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DTEND:20090313T200000Z
SUMMARY:Everything You Know About Web Design Is Wrong
DESCRIPTION:Just as early filmmakers struggled to break free from the conventions of live theater\, after 10+ years Web designers are still trapped in the structures of the past. Forget pages\, linear text and other archaic vestiges of design's print ancestry; the separation of content from presentation has already changed everything.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 16AB
SEQUENCE:0
UID:1a7227f5bb02acca7d56a938518a4d57@dpbiker.sxsw2009.sched.org
URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0900141
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DTSTART:20090313T203000Z
DTEND:20090313T213000Z
SUMMARY:Oooh\, That's Clever! (Unnatural Experiments in Web Design)
DESCRIPTION:Find inspiration in the ridiculous. See technological quirks as opportunities. Try something previously unheard of with your site design. Laugh in the face of convention. Use and abuse CSS in ways never before imagined. Get away with it. And if it doesn't work\, try something else instead.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 16AB
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0900363
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DTSTART:20090314T150000Z
DTEND:20090314T160000Z
SUMMARY:The Seven Rules for Great Web Application Design
DESCRIPTION:In this lively and interactive session\, Robert Hoekman\, Jr.\, the author of 'Designing the Obvious' and 'Designing the Moment'\, uses the audience to reveal the 7 essential design principles for achieving great application design and the psychology behind them. And he does it all without a single bullet point (gasp!).
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Hilton\, Room B
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0900090
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DTSTART:20090314T163000Z
DTEND:20090314T173000Z
SUMMARY:How to Talk to Programmers
DESCRIPTION:Can't talk to your programmers? Can't find a good one? Designers and project managers often complain that they can't communicate with developers. Agencies often have trouble finding good freelancers. Learn how to make your interactions productive instead of painful and leverage programmers instead of living with them.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 16AB
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/schedule/?action=show&id=IAP0900758
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DTSTART:20090314T183000Z
DTEND:20090314T190000Z
SUMMARY:Speaking in Styles: A CSS Primer for Web Designers
DESCRIPTION:Do you speak CSS? CSS was developed with designers in mind\, and natural language terms are used wherever possible to make it easy to understand and remember. Speaking in Styles teaches Designers the "language" that will be used to take their vision from the static visual comp to the live internet.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 16AB
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/schedule/?action=show&id=IAP0901423
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DTSTART:20090314T190000Z
DTEND:20090314T200000Z
SUMMARY:Opening Remarks: Tony Hsieh
DESCRIPTION:At Zappos.com\, Tony Hsieh has fostered a culture where extraordinary customer service is the norm. Hear him talk about how good deeds can help you leverage the power of your audience to massively extend your brand.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 16AB
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0901393
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DTSTART:20090314T203000Z
DTEND:20090314T213000Z
SUMMARY:Connecting Interrelated Design and Development Workflows
DESCRIPTION:Design and development are like siblings in the creative process ? constantly trying to express their individuality but a lot closer than they're willing to admit. This session will explore the interrelated disciplines of design and development by looking at three specific project types: designer/developer collaboration for the Flash Platform; designer/developer collaboration for Ajax; and cross-m...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 16AB
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0901381
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DTSTART:20090314T220000Z
DTEND:20090314T230000Z
SUMMARY:Web Typography: Quit Bitchin' and Get Your Glyph On
DESCRIPTION:Designers are still complaining about the limitations of Web typography. Is their case valid\, and will it be in the future? What myths are there about web typography and how do we dispel them? This panel will discuss overcoming constraints on web to create elegant\, legible\, and expressive typography.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Hilton\, Room B
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0900555
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DTSTART:20090315T150000Z
DTEND:20090315T160000Z
SUMMARY:Being a UX Team of One
DESCRIPTION:What's the best way to evolve design ideas quickly? Get together with other designers and brainstorm. The second best way? Adapt the methods of larger UX groups to a team of one. Learn how in this presentation\, which shares lightweight techniques for quick and effective brainstorming on your own.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 16AB
