Wednesday, September 11 is UX Day! User Experience Day is attended by user researchers‚ interaction designers‚ user interface developers‚ and anyone is interested in user experience subjects. Events include lectures on state-of-the-art studies and UX topics given by some of the best User Experience professionals in the country‚ discussion panels dedicated to advances in UX, fun reception and an opportunity to engage with some local professionals!
Be sure to check out all of the programming throughout the day, but here are a few highlights we’d especially like to draw your attention to:
Come hear from special guest presenters from Arizona’s UXPA chapter for an invited panel discussion:
Pathways to UX: A Journey into User Experience Design
Mary Formanek, Teresa Hudson, and Jenniffer Whittingham
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., FLW Salon B
This panel discussion will feature three UX designers of varying experience from the UXPA Arizona chapter sharing their unique career journeys, exploring how they entered the field, overcame challenges, and built successful careers in UX. The panel will provide attendees with actionable insights into breaking into and thriving in UX through personal stories and practical advice on finding a job, building a portfolio, and navigating real-world UX work. The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A, allowing the audience to engage directly with the speakers and gain further guidance.
Beyond the Classroom: Unconventional UX Research Strategies that Drive Real World Impact
Christy Harper, Angie Avera, Melissa Meingast, Maria Natalia Russi-Rigoya, Kyrsten Novak
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, FLW Salon D
Human Factors students are taught solid, conventional research methods during their education. However, as practitioners, the dynamic nature of industry demands adaptability and a continuous refinement of your research toolkit. Evolving business objectives, the competitive nature of product development, the role of UX researchers as strategists, in addition to the pressures of timelines, budgets and stakeholder demands, require practitioners to adapt their methods, or learn new ones to suit each situation.
For this panel discussion, please join 5 practitioners with UX research experience as we discuss methods that have been useful in industry.
The highlighted methods are as follows:
1. Remote Participatory Design
2. Kano Survey
3. Multi-Generational Product Testing
4. Competitive Analysis
5. Jobs to be Done
Through mini case study presentations, each panelist will elaborate on when and why a method was used, how it contributed to the project, and when and how you might consider using it at your company.
***NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY***
Come mingle with UX Professionals from Arizona's UXPA Chapter and HFES at McArthur's Bar from 4:45-5:45pm, bring your resume/portfolio if you’d like to receive some input from experienced professionals!