Meetings
Interface Usability
(released 31/10/2011)
The November meeting of the Newcastle Coders Group is THIS week and it will be a great night! This month we're pleased to welcome back Adam Cogan, who will be talking about Interface Usability.
If you've not seen Adam Cogan present before - then you definitely should. His presentations are always informative, entertaining and surprising.
As per last month, QMASTOR are providing dinner. QMASTOR is a leading technology company providing specialist software and services to the global mining, port, power generation and bulk commodity industries. Be sure to thank them for the free pizza!
Date: 6.00pm Wednesday 2nd November 2011
Location: Newcastle University - ICT3-34
Cost: FREE!
Interface design is not something that belongs solely in the world of Apple. Your website and applications can all benefit greatly from an understanding of how your users might navigate your product. Unfortunately for developers, interface usability is something of an afterthought, making your otherwise perfect application difficult to operate.
In this session, get real world examples of good and bad usability from Adam. Bring along your websites and applications and undergo the Adam Cogan crash test! The evening will commence with a detailed discussion of good interface design and usability, and then move onto an analysis of good and bad site examples. The night will finish with an open floor workshop to discuss user submitted sites and applications, and workshop improvements for attendees.
Adam Cogan is the Chief Architect at SSW, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner specializing in custom .NET, SharePoint and CRM solutions (with a splash of Business Intelligence). At SSW, Adam has been developing custom solutions for businesses across a range of industries such as Government, engineering, banking, insurance and manufacturing since 1990 for clients such as Microsoft, Worley Parsons and Aurecon. He runs the Sydney Dot Net User Group and is one of three Regional Directors for Microsoft.
Everyone with an interest in computer programming is welcome. Bring your friends and collegues. But if you plan to attend, please RSVP so that we can plan for numbers.