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Helping Puerto Rico

UXPA International supports the local community

As the UXPA International 2018 Conference quickly approaches, we've been looking for additional ways to support the local community and the rebuilding efforts that are underway. We are proud bring our great event to the area, but we wanted to do more! Therefore we decided to donate the majority of our promotional purchasing budget for the conference (i.e., conference swag) to Direct Relief for Puerto Rico. We will also be hosting a local market at the conference that will feature local artisans and vendors.

Want to learn more about the conference? See the latest at UXPA2018.org

Boozeability: The Rise of Drunk User Testing

Excerpt from User Experience Magazine by Rob Fitzgibbon

There are many kinds of informal user research methods, or what Jakob Nielsen called “guerrilla HCI.” Examples are focus groups, contextual inquiries, coffee shop intercepts, and the like. These informal qualitative methods of user research have proved popular among UX practitioners for their simplicity, low cost, and reduction of the intimidation barrier. But lately a new method of informal user research is gaining popularity—drunk user testing (DUT).
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Free webinars for UX practitioners

Meet the Experts - June 15

The User Experience field is rapidly growing. People with various backgrounds and experiences have entered. Every year, at the UXPA International conferences, we hear chats about how people got into UX, what their first jobs looked like, how long it took for them to learn UX and things they wished they knew when they started. With the increasing interest in the field, these types of questions pop up very often in various channels. To address these prevalent discussions, we invited 4 UX professionals from different disciplines (design, research, strategy) to talk about their experiences breaking into UX and succeeding at it. Join us on Friday, June 15th for this one-of-a-kind panel! 

The experts:
Upcoming Webinar
July 13 - VR and Civic Tech for the community
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Video from the University of Texas iSchool

Meet the President

A chat at UXPA International 2017 Conference


Meet the President of UXPA International, Jennifer Romano-Bergstrom. Hear her tips for getting into the UX field and her thoughts on the UXPA International conference. Thanks to the students from the UXPA Student Chapter at the University of Texas School of Information for conducting and recording the interview!

Have you registered for UXPA 2018 yet? Register today!

UX Psychology

New UXPA Short Course

Some of the roots of user experience come from the field of “human factors.” The more you understand about human behavior, psychology, and behavioral science, the better you can research and design the user experience.

In this course we’ll look at some of the foundational and newest research in brain and behavioral science and psychology and apply the research to the field of user experience.

After this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe some of the foundational research in UX Psychology
  • Describe some of the newest research in UX Psychology
  • Describe some of the myths and legends that circulate about UX Psychology that are not true
  • Apply psychology, brain, and behavioral science to UX design principles
  • Decide on next steps of how to incorporate UX Psychology into their studies and their work
Join us for this educational and interactive course that will include 4 online sessions on Tuesday, July 24th and 31st, and August 7th and 14th at 9am (PST), noon (EST) and 6pm (Paris). 
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UXPA International Savings

Special deals for our members


One of the big perks of being a UXPA International member is that you get access to special deals! Some of our current discounts include:
  • 10% off an Optimal Workshop monthly subscription
  • Significant discounts on more than 60 UX books
  • A free year with a .design domain name
  • Over 40% off short course registration
  • and much more...
To take advantage of these deals, become a member today! Interested in offering our members a discount? Email us with more information.

New Job Postings

Looking for a change?

UX Product Researcher 2 - UPMC in Pittsburgh, PA
Senior UX Designer - Rapid7 in Toronto, Canada
UX Designer/Architect - EXOS in Phoenix, AZ
User Experience Researcher - State Farm in Atlanta, Georgia
Professor of Service Design - Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA
Professor of Service Design / Academic Program Coordinator - Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA
UX Designer, Stitcher - The E.W. Scripps Company in San Francisco, CA
User Experience Designer - Airline Tariff Publishing Company in Dulles, Virginia
Usability Researcher - CommunicateHealth, Inc. in Rockville, MD
 
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