product. This course also serves as the foundation for the rest of our Cooper U curriculum.

$100 off if you purchase before 6/18. $100 off each ticket, if you buy more than one

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Cooper U's Visual Interface Design (July 22-23, 2013)

San Francisco, California USA

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The application of type, color, icons, and other aspects of visual design are critical to the usability of your product or website. Visual design choices are also key to connecting emotionally with your customers (and to selling more products). Our Visual Interface Design course addresses how detailed interaction design, screen layout, and branding should play together to ensure that a well-conceived, well-behaved product is also a usable and desirable one.

$100 off if you purchase before 6/17. $100 off of each ticket, if you buy more than one at a time

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Cooper U's Design Leadership (July 24-25, 2013)

San Francisco, California USA

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Ever had an innovative and beautiful idea that never saw the light of day? Feel like your organization believes in the value of design, but prioritizes deadlines over fully developed ideas? These are symptoms of unhealthy communication and collaboration. If you feel frustrated, alone, or powerless, we can introduce you to principles and practices that will give you more influence over the outcomes of your interactions with others.

$100 off if you purchase before 6/26. $100 off each ticket if you buy more than one.

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push.workshop "How to Become a Wireframe Ninja" (August 2, 2013)

Munich, Germany

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Master the art of wireframing! UX / Interface Design training with Wolf Becvar, User Experience Lead at HotGloo, in Munich

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Introduction to Web Accessibility (August 7, 2013)

Canberra, AUS

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This non-technical workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to web accessibility. It explains what your legal obligations are, gives you an overview of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) and highlights the business and financial benefits of creating accessible content. Techniques and advice on how to successfully and effectively implement accessibility within your organisation are also provided.

10% early bird discount 10% group discount (4 or more)

For more information: website

Cooper U's Interaction Design (August 13-16, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

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Course topics Identifying, clarifying, and reframing business opportunities and product strategy Planning and conducting field research to develop a deep understanding of your users Turning research data into a set of personas that guide (and sell!) the design Using scenarios and goals to identify and prioritize requirements Using scenarios to define the right interaction framework Applying these methods to everything from pie-in-the-sky innovation to minor product updates

$100 off if you register 30 days in advance.

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Cooper U's Visual Interface Design (August 19-20, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

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The application of type, color, icons, and other aspects of visual design are critical to product or website usability. Visual design choices are also critical to connecting emotionally with your customers (and to selling more products). Visual interface design combines detailed interaction design, screen layout, and branding to ensure a well-conceived, well-behaved product is also a usable and desirable one.

$100 off if you purchase 30 days in advance

For more information: website | twitter | facebook

Cooper U's Design Leadership (August 21-22, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

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In this intensive, two-day course you will learn from Cooper experts who’ve been coaching companies to deliver better products and services for 20 years. Learn how to diagnose the unique challenges your team or organization is facing and get to the root of the communication roadblocks. Get hands-on experience with communications tools like storytelling to promote big ideas and get buy-in. Use collaborative techniques that help you create an environment that invites participation.

$100 off if you purchase tickets more than 30 days in advance.

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Introduction to Web Accessibility (August 22, 2013)

Brisbane, AUS

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This non-technical workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to web accessibility. It explains what your legal obligations are, gives you an overview of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) and highlights the business and financial benefits of creating accessible content. Techniques and advice on how to successfully and effectively implement accessibility within your organisation are also provided.

10% early bird discount 10% group discount (4 or more)

For more information: website

Introduction to Web Accessibility (September 11, 2013)

Sydney, AUS

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This non-technical workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to web accessibility. It explains what your legal obligations are, gives you an overview of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) and highlights the business and financial benefits of creating accessible content. Techniques and advice on how to successfully and effectively implement accessibility within your organisation are also provided.

