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UX of Play: Designing Entertainment Experiences
LA is the entertainment capital of the world. Come hear from those who connect fans to the entertainment they love.” Hear design leaders from gaming, tv & video, and live events discuss the challenges and approaches to infusing delight and joy into finding something to watch, play or attend.
UX & Designing for Security – Compliance for GDPR & CCPA
Effective security practices require a trained user base or user guides to employ the techniques and practices to ensure trust, safety, and expediency. Users should see security as an important part of the process, but the design should reflect that the security isn’t a nuisance for greater user acceptance.
UXPALA Code of Conduct
At UXPALA, we assume that most people are intelligent and well-intended, and we’re not inclined to tell people what to do. However, we want every UXPALA event, conference, workshop, happy hour, etc., to be a safe and productive environment for everyone. To that end, this code of conduct spells out the behavior we support and don’t support for guests, volunteers, leadership and officers of UXPALA.
Embracing Change
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend Embracing Change, an event hosted by Ladies that UX Los Angeles and sponsored by Ticketmaster. It was an intimate gathering of UX professionals held at Ticketmaster’s venue. Kathryn Campbell, Ticketmaster’s director of research and insights, spoke about the pace of change in today’s working environment, and the need to adapt more quickly to these changes.
Jared Spool: The Evolution Of A New UX Design Resolution
Looking at design through different levels of resolution helps us answer some important questions. Is there a difference between UX and UI, and if so, how does that change how teams should operate? What is the relationship between product design and service design? How do we start preparing for what comes next?
Adobe Max 2018: Creative Conference and Experience Journey
With a proposal of exhibiting a creative conference that would allow people to “Get inspired, Learn Skills, and Play,” Adobe Max initiated its extensive 2018 conference. The event offered something for everyone in the design community from graphic, web, or UX designers to photographers, illustrators, and those not in the design community like business strategists.
World Usability Day 2018: Dark UX Case Studies and Actionable Insights
Have you ever felt frustrated that you had to jump through hoops to cancel an account? Or surprised to find products in your shopping cart that you didn’t deliberately add? Then you are a victim of Dark UX. Darkness comes into play when the UX design is...
UX Research Night 2018: Talk to Real People About Their Real Problems
There's a growing community of researchers and designers in Los Angeles who are interested in using customer research to build the best products. Ethnio is supporting the community by hosting casual events for UX researchers, designers, and anyone interested in the...
NELAUX Meetup: How Startups Use Design to Disrupt the Legal Business
As a part of Glendale Tech Week, NELAUX (Northeast Los Angeles User Experience), in partnership with LegalZoom, facilitated a discussion on how design and technology is changing the practice of law. As a lawyer turned user experience designer, I was particularly excited to attend this event and to engage in a discussion on how technology has impacted an industry that is particularly slow to innovate.
Tech Day 2018: Applying Startup-Thinking Beyond the Startup
With the ever-growing startup culture of Southern California’s Silicon Beach, startups across Los Angeles continue to expand. On September 27th, TechDay hosted their 3rd annual TechDay LA event at The Reef on South Broadway in Downtown to promote the growth of...
Anita Borg Grace Hopper Celebration: An Opportunity for Women in UX
The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) is a series of conferences designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. It is the world's largest gathering of women in computing. Named after renowned computer...
Google Cloud Onboard Event Los Angeles: Machine Learning, Use with a Grain of Salt
As part of my ongoing work with UXPALA, I attended the Google Cloud OnBoarding Event held on August 21 at the Downtown Los Angeles Sheraton Hotel. As a UX consultant, I constantly hear more about Machine Learning and Cloud Technologies from collaborators, clients, and...
International Coastal Cleanup Day 2018
Yes, we discovered that cleaning day and fun actually can walk together. Well, at least when you are walking on the beach as you clean. On September 15th, the UXPALA team, in collaboration with other amazing organizations, volunteered for International Coastal Cleanup...
UX Research Night
A few blocks down from the beach, Ethnio, along with PatientPop in Santa Monica, hosted their first UX Research Night to champion the importance of user research in Los Angeles. The general topic of the night was the importance of research, how it is often overlooked,...
Designing for Voice: Integrating AI in Content
Content Strategy Los Angeles’ August event, Designing for Voice: Integrating AI in Content, brought together professionals working in AI as well as an eclectic group of entrepreneurs, marketers, producers and designers interested in voice and other emerging...
AT&T Shape 2018
The AT&T Shape event was a convergence and forward-looking exploration of art and technology at the heart of Los Angeles. The second event to take place since its inception in the previous year, the 2018 event spanned from June 2-3 at the famous Warner Bros...
Enterprise UX 2018
This is the 4th Annual Enterprise UX Conference run by Rosenfeld Media, which was held in San Francisco for the second time after being held in San Antonio, TX. The event was moved to San Francisco to attract a larger crowd of UX professionals - both at the...
Partner Event with OpenIDEO
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