Boston makes the world work better
World Usability Day promotes the values and benefits of usability engineering and user centered design, because everyone has the right to have things that work better. The world is a better place when they do.
The Usability Professionals' Association, Boston chapter, the Museum of Science, Boston, the MIT Media Lab, BostonCHI, and Boston IA, are pleased to announce the City of Boston's participation in the third annual World Usability Day on November 8th, 2007.
Nov. 8th: Museum of Science, Boston
Take our ideas, please!
Each of our activities has been thoughtfully developed by usability practitioners and evaluated by the Museum of Science, Boston. We provide them here, at no cost, in their entirety: step-by-step instructions, downloadable tally sheets, signage, and more.
We provide these resources to support your own educational or World Usability Day efforts. If you develop a variant or enhancement just make sure to let us know!
Here are some of the stats that made last year's event such a success...
36 hours of events
115 events around the world
35 countries involved
approximately 8,000 people attended events world-wide
200 online participants from 16 countries
Find out more about World Usability Day and the highlights from last year.
What is World Usability Day?
World Usability Day is a worldwide event sponsored by industry practitioners seeking to raise awareness of usability, user centered design-related careers, and individuals' rights to safe, effective, and easy to use products. World Usability Day activities are taking place in over 115 locations in 35 countries!
On November 8th the Museum of Science, Boston will host a series of entertaining and educational activities to involve approximately 3000 daily visitors in usability tests, product evaluation activities, website design reviews, re-examinations of commonly encountered objects, evaluations of Boston's public signage, and more!
- The Evaluation Station
Live website reviews conducted by usability experts for Boston-based non-profits. - Doors to Usability
Examine doors and their misleading designs. - The Alarm Clock Alley Rally
Can you predict how long it will take you to set six alarm clocks? - The Great Sock Sort
Learn how professionals design products by sorting socks into groups! - Tag Team!
Team up with a buddy to learn how tagging photos and information online makes life easier and more accessible. (New in 2007!) - Cell Phone Warrior
Think you know how to use cell phones? Prove how gr8 u r! (New in 2007!)
We welcome everyone to visit on November 8th!
Help Us Make WUD 2007 a Memorable Event!
Our success relies on usability professionals like you, getting involved and volunteering your time and talent. There are many opportunities for you to get involved before event day, and during the events.
» Register your interest in being a volunteer
Calling All Evaluators, Companies, and Non-Profits!
We still need evaluators and sites/applications to evaluate for our Evaluation Station activity. To volunteer, semd email to susie.robson@mathworks.com
Interested in Our Signage Walking Tour?
On the morning of November 8th, a thought-leader in the usability community will be leading a walking tour of Boston and Cambridge. The goal of the tour will be to evaluate the public signage along an approximately one mile route. You MUST pre-register for the walk as there are a limited number of spaces available.
If you are interested, email: wud@upaboston.org
Boston Sponsors:
Worldwide sponsors:
