by Derek Hoiem | Jul 24, 2015 | Blog, calendar entry, Featured
Thirty years after the computer revolution, many are asking, “Why are women leaving tech careers?” and “Why do they not choose science and technology fields as a career choice to begin with?” Here at InContext Design, we are applying our...
by Derek Hoiem | Dec 17, 2012 | calendar entry
Wednesday February 13th, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (ET) Cost: FREE Sorry registration is currently full. Design patterns too often represent the low-level details of a design: the controls, interactions, and widgets. They’re useful for these low-level...
by Derek Hoiem | Oct 2, 2012 | Blog
I had a lot of fun presenting our webinar last week on Understanding Modern Interaction Design. We had great attendance and collected some really good feedback afterwards. Thanks to everyone who attended! I think it’s an important topic in design, so it was...
by Derek Hoiem | May 26, 2011 | Blog
I recently returned from the CHI 2011 conference in Vancouver, where I presented a course with Karen Holtzblatt, titled Looking Below the Surface: Understanding and Analyzing Interaction Design. Let me first say, it was great to see so many of you at the course and it...
by Derek Hoiem | Mar 3, 2011 | calendar entry
At the core of all computer systems is a design—the one being used by your customer. The blueprint or foundation of that design is found in the interaction design. While numerous people are involved in designing systems, products, and services, many don’t have formal...