10% early bird discount 10% group discount (4 or more)

For more information: website

User Experience Design Essentials (September 16-18, 2013)

Washington DC, USA

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This 3 day course—targeted at software professionals who aren’t experienced designers—will give you the practical essentials to create great user experiences and make better design decisions quickly and confidently. Covers a user-centered design; design principles and guidelines; how to make designs intuitive, simple, and delightful; visual design; page and task design; mobile design; sketching and prototyping; and design evaluation including usability studies. Includes 30 hands-on exercises.

Course cost is $1800, with an “early bird” discount of $200 up to 45 days before the class. Discounts available for groups of three or more from the same company.

For more information: website

Cooper's UX Boot Camp: Wikipedia (September 17-20, 2013)

Petaluma, CA

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Cooper’s UX Boot Camp is an immersive four-day design training class targeting designers, developers, and product managers who have product design experience but want to take their product design skills and processes to the next level. In short, it’s where people become design leaders. Guided by industry experts, students will learn Cooper’s goal-directed design process while working on a real-world product. The class is built around hands-on activities, conducted in pairs and small teams.

$100 off for signing up 30 days in advance, $100 off each ticket when buying more than 1

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User Experience Design Essentials (September 25-27, 2013)

Minneapolis, Minnesota USA

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This 3 day course—targeted at software professionals who aren’t experienced designers—will give you the practical essentials to create great user experiences and make better design decisions quickly and confidently. Covers a user-centered design; design principles and guidelines; how to make designs intuitive, simple, and delightful; visual design; page and task design; mobile design; sketching and prototyping; and design evaluation including usability studies. Includes 30 hands-on exercises.

Course cost is $1800, with an “early bird” discount of $200 up to 45 days before the class. Discounts available for groups of three or more from the same company.

For more information: website

User Experience Design Essentials (September 30 - October 2, 2013)

Chicago, Illinois USA

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This 3 day course—targeted at software professionals who aren’t experienced designers—will give you the practical essentials to create great user experiences and make better design decisions quickly and confidently. Covers a user-centered design; design principles and guidelines; how to make designs intuitive, simple, and delightful; visual design; page and task design; mobile design; sketching and prototyping; and design evaluation including usability studies. Includes 30 hands-on exercises.

Course cost is $1800, with an “early bird” discount of $200 up to 45 days before the class. Discounts available for groups of three or more from the same company.

For more information: website

IA for UXers (October 1, 2013)

Montreal, Quebec

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In a mix of presentation and hands-on problem-solving activities, Dan Klyn shares the best things he’s seen and learned about this shift that’s taking place within a particularly fecund branch of IA practice (including work by Arango, Covert, Hinton and Resmini), and demonstrates old and new IA tools and techniques every UX practitioner needs in their toolkit.

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Guerrilla Content Strategy (October 2, 2013)

Montreal, Quebec

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Stop treating your content as an output and start making future-friendly content decisions an outcome of your larger content strategy with this hands-on, interactive workshop lead by Canada's leading Content Strategist, Kris Mausser. In it, you’ll learn the tools of the content strategy trade through case studies and exercises so that you can apply what you learned right away in making smarter content decisions across silos, across channels and even in your own department.

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Usable Usability - Lean UX Starts Right Here (October 3, 2013)

Montreal, Quebec

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Usability is the science of ensuring that websites, applications, physical products and even offline services, do what they are supposed to do and that people can succeed with whatever tasks your “stuff” has been designed to help them with. In this eye-opening workshop, lead by celebrated author and speaker Eric Reiss, you’ll learn an alternative way to cut the usability cake with a method that has proven successful with clients, business students, and seasoned usability professionals alike.

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Essential Skills for Leading UX Teams (October 4, 2013)

Montreal, Quebec

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For many organizations, user experience approaches are unfamiliar and approached with trepidation by those in charge of the budgets. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to sell UX to the organization and get buy-in for the design processes and decisions you make.

