Join us as Jennifer Anderson, Senior UX Designer at New York Public Library, speaks about her experience creating a rapid prototyping system and web style guide for the NYPL as well as how her role relates to her colleagues at the library. And, of course, there will be time for questions! Co-organized with SILSSA. Date: Thursday, November 20th

Learn about the inner workings of the Etsy team and their ever-expanding research division. Join us for a tour of the Etsy offices followed by presentations from their design, research and analyst teams! Date: Thursday, November 13th Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm Location: Etsy Offices – 55 Washington St, Suite 512, Brooklyn, NY 11201  (map) Open to: Pratt students

The visit will consist of a tour of the Bloomberg building and usability lab, and a presentation of the User Experience team at Bloomberg. This is a great opportunity to see a state-of-the-art UX lab, and gain insight into the profession. We’ll meet at 731 Lexington Avenue (between 58th & 59th St.) at 2:30pm. Be

You’ll be teamed up with a few other people who will be your ‘design team’. Everyone will be presented with a design challenge, created by our very own Craig MacDonald. After 40 minutes of brainstorming, planning, and sketching, your team will present your solution to our panel of UX and IA professionals. There will be

Join us for a workshop led by SILS alum Lars Lindahl. He will cover the basics of the wonderful wireframing tool, Omnigraffle. Whether you’re brand new to Omnigraffle or have some experience under your belt but burning questions remain, join us! If you plan to bring your own laptop please be sure to have Omnigraffle