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0900124
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DTSTART:20090315T163000Z
DTEND:20090315T173000Z
SUMMARY:Design for the Wisdom of Crowds
DESCRIPTION:People are often dumb\, so how can crowds be wise? James Surowiecki laid the groundwork in his book\, "The Wisdom of Crowds." In this solo presentation\, Derek Powazek will apply those ideas to the web\, concentrating on how to design websites that empower people to work together to create something truly awesome.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 16AB
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0901323
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DTSTART:20090315T163000Z
DTEND:20090315T173000Z
SUMMARY:Journey to the Center of Design
DESCRIPTION:User-centered design was born in the 1980s\, amidst a world filled with frustration with blinking VCR clocks and computer command lines. Up until this time\, developers focused on making the devices work\, giving little heed to how they'd be used. Terms like "user friendly" and "easy to use\," buzzwords for the UCD movement\, soon became as common as "new and improved" on laundry soap.Fast forward 25 y...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 16AB
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0901366
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DTSTART:20090315T203000Z
DTEND:20090315T213000Z
SUMMARY:When Worlds Collide: Human Centered Design Meets Agile Development
DESCRIPTION:What is agile development and how does it work with the human-centered design and research process? Learn how designers and developers can work together in this rapid paced environment.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 16AB
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/schedule/?action=show&id=IAP0900473
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DTSTART:20090316T150000Z
DTEND:20090316T160000Z
SUMMARY:Shift Happens: Moving from Words to Pictures
DESCRIPTION:People are hardwired for visualization yet we rely significantly on text. Most games\, graphic novels\, magazines\, interfaces\, IKEA instructions\, and many other forms of communication take advantage of people's natural visual thinking ability. Panelists will discuss how to leverage visual techniques to improve your games\, websites\, movies\, communications\, or presentations.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Hilton\, Room B
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0900080
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DTSTART:20090316T150000Z
DTEND:20090316T160000Z
SUMMARY:The Invisible Web and Ubiquitous Computing
DESCRIPTION:Cost of technology\, falling. Speed of wireless networks \, growing. Availability of network services\, everywhere. Compartmentalization of data\, and micro-functionality (widgets\, apps)\, increasing. In the not-too-distant future\, the network will surround us in our daily lives; it will know about us\, interact with us\, and it will be invisible.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 16AB
SEQUENCE:0
UID:1c207ee8754686d4914e962eb54a61d1@dpbiker.sxsw2009.sched.org
URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0900533
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DTSTART:20090316T163000Z
DTEND:20090316T173000Z
SUMMARY:Browser Wars III: The Platform Wins
DESCRIPTION:We're doing *so darn much* with the Web platform these days\, from cross-domain access mechanisms to new drawing and graphics tools. But in the end\, we still have to deal with different web browsers. This discussion brings the leads from Mozilla (Firefox)\, Microsoft (IE)\, Google (Chrome) and Opera (Opera) together for yet another incendiary discussion about the future of the web.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Hilton\, Room B
SEQUENCE:0
UID:a9825dd02de8fbfae4be518d41a70a1f@dpbiker.sxsw2009.sched.org
URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0900700
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DTSTART:20090316T163000Z
DTEND:20090316T173000Z
SUMMARY:Enough To Be Dangerous: Managing 'Expert' Clients
DESCRIPTION:"The page shouldn't scroll." "Two clicks are too many." These are two of the numerous client conundrums that agencies face on a daily basis. In this presentation\, we discuss how to educate\, reeducate and placate your client\, without having your team kill you in the process.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Hilton\, Room B
SEQUENCE:0
UID:54762c28fb1d7b852b6ee998b666a962@dpbiker.sxsw2009.sched.org
URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0900692
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DTSTART:20090316T203000Z
DTEND:20090316T213000Z
SUMMARY:Wireframes for the Wicked
DESCRIPTION:Wireframes beyond the basics\, not for the weak at heart. In this panel\, three experienced designers will share their tried and true tips for making wireframes really work. We'll talk about how to sketch a wireframe on the fly to demonstrate an idea and how to create a standalone wireframe deliverable; when to show a concept and when to describe nitty-gritty detail; how to make a narrative wirefram...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Hilton\, Room B
SEQUENCE:0
UID:31092571a4e83aeb3fdfc37ef29ad7fd@dpbiker.sxsw2009.sched.org
URL:http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0901333
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