Interactivity 2010 has just ended and it went well. Interactivity is a reverse career fair where students present posters of their work to industry representatives. This year I managed the website and volunteered with the overall organization. I had great conversations with folks from Round Arch (the sponsors), IBM, IQ Interactive and Career Builder. I also had a really great time working on the design of my 1-minute presentation, and my poster (also below); I think they turned out really well.
Kent Lowry and Satyendra Nainwal, from Microsoft’s Office Design Group, stopped by this week and talked about User Experience (UX) work at Microsoft. Kent, in particular, gave a lecture on UX and talked about desirability, usability and usefulness. He also gave us some insight on the design process that resulted in the Ribbon UI. You can find more about Design at Microsoft