On November 10, 2011 the third Design for Usability Symposium was held at Media Plaza in Utrecht. During this day usability tools and methods were presented in a practical and effective way.

Based on the feedback we received we consider the day a great success. To which the 200 enthusiastic participants greatly contributed. In order to relive the symposium, or see what you have missed out on, check the photos below.

Lectures

The morning programme consists of three inspiring lectures about design for usability at multinational Philips, design consultancy Indes and the 3TU research project. Detailed information about the content of these lectures is available here.

Workshops

In the afternoon 6 workshops are held in which you will learn to work with new tools and methods to design for usability. More information about the workshops can be found here.

Design for Usability book

The day is concluded with the presentation of the Design for Usability book, this book contains hands on information on tools and methods for design for usability. All participants of the symposium will get a copy of this book.

Design for Usability research project

This symposium is held within the context of the ‘Design for Usability’ research project. This project aims at improving the usability of electronic professional and consumer products by creating new methodologies and methods for user-centered product development which can be applied in practice. More about this project can be read in the about section of this website.

World usability day

World Usability Day was founded in 2005 as an initiative of the Usability Professionals’ Association to ensure that services and products important to human life are easier to access and simpler to use. Each year, on the second Thursday of November, over 200 events are organized in over 43 countries around the world. On this day, professionals in the field engage in discussion on the tools and issues central to excellent usability research, development and practice. A second aim of the day is to raise the general public’s awareness.