Sketching Interfaces

Presented by Doug Talbot, Bedarra Research Labs

Date: Tuesday February 15, 2011
Time: 6:00pm
Place: TheCodeFactory, 246 Queen St., Ottawa

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Abstract:
With less and less time devoted to upfront product design, sketching is becoming an essential skill within most software development teams. In this talk, you will learn why it’s important to sketch products before you build them, learn about the different kinds of sketches that are available to the team, understand when you should use sketching in the design and development process, be exposed to a few strategies for producing better products through sketches, and discover how sketches can be incorporated into product verification.

This talk is designed for individuals who are involved in the design and development of software products and includes product managers, business analysts, development managers, software developers, software designers, software architects, user interface designers, information architects, usability engineers, user needs assessment specialists, and quality assurance specialists.

Speaker Bio:

Doug Talbott is a product design consultant with Bedarra Research Labs (BRL) specializing in end-user requirements, user interface design, and advanced visualization solutions for complex systems.
He has over 25 years of experience in producing and managing the development of award-winning content, design patents, visual design, user experience design and instructional design for organizations such as IBM, Nortel Networks, Carleton University, and the Department of National Defence.
He holds numerous design patents. Most notably, he is a co-inventor of the visual language for iLog’s Telecom Graphics Objects (TGO) product – the defacto visual standard in telecommunications management user interfaces.
Doug holds a B.F.A in Communications Design. He teaches visual design part-time at Online-Learning.com and has been a guest lecturer at Carleton University since 1990.

When and Where:
This event will take place on Tuesday, February 15, 6:00pm at TheCodeFactory, located at 246 Queen Street, between Bank and Kent, (on the second floor) above the Green Papaya Restaurant.

Note: There is no cost for attending this event and prior registration is not required. Light snacks and refreshments will be served. An informal social gathering will follow at a nearby pub.

CapCHI is a social and professional society of people who work as user interface designers, researchers, educators, software developers, web designers, graphic designers and human factors engineers in and around Canada’s National Capital Region. Founded in 1991, CapCHI’s goal is to bring together local professionals interested in how humans and computers interact, in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.