[WebPub] WebPub Presents 5/28...Web Apps: The Collision of Design and Business with Jared Spool

[Lisa C. Mayer]

WebPub Presents...Web Apps: The Collision of Design and Business with  
Jared Spool

May 28, 2009

Speaker: Jared Spool, UIE

Time: 12:00p–1:00p

Location: 46-3001
Please note the room change, this is not our usual location

Who has the best practices for web app design and what do they do to  
make world-class applications? Jared will share the latest research in  
the techniques and methodologies that can make a huge difference.

Thousands of sites have the same web app: the e-commerce checkout  
process. They all do essentially the same thing: exchange the site’s  
products for the customer’s money, simultaneously arranging for  
delivery and payment. Yet, every single one is different and despite  
their prevalence, frequently hard to use and frustrating. Why is this?

Creating easy-to-use and delightful applications, such as checkout,  
while meeting the needs of the organization is one of the most  
difficult challenges designers face. While many sites struggle, some  
design teams have learned how to do this especially well.

In this presentation, Jared will share UIE’s latest research on  
designing successful web-based applications. He’ll describe the  
techniques and methodologies used by the best designers and the common  
traps they’ve learned to avoid.

Web site: http://webpub.mit.edu

Open to: the general public

Cost: Free

Sponsor(s): WebPub, IS&T, HyperStudio

For more information, contact:
Lisa C. Mayer
617-452-4225
webpub-owner at mit.edu

This event is categorized as: personal development, interest clubs/ 
groups

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