UsabilityNJ
The New Jersey UPA Chapter
Meeting Details for January 20, 2009
The next meeting of UsabilityNJ will be held on
Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
CoRE Building – First Floor Auditorium
Piscataway, NJ (click for directions)
Please note: This meeting will be held on Tuesday not on the usual meeting day.
Social hour starts at 6:30 PM. Presentation starts at 7:00 PM.
| Topic: | The Prototyping Process for Usability Testing using Axure 5.0 |
| Speaker: | Mark DiSciullo |
This event is free and open to the public. As a courtesy to our speaker and host, please RSVP to rsvp [at] usabilitynj [dot] org if you plan to attend the meeting.
Talk Summary
What is the most effective way to try out innovative functionality with users and not require a lengthy and costly build cycle? What is the most rapid way to explore new ideas, and then easily iterate upon those ideas, based on user feedback? What needs to be taken into account when planning to use a prototype as part of your user research project?
Prototyping tools, such as Axure 5.0, are making it easier to develop innovative and useful UI designs. Because of the choices and flexibility built into many prototyping tools on the market today, it has never been easier to get new ideas in front of users, gather feedback, and apply those insights to your design. A prototype helps facilitate an iterative design approach, quickly validate ideas and can be an essential tool for gaining client approvals and communicating design requirements to your project team.
This overview will discuss the prototyping process for usability testing, compare various prototyping tools such as Axure, iRise, Dreamweaver, and Visio. You will also be walked through the creation of a prototype, and provided some useful tips and techniques for prototyping regardless of the tools you currently use or plan to work with.
Speaker Bio
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Mark DiSciullo
MISI CompanyMark has been working as a user-centered design professional for over 15 years. He joined MISI Company in 2005 as an Experience Architect, specializing in user centered research and design. Through the use of prototyping, his research and design methods have generated innovative ideas and actionable insights for clients such as Merck, Pfizer, Nike, Kodak, IBM, Microsoft, TD Waterhouse, Merrill Lynch, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. More info about Mark can be found at www.disciullo.net.
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