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Developers are from Mars, Designers are from Venus

Event posted 01/17/12 by walkingpen_seattle
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Title
Developers are from Mars, Designers are from Venus

Date and Time
February 14, 2012 05:15 PM - 07:00 PM (GMT-8 Pacific Time US & Canada)

Address
148th Ave Coffee Shop 2649 Landerholm Circle SE, Bellevue, WA
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Speakers

Cassandra St Louis is an Interactive (Creative) Design Director at Metia, a digital design agency. She oversees all phases of creative development; planning and executing projects to generate creative solutions for clients and customers that are visually appealing, motivating with meaningful user experiences. Prior to Metia, Cassandra worked at Microsoft as a Senior UX Designer on both Xbox and Windows Phone, developing extensive game experiences and playful mobile experiences. With over 15 years creating UX/UI design for video games, web, and mobile, Cassandra is a geek, passionate about design, games and creating simple delightful designs. She continuously works with teams in bringing synergy between development and design to help bridge better hand-offs, efficiencies and ultimately create great user experiences and innovative ideas. Outside her busy day, she serves on the Seattle AIGA Experience Chair, and an active member of Women in Games International (WIGI) and an avid cyclist. Check out the work at: http://www.metia.com/

Agenda

Developers are from Mars, Designers are from Venus How do developers and designers find synergy to create great UX without killing each other.
Great interactive work is the result of great collaboration between developers and designers. Cassandra St Louis, Interactive Design Director at Metia, a digital design agency, will delve into that ever challenging relationship and discuss the methods the best teams use to create outstanding work.v