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The big event this week is TEDxSMU. This event’s focus is on disruption. You can view the talks on site at SMU (for a fee), or you can save some cash (equity?) and use it for drinks and watch at one of the free viewing parties, and don’t miss the after, afterparty at Tech Church. Their parties are always a good time.In addition to TEDxSMU, you have Dallas iPhone, Startup Nights, and Dallas Startup Happy Hour. Seems like your networking bucket should be filled after this week.Get out there, make a difference.

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What’s Going on in the Dallas Startup Community

Dallas iPhone – Mobile User Experience Design, In Practice
When: ·Mon Nov 28 – 7pm
Where: Rockfish Interactive, 3010 Gaylord Parkway, Suite 100, Frisco, TX

For the November meetup, Jason Bell, Director of UX for Rockfish, will show how User Experience design is formally integrated into iOS development, why it’s important and considerations to development, the tools of the trade, and examples of applications of mobile/iOS user experience design.

 

StartupNights is an open house, coworking, startup meetup, jam session, community gathering all rolled into one evening a week!

 

A large crowd, and good conversation. This month’s special guest will be Brad Hunstable, Founder & CEO of Ustream.tv.

 

Cost to view at SMU is $125, free viewing parties are available below. TEDxSMU brings together ideas and interesting people from around the world and around the corner. Should be a big, fun event.

 

Sign-up for the FREE viewing parties for TEDxSMU! Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff, Tech Wildcatters in Uptown, and the AT&T Foundry in Plano are hosting viewing parties for the simulcast of TEDxSMU on December 3 from 9AM-6PM (doors at 9; show at 10). All you have to do is register and show up. Food and drinks will be available for sale at both locations. Other than that, did we mention it is free?

 

Tech Church is the place to be for TEDxSMU December 3rd! Join the fun crew for some amazing talks on Disruption. They’ll have food trucks, local artists exhibiting, and of course the best bar in town! (Note the artists and food trucks may be there mostly during the day.).

 

 

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Happy Friday! 

This week I was on a mobile kick, ranging from mobile performance principles to designing for app store distribution and ratings, along with a delightful iPad experience by ex-Pixar folks and even some good old use of SMS for health.

Cheers!

-Enrique

StartupDigest Design is curated by:
Jeremy Merle – Creative Director, Brightcove
Enrique Allen - Founding designer, 500 Startups

 

 

What You Need to Read This Week

Seven Guidelines For Designing High-Performance Mobile User Experiences
By Ivo Weevers, Smashing Magazine

Don’t forget performance relative to different aspects of mobile app design. Design choices affect performance and should be considered a key factor in the design process EARLY on before it’s too late.

iOS Product Strategies – an honest discussion
By Kiran Bellubbi, 955Dreams

If you’re developing for app stores, you need to face the realities of how distribution works. Kiran Bellubbi has an honest discussion after the experience of being Apple’s App of the Week multiple times and now in their hall of fame.

Why WSJ Mobile App Gets ** Customer Reviews
By Jakob Nielsen, UseIt

Can one bad screen equal millions lost? You probably don’t have the luxury to make the same mistakes the Wall Street Journal did on their first screen.

An Ex-Pixar Designer Creates Astounding Kids’ Book On iPad
By John Pavlus, Co.Design

Talk about wow on the iPad. “Every page has some delightful, hidden feature embedded into it.”

A Focus on Founders: The Anatomy of a New Design Education
By Jon Kolko, Johnny Holland Magazine

I applaud Jon Kolko and the Austin Center for Design’s approach to cultivating more designers who are better prepared for the startup journey by encouraging meaningful work like Patient Nudge, which allows care providers to schedule text messages to be sent to their patients in automated batches. Care providers can view and track patient responses via Nudge’s online platform.

 

Site of the Week

Keynotopia
Amir Khella

Templates make it possible to design and prototype mobile apps in minutes instead of hours; check out the library and thank Amir Khella.

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Happy Friday,

This week’s edition focuses on Google+ and their usability issues, how retailers leverage psychology to influence your purchasing behavior, optimizing the performance of your mobile app through design, and strategies for working as a designer in an agile development environment.

Check out the Site of the Week for some inspiration from the little details that make great user experiences.

Have a great weekend.

- Jeremy
@jeremymerle

StartupDigest Design is curated by:
Jeremy Merle – Creative Director, Brightcove
Enrique Allen - Founding designer, 500 Startups

 

 

What You Need to Read This Week

Why Google+ Will Succeed Wildly At First
By Bruce Upbin, Forbes

Google+ has had a flurry of positive reviews lately from the tech and design community, but is that their key audience? This article raises a good question about the broad adoption of the social networking site and usability of their core features.

Can We Ever Digitally Organize Our Friends?
From kevnull.com

Kevin Cheng from Twitter asks tough questions like “Why we need groups?” and highlights what Google+ does right and what it sucks at.

Psychological Manipulation In E-commerce Design
By Kristina Bjoran, UX Booth

Interesting and intelligent insight on how retailers leverage human behavior and design to motivate us to share, join, and spend more.

Seven Guidelines For Designing High Performance Mobile User Experiences
By Ivo Weevers, Smashing Magazine

Design choices affect performance and are critical to the success of your app. Here are seven actionable guidelines for optimizing the performance of your mobile app through design.

Change On A Dime: Agile Design
By John Anderson, UX Magazine

Integrating design into an agile development environment is tricky. Here are some tips for working as a designer in an agile environment.

 

Site of the Week

Little Big Details

Whenever someone asks me what differentiates good from great when it comes to user experience, I always say it’s about the details. This blog highlights the little details that make a product experience delightful to use.