UX Australia 2021

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25, 4:30 PM. REGISTRATION OPEN. 

Join UX Australia 2021 presenters Mags Hanley, Krystal Higgins, Martin Tomitsch and Donna Spencer to discuss their books. 

Career Architecture: Analyse, structure and plan your design career, by Mags Hanley is for designers who are trying to find the answer to "what's next?" in their career. Many digital professionals float through their careers; sitting in a role that doesn’t suit them because it pays well, finding themselves unexpectedly redundant, or getting to the end of their tether, leaving a role, and taking anything that is offered. But what if that wasn’t the case? What if at every inflection point in their career, a person could use a process to help them work through the career decisions - to stay at the same role, leave or get a promotion? Career Architecture is an introduction to using your design skills to visualise, audit, plan and map out your career. Find more info on Mags' book here. 

Krystal Higgins book Better Onboarding successfully welcomes news users and authentically entice them to keep coming back. Krystal Higgins demonstrates how the best onboarding experiences guide people as they interact, helping them follow their own path to success. Gain practical strategies and techniques for designing effective guidance, whether you’re working through a redesign, launching new features, rolling out service updates, or welcoming back returning users. Set aside the tutorials, manuals, and intrusive instructions of the past, and learn how to use guided interaction to help users find their way—and get value out of every step. Attendees will receive a 10% discount on Krystal's book! Find more info on Krystal's book here.

Martin Tomitsch's book Design Think Make Break Repeat – A Handbook of Methods introduces the reader to the changing role of design as a way of thinking and a framework for solving complex problems and achieving systemic change. It documents 80 methods that cover all stages of a design process, providing actionable guidance for applying the methods across a range of projects. The methods are complemented by seven case studies to demonstrate their application in different domains, from designing interfaces for autonomous vehicles to addressing health and wellbeing. Find more info on Martin's book here. 

 

Donna Spencer is joining to launch her brand new book Facilitating design thinking workshops: A practical guide for any facilitator. It's about how to plan and run workshops, with an emphasis on how to get the best out of participants. The book is useful for anyone who has to run a workshop and has tips that are useful for things like meeting facilitation too. Join in to hear more about Donna's new book! Donna also has another book Presenting Design Work, that will help reshape how you share your work with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders, consistently leading you to better project results. Find more info on Donna's book here.