MFA Interaction Design Workshop: Dan Brown, “Planning Web Sites: A Visual Approach Workshop”
Despite the temptation to dive into designing screens for a new web site, good designers know that a more deliberate, considered approach leads to better design. The more complex the system, the truer this is. Designers working on elaborate business applications have to deal with dozens of features, scenarios and business rules. A little planning goes a long way. Two diagrams essential to the planning process are flow charts and concept models. Flow charts help designers envision processes and tasks while concept models illustrate a site’s underlying structure. In this workshop, participants will learn how to create their own diagrams and use them in the planning process.
Fee
$150 (includes lunch)
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Wednesday, October 26
10AM–5PM
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Location
MFA Interaction Design
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136 W 21st Street, 3rd Floor
New York City
Dan Brown is founder and principal at EightShapes, LLC, a user experience consulting firm based in Washington, DC that has engaged with clients in telecommunications, media, education, health, high-tech, and other sectors. Dan has been practicing information architecture and user experience design since 1995.
He speaks widely on design methodology, information architecture, and challenges facing designers. In 2006, he published Communicating Design (New Riders), a book about creating and using documentation during the web design process. Amazon reviews call it “authoritative”, “practical, personal, comprehensive” and “a cool nerdbook”.