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Cooper U's Interaction Design (October 8-11, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

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Course topics Identifying, clarifying, and reframing business opportunities and product strategy Planning and conducting field research to develop a deep understanding of your users Turning research data into a set of personas that guide (and sell!) the design Using scenarios and goals to identify and prioritize requirements Using scenarios to define the right interaction framework Applying these methods to everything from pie-in-the-sky innovation to minor product updates

$100 off if you register 30 days in advance

For more information: website | twitter | facebook

User Experience Design Essentials (October 15-17, 2013)

Burlington, Vermont USA

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This 3 day course—targeted at software professionals who aren’t experienced designers—will give you the practical essentials to create great user experiences and make better design decisions quickly and confidently. Covers a user-centered design; design principles and guidelines; how to make designs intuitive, simple, and delightful; visual design; page and task design; mobile design; sketching and prototyping; and design evaluation including usability studies. Includes 30 hands-on exercises.

Course cost is $1800, with an “early bird” discount of $200 up to 45 days before the class. Discounts available for groups of three or more from the same company.

For more information: website

Midwest UX Conference (October 17-19, 2013)

Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

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The Midwest UX Conference is a unique three-day event that combines inspiring talks with hands-on activities presented by a mix of regional professionals and international experts.

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User Experience Design Essentials (October 21-23, 2013)

Montreal, Quebec

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This 3 day course—targeted at software professionals who aren’t experienced designers—will give you the practical essentials to create great user experiences and make better design decisions quickly and confidently. Covers a user-centered design; design principles and guidelines; how to make designs intuitive, simple, and delightful; visual design; page and task design; mobile design; sketching and prototyping; and design evaluation including usability studies. Includes 30 hands-on exercises.

Course cost is $1800, with an “early bird” discount of $200 up to 45 days before the class. Discounts available for groups of three or more from the same company.

For more information: website

Introduction to Web Accessibility (October 23, 2013)

Canberra, AUS

Presented By:

This non-technical workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to web accessibility. It explains what your legal obligations are, gives you an overview of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) and highlights the business and financial benefits of creating accessible content. Techniques and advice on how to successfully and effectively implement accessibility within your organisation are also provided.

10% early bird discount 10% group discount (4 or more)

For more information: website

UX Intensive 2013 (November 4-7, 2013)

Seattle, Washington USA

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UX Intensive is a four-day workshop series for experienced professionals wanting to take their practice to the next level. Examining the four key elements that contribute to successful interactive experiences, each day includes fun, hands-on activities designed to build skills and provide a framework that participants can immediately put into practice.

Early Bird & Group Discounts Available

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Guerrilla Content Strategy (November 4, 2013)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Presented By:

Stop treating your content as an output and start making future-friendly content decisions an outcome of your larger content strategy with this hands-on, interactive workshop lead by Canada's leading Content Strategist Kris Mausser. In it, you’ll learn the tools of the content strategy trade through case studies and exercises so that you can apply what you learned right away in making smarter content decisions across silos, across channels and even in your own department.

For more information: website | twitter | facebook

Designing Culture (November 5, 2013)

Vancouver, British Columbia

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In this workshop, lead by Coopers' Teresa Brazen, you’ll learn about tools and techniques you can use to shape projects that are not only successful, but enjoyable. You’ll learn the benefits of proactively designing team culture, walk you through the process of creating a healthy foundation, empower you with methods to improve unhealthy culture mid-stream, and show you ways to keep everyone engaged throughout the design process.

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Cooper U's Interaction Design (November 5-8, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

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Course topics Identifying, clarifying, and reframing business opportunities and product strategy Planning and conducting field research to develop a deep understanding of your users Turning research data into a set of personas that guide (and sell!) the design Using scenarios and goals to identify and prioritize requirements Using scenarios to define the right interaction framework Applying these methods to everything from pie-in-the-sky innovation to minor product updates

For more information: website | twitter | facebook

User Experience Design Essentials (November 6-8, 2013)

Redmond, WA

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This 3 day course—targeted at software professionals who aren’t experienced designers—will give you the practical essentials to create great user experiences and make better design decisions quickly and confidently. Covers a user-centered design; design principles and guidelines; how to make designs intuitive, simple, and delightful; visual design; page and task design; mobile design; sketching and prototyping; and design evaluation including usability studies. Includes 30 hands-on exercises.

