User Experience and Interaction Design: Stories from the trenches
Speaker
Marc Rettig
Professor, Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology
When
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Where
Newell-Simon Hall 1305 (Michael Mauldin Auditorium)
Description
User Experience and Interaction Design: Stories from the trenches This title is a blanket excuse to tell stories about the workaday life of HCI / Design professionals. Our beloved and highly principled processes, tools and techniques change from their textbook form when they enter the context of a typical project. This talk will attempt to give insight into what it takes to attempt Great Work in industry, touching on issues of process, team composition and collaboration, stakeholder communication, etc. I’ll draw from projects in consulting firms, product companies, startups and the Fortune 50 to describe a few Tools That Seem To Work, and a few Things That Are Surprisingly Difficult.
Speaker's Bio
Marc Rettig has led a high-profile career that spans 20 years, holding influential roles in a number of corporate, academic, editorial and start-up efforts. As chief experience officer at Hanna Hodge, Marc was responsible for overseeing the firm’s “Experience Engine,” which included user-centered process, culture, and advanced initiatives. Prior to Hanna Hodge, Marc was a Director of User Experience at Cambridge Technology Partners, where he created their “UX Innovation Center.” As a principal conceptual designer of products for dka, a Chicago-based web start-up, he invented numerous interface and product concepts for web community and personal publishing. Marc also served as performance support design lead in Andersen Consulting’s advanced technologies group. A long time ago, Marc was a columnist for Communications of the ACM. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology, a founding member of the advisory board for CMP’s Web Design and Development conferences, and an early contributor to the formation of the AIGA Experience Design SIG.