Michigan UXPA

Registration for Design Systems event is open!

You can now get a ticket to our September 9th event “Planning & Cultivating Design Systems. Register at Eventbrite.

Admission is $5 and includes dinner (sponsored by Vitamin T).
CCS students are free but need to register ahead of time.

Sponsorships are available for $200. Your organization gets recognized for supporting the community. You can display information, like job openings or service offerings, at the event. Sponsors also get up to 10 free tickets: after paying at Eventbrite, we will contact you to get your list of attendees.

Register at Eventbrite

Listen to case studies that will explain:

The parts that make up a design system
How the parts assemble to create a unified design language
Critical strategies for both stakeholder approval and team adoption

Learn more about the program

August Michigan UXPA Newsletter

We have two important announcements this month!

Save the Date for our Detroit Month of Design Event on 9/9/19!

Join Michigan UXPA on September 9th for our Detroit Month of Design Event “Planning & Cultivating Design Systems” where you’ll learn a systematic framework to plan, promote, and launch a design system and create buy-in for one throughout a company.

Registration will open up next week
If you or your company is interested in sponsoring, please contact us at michiganuxpa@gmail.com so we can discuss what you would like to do

Nominations are open for Michigan UXPA Leadership Positions

Michigan UXPA is run by an all-volunteer board of local members and we are seeking smart, strong, visionary board members to join us! Develop your leaderships skills and build up your local connections to educators, corporations, agencies, and other organizations involved in user experience.

If that is you, or someone you know, please nominate yourself or a colleague. Serving on the MiUXPA board will advance your career and help build a strong and welcoming UX community in Michigan

Nomination Form

Upcoming Deadlines

Midwest UX
October 10-12, 2019 – Grand Rapids, MI
Call for Volunteers – ASAP

UXPA International Mentorship Program
September – November, 2019
Application Deadline – August 17

Interaction20
February 2-7, 2020 – Milan, Italy
Submission Deadline – September 8

UX Events Around Michigan

Southeast Michigan

Ladies that UX Detroit Happy Hour
August 7 – Detroit

You will F**k up and That’s Ok (How to be a Male Ally in Tech) with Tech[inclusive]
August 13 – Ann Arbor

Rapid Product Development in the Age of Connected Devices with Pillar
August 15 – Detroit

Detroit Month of Design Events – Highlights

Brand Camp Summit: Rebrand [ Cities. People. Culture. + Tech.]
September 5 – Detroit

Design Dash Detroit
September 9 – Detroit

Multicultural Design in a Re-Emerging City
September 11 – Detroit

Drinks x Design: Design Crawl
September 12 – Detroit

Smart Cities – Smart Citizens
September 16 – Detroit

Empower Urban Communities Through Design: A Detroit-Denmark Conversation
September 17 – Detroit

Toyota Lecture Series Presents: Dr. John Jordan
September 18 – Detroit

DCDT Talk: Diversity in Design
September 19 – Detroit

Videogames from Abertay University, Dundee City of Design
September 23 – Detroit

Let’s Jam: Unleashing Ideas to Power Your Business
September 24 – Detroit

Suchi Reddy: Form Follows Feeling Talk
September 25 – Detroit

re:publica Detroit Conference
September 27-28 – Detroit Also, check out Deborah Edwards-Onoro’s August entry of UX events.

Mid-Michigan

Lansing Experience Design – UX Monthly
August 8 – Okemos

Drinks and Digital Lansing: Website Optimization and UX
September 11 – Lansing

Lansing Experience Design – UX Monthly
September 12 – Okemos

West Michigan

Citizen Labs Hack Night
August 6 – Grand Rapids

The Archives Series – Presenting: Discovery – AIGA West Michigan
August 12 – Saugatuck

Online

TUG Webinar Series: “Let’s talk about Information Architecture with Lynn Boyden”
August 11

UXPA International “Universal Design with Accessibility in Mind”August 23

Drupal Speaker Diversity Workshop
September 21 & 28

Jobs!!!

College for Creative Studies – Detroit

United Shore – Pontiac

Senior UX Designer

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July Michigan UXPA Newsletter

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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June Michigan UXPA Newsletter

We hope you’re ready to enjoy our beautiful summer weather and engage in some professional development at the same time!

If you’re in the Ann Arbor area we hope you take advantage of Tech Trek on June 7th where leading technology companies in downtown A2 open their doors to the public and offer tours, door prizes, and more – part of the A2 Tech 360 series.

If you’re in Grand Rapids join TUG co-founder Dan Klyn and attendees from TUG’s July Workshop Series on July 17th for “Pillars Of The Community”, a guided walk through the historic Cherry Hill Historic District of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Upcoming Registration Deadlines

UXPA International Conference
June 25-27, Scottsdale, AZ
Tickets Close – June 7

International Design Conference
August 21-23 – Chicago, IL
Earlybird Tickets Close- June 17

UX Events Around Michigan

Southeast Michigan

A2 Tech 360
June 1-20 – Ann Arbor

Sustainable Brands
June 3-6 – Detroit

Self.conference
June 7-8 – Detroit

Detroit UX: How UX and Usability Can Impact Your Life
June 12 – Detroit

Drinks x Design: Mobility
June 13 – Detroit

Ladies that UX: June Happy Hour
June 13 – Ann Arbor

Design and Dine: Motion Graphics 101, Animation for Social Media and More!
June 20 – Detroit

Michigan Automotive and Mobility UX: Experiment, Launch, Evaluate, Learn & Improve
June 26 – Novi

Live in southeast Michigan or northwest Ohio?
Check out Deborah Edwards-Onoro’s Blog where she posts about UX & web professional events in the area including for WordPress, accessibility, SEO and more!

Mid Michigan

Lansing Experience Design UX Monthly
June 13 – Okemos

Lansing Experience Design UX Monthly
July 11 – Okemos

West Michigan

Mysterious IxDA Grand Rapids Event
Sometime in June – check out the website for updates!

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 will start in July!

Do you have