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Organizer:   Ultra Light Startups
 
Permalink:   http://gary.to/O0Z8fv
 
Cost:  $20
 
Website:  http://ultralightstartups.com/newyork/we...
 
 
 
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This event will:
* Provide an overview of essential design topics for web entrepreneurs
* Provide an overview of working at a startup for designers
* Connect designers and startups

Panel topics:
* What are the essential web design disciplines and why is each important? - graphic/visual, interaction, information architecture, print, branding/identity, user experience, research, usability testing, etc.
* Examples of startups with successful web design. How were these design efforts staffed/resourced?
* Startup design prioritization - how to know which design tasks are essential at which point in a given startup.
* In-house vs. outsourcing design - can you find a designer to do everything? What are the costs of hiring a design firm?
* How to hire designers - recruiting founders, hiring design firms, terms.
* How to know if your web design is working. How to measure the effectiveness of web design.
* How is working at a startup different than working at a design firm?

Moderator:
* Graham Lawlor, Founder of Ultra Light Startups and CEO of BrightMap

Panelists (alphabetic order):
* Christopher Fahey, Principal, User Experience Director at Behavior Design
* Seth Giammanco, Principal, Technology Lead at Minds On Design Lab
* Dan Maccarone, Co-Founder at Hard Candy Shell
* Gloria Petron, President of the New York City Usability Professionals' Association
 
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