[Update] Registration for this event is closed as the event is sold-out, but please feel free to add your name to the waiting list should any spots open up.
We’re pretty excited to announce the details for the upcoming Mobile Design UK event generously sponsored by Forum Nokia and scheduled for Thursday June 4th, 2009 in the Tavern Room at RSA on John Adam Street. The doors will open at 6:30 and we’re aiming to get things underway by 7:00pm.
Tavern Room @ RSA House
8 John Adam Street, London
Thursday June 4th, doors open 6:30pm
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We have a fantastic lineup with a special visitor from across the ocean: Barbara Ballard from Little Springs Design (who’s also speaking at the Mobile Web 2.0 Summit) , Robert Hamilton from Google, Younghee Jung from Nokia Design and our very own Bryan Rieger from Yiibu - expect a wide range of insights, cheats and tricks, cross-atlantic observations and experiences that lends itself to a lively discussion on all things mobile and designing for it. A description of each of their presentations, along with a short bio can be found below.
So register quickly by adding your name to the Yahoo Group records. As usual drinks/nibbles will also be available, thanks to Arabella from Forum Nokia for organising this once again.
If for whatever reason you cannot attend after registering please post a message to the group so we can free up your space for someone else.
Speaker Bios and Presentation Descriptions
Barriers
Insider insights into how Google creates products for mobile users around the world
Robert Hamilton
Produktchef, Google
Robert Hamilton has worked in digital media and communications since 1994 when he set up the interactive division of leading London advertising agency Lowe Howard-Spink. He created the UK’s first banner advertising (sorry folks), was responsible for award-winning work for General Motors, Lloyds Bank and Smirnoff. He also led the ground-breaking eurosoccer.com project in 1996.
After several years working as a strategy consultant for clients including BT, Shell and Virgin, he founded Scan Mobile in 1999. Scan raised $10m in June 2000 and created the world’s first SMS shopping service, used by Vodafone and Orange, as well as the highly successful Text and Take Home for Argos. When Scan was acquired in 2003 Robert joined Orange Group where he spent several years designing new products and services.
Now a Product Manager at Google, Robert is responsible for the development and in-life management of several Google products for mobile devices.
Symbian? What’s That?
On Blackberries, iPhones, and Silicon Valley. Working with operators, content providers, and startups in the U.S. marketplace.
Barbara Ballard @barbaraballard
Founding Principal, Little Spring Design and http://design4mobile.mobi
Barbara is Founding Principal of Little Springs Design, a full service design agency providing the heads of marketing, product, and user experience the help to optimally engage with their clients over mobile phones. She has been working on mobile services, devices, web sites, and applications since 1998. Barbara contends that mobile user experience goes beyond simply designing for the small screen, as the mobile is both more and less than the PC. She has recently published “Designing the Mobile User Experience” to help user experience professionals make the transition to mobile.
Gestural Interaction
Younghee Jung
Designer and design researcher for Nokia | http://younghee.com/
As sensor technology becomes more advanced and affordable, there is an increasing interest in incorporating ‘natural’ ways of interacting with technology products. However there are unique constraints in doing so with mobile technology products as they are used in various social, physical, psychological, and cultural contexts. This talk will cover how the user research was designed and conducted for understanding basic principles of designing gestural interaction with mobile devices, with the highlight of the findings.
Modelling the mobile user experience
After becoming increasingly frustrated at having to produce copious amounts ‘documentation’ that nobody actually ever seemed to read (or interpret in any meaningful way), Bryan set-out on a quest to discover (and re-discover) simple and (hopefully) useful design tools. This talk is about one such tool….
“We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.” - Marshall McLuhan
Bryan Rieger @bryanrieger
Yiibu | http://bryanrieger.com
Bryan is a designer and researcher with a background in theatre design and classical animation. He has 15 years’ experience as developer and information designer and has worked across all media, including print, multimedia, video, the internet and mobile. Bryan has worked with clients such as Apple, Microsoft, Nokia and Nickelodeon. Bryan became obsessed with all things mobile while on sabbatical in South East Asia watching people do simply amazing—and unexpected things—with their mobile devices.
So spread the word to all those who are involved in designing and developing for mobile services, products, applications and devices. If for whatever reason you cannot attend after registering please post a message to the group so we can free up your space for someone else.
Lastly, if you are interested in speaking at an upcoming event, would like to showcase your project or even sponsor space and/or refreshments for an event please do get in touch via the Yahoo Group, Twitter or email us at ‘hello at mobiledesign.org.uk‘.
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