We’re halfway through 2019 – so time for a New Years Resolution check in! Our Michigan UXPA newsletters are going strong but this newsletter editor yet to make that babka – so stay tuned!
What was your 2019 Resolution?
- Meet more UX people:
- Head over to Grand Rapids and join TUG co-founder Dan Klyn and attendees from TUG’s July Workshop Series on July 17 for “Pillars Of The Community”, a guided walk through the historic Cherry Hill Historic District.
- Volunteer at an UX event:
- Midwest UX is October 10-12 in Grant Rapids and their call for volunteers is open! If you have the time and talents reach out to volunteer@midwestusconference.com.
- Read more books:
- Your newsletter editor really enjoyed “The Stranger’s Long Neck” by Gerry McGovern and is in the middle of reading volume I of“Design Unbound Designing for Emergency in a White Water World” by Ann M. Pendleton-Jullian and John Seely Brown.
- If you’ve got a reading recommendation please tweet at us @MichiganUXPA!
UX Events around Michigan
Southeast Michigan
Drinks x Design: User Experience
July 11 – Detroit
Live in southeast Michigan or northwest Ohio?
Check out Deborah Edwards-Onoro’s Blog where she posts about UX and web professional events in the area including for WordPress, accessibility, SEO and more!
Mid-Michigan
Lansing Experience Design UX Monthly
July 11 – Okemos
West Michigan
Understanding Information Architecture – Full Day TUG Workshop
July 16 – Grand Rapids
Aligning Stakeholders – Half Day TUG Workshop
July 17 – Grand Rapids
Designing User Research – Half Day TUG Workshop
July 17 – Grand Rapids
Architecture Walk – “Pillars of the Community”
July 17 – Grand Rapids
Modeling For Clarity – Full Day TUG Workshop
July 18 – Grand Rapids
UXPA International: Mentorship Program
The next cohort for the UXPA International Mentorship program should be starting this month!
- Are you interested in being a mentor? Shoot an email to mentorship@uxpa.org!
- Are you interested in having a mentor? Are you a member of UXPA International (or willing to become a member?) Shoot an email to mentorship@uxpa.org
Jobs!
In case you missed it last month check out a few UX jobs around Michigan:
- Kalamazoo: Sr UX Researcher position
- Ann Arbor: Thompson Reuters has three open positions:
- They’re looking for a UX Designer – for someone starting out in their UX career
- And not one but two Senior UX designer roles (Sr UX #1, Sr UX #2)
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