Course cost is $1800, with an “early bird” discount of $200 up to 45 days before the class. Discounts available for groups of three or more from the same company.

For more information: website

Conversation before Code (November 6, 2013)

Vancouver, British Columbia

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In this introduction to user experience and information architecture, you’ll discover why the need has never been greater to slow down and work collaboratively towards a collective understanding of both the needs of the customer and the business.

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Cooper U's Visual Interface Design (November 12-13, 2013)

San Francisco, California USA

Presented By:

The application of type, color, icons, and other aspects of visual design are critical to product or website usability. Visual design choices are also critical to connecting emotionally with your customers (and to selling more products). Visual interface design combines detailed interaction design, screen layout, and branding to ensure a well-conceived, well-behaved product is also a usable and desirable one.

$100 off if you purchase 30 days in advance.

For more information: website | twitter | facebook

Interaction South America 2013 (November 13-16, 2013)

Recife, Brazil

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Interaction South America 2013 is a design event that combines four days of inspiring conversations on activities presented by a set of regional and international experts.

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Cooper U's Design Leadership (November 14-15, 2013)

San Francisco, California USA

Presented By:

Ever had an innovative and beautiful idea that never saw the light of day? Feel like your organization believes in the value of design, but prioritizes deadlines over fully developed ideas? These are symptoms of unhealthy communication and collaboration. If you feel frustrated, alone, or powerless, we can introduce you to principles and practices that will give you more influence over the outcomes of your interactions with others.

$100 off if you purchase tickets 30 days in advance

For more information: website | twitter | facebook

Cooper's UX Boot Camp: Canine Companions for Independence (November 19-22, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

Presented By:

Cooper’s UX Boot Camp is an immersive four-day design training class targeting designers, developers, and product managers who have product design experience but want to take their product design skills and processes to the next level. In short, it’s where people become design leaders. Guided by industry experts, students will learn Cooper’s goal-directed design process while working on a real-world product. The class is built around hands-on activities, conducted in pairs and small teams.

$100 off if you sign up 30 days in advance. Get another $100 off if you buy more than 1 ticket

For more information: website | twitter | facebook

User Experience Design Essentials (December 2-4, 2013)

Austin, TX

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This 3 day course—targeted at software professionals who aren’t experienced designers—will give you the practical essentials to create great user experiences and make better design decisions quickly and confidently. Covers a user-centered design; design principles and guidelines; how to make designs intuitive, simple, and delightful; visual design; page and task design; mobile design; sketching and prototyping; and design evaluation including usability studies. Includes 30 hands-on exercises.

Course cost is $1800, with an “early bird” discount of $200 up to 45 days before the class. Discounts available for groups of three or more from the same company.

For more information: website

Cooper U's Interaction Design (December 3-6, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

Presented By:

Course topics Identifying, clarifying, and reframing business opportunities and product strategy Planning and conducting field research to develop a deep understanding of your users Turning research data into a set of personas that guide (and sell!) the design Using scenarios and goals to identify and prioritize requirements Using scenarios to define the right interaction framework Applying these methods to everything from pie-in-the-sky innovation to minor product updates

For more information: website | twitter | facebook

User Experience Design Essentials (December 11-13, 2013)

New York, NY

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This 3 day course—targeted at software professionals who aren’t experienced designers—will give you the practical essentials to create great user experiences and make better design decisions quickly and confidently. Covers a user-centered design; design principles and guidelines; how to make designs intuitive, simple, and delightful; visual design; page and task design; mobile design; sketching and prototyping; and design evaluation including usability studies. Includes 30 hands-on exercises.

Course cost is $1800, with an “early bird” discount of $200 up to 45 days before the class. Discounts available for groups of three or more from the same company.

For more information: website