Interaction Engineers, UI Group, and Web Designers – Charleston, SC

Job ID#:  KH1916
Job Types:  Interaction Engineers, UI Group, and Web Designers
Compensation Range:  Commensurate with experience
Location:  Charleston, SC
Relocation assistance available
Education (minimum required): BS in Computer Science, Human Factors, Interaction Design or related field
Relevant Experience: 1-4 years

Company:
This is one of the fastest growing organizations in the southeast.  In business for just under ten years, this privately held company has been profitable since the early 2000s and growing at a rate of 30% each year.  Join this team and enjoy a fast-paced innovative environment, a vast array of free professional development and training opportunities and uncommon perks like corporate gym memberships, walking and running trails, car wash service and dry cleaning on site.

Responsibilities:

• Translate application UI designs into front-end code
• Work closely with members of the product management/development team to ensure that all requirements are met, and quality and design are optimized
• Develop prototypes and interactive presentations for enhancements and new product development
• Create visual designs/artwork/logos/icons

Requirements and Skills:

• UI and coding skills
• Development and graphic design experience
• Understanding of site functionality, architecture, flow, UI and intuitive navigation
• Knowledge of current trends and best practices
• Attention to detail
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Passion for design

Technical requirements:

• Phototshop, Illustrator, etc.
• HTML/XHTML
• CSS
• Javascript and javascript libraries (jQuery)
• Java and/or .NET development

Contact:
Kate Harlow
THE MONTICELLO GROUP
590 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 175
Charlottesville , VA  22911
434.817.5300 x220
509.695.8565 Fax
KHarlow@mr-monticello.com

Edward Tufte and Information Design Strategies for the Web

When: 6:30pm | Thursday 7/23/09

Where: Rigsbee Hall (208 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, NC 27701)

How: Register Online – We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

Co-Sponsored with Refresh the Triangle!

“Confusion and clutter are failures of design, not attributes of information. And so the point is to find design strategies that reveal detail and complexity—rather than to fault the data for an excess of complication.” –Edward Tufte.

No matter how sophisticated the technology nor pleasing the design, your Web visitors are really interested in one thing. (No, not that.) They’re after great content like your essay, your photo, your widget, your tutorial. It’s what makes the Web so great: exploring, learning, and sharing what we know. And the task of a designer—whether of user interfaces, graphics, data or type—is to present this information appropriately and elegantly; to remove obstacles to understanding, not introduce them.

In this presentation, Nathan Huening first presents an overview of the work of information design expert Edward Tufte and then discusses concrete applications and examples for applying his principles of analytical design to the Web. Selected themes include: contrast and meaning in design, avoiding “chartjunk” and “computer administrative debris”, clarity and clutter, the value of aesthetics, and simplicity vs. minimalism.

Edward Tufte is Professor Emeritus of statistics, information design, interface design and political economy at Yale University. In addition to his touring workshops, Mr Tufte has written four books on the display of information and analytical design: The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (1983), Envisioning Information (1990), Visual Explanations (1997), and Beautiful Evidence (2006).

About the Speaker

Nathan Huening is a principal at Sprocket House, a creative firm based in Chapel Hill that specializes in Web and print design. When he’s not writing client copy or puzzling over UI design, he enjoys making messes in the kitchen and falling off his unicycle to the bemusement of curious onlookers.

Refresh the Triangle

Refresh the Triangle is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in their areas. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards.

Recap: “Sketching for Interaction Design” workshop

TriUPA recently welcomed David Malouf, professor of interaction design at SCAD, for a full-day workshop on sketching for interaction design.

TriUPA member Leslie Carter was kind enough to provide some notes, ideas, and links to resources from the workshop.  Thanks, Leslie!  (You can also download a Microsoft Word copy of the notes: Notes from Sketching Seminar with Dave Malouf – June 2009).

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