Yesterday Lis Hubert and I got together at New Work City to talk about the ins and outs of being self-employed user experience designers. We realized that between the two of us we can count the number of indie UXers we know in NYC on one hand. Given how much networking we both do, it [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Community'
Seeking All Independent User Experience Professionals in NYC
August 28th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Community, Consulting
Tags:Community·Consulting·New York
IA Summit 2009: A functional family reunion
March 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Community, Conferences
Families fight. When you share that much time with the same people, and put your faith in them, and share a common history, and become reliant on one another’s successes, it’s very easy to feel disappointed and confused and argumentative when things don’t seem to be going right. But ultimately what allows you to express [...]
Tags:Conferences·Learning·Organizations·Pioneers·User Experience
NY Tech Meetup — January 2009
January 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Community, Events, Twitter
Last night was the first NY Tech Meetup of 2009 and the first meetup since Nate Westheimer became the new organizer last month. I thought it was a huge success.
For the first time, at least since I’ve been attending, it had a theme: “Built on Twitter” — the seven presenters all have created products and [...]
Why I Work at New Work City
December 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments · Community, Productivity
New Work City, a new coworking space in New York City (get the name?!), opened its doors on Monday, November 3, and I’m pleased to say that I am a part-time member.
What’s “coworking,” you ask? It’s a new movement for freelancers and small business owners of all kinds to stop working at home or out [...]
The Awesomeness that was BarCamp Philly – Part 2
November 16th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Community, Conferences, Events
Yesterday I wrote about how I talked at BarCamp Philly last Saturday. I also attended some fun, inspiring and informational sessions by my wildly brilliant friends: @livlab, @globalcitizen, @waltribeiro, @bethharte, and @mknell.
Check out the full schedule of all sessions at BarCamp Philly and some great photos on Flickr.
My Twitter Notes from the sessions I attended [...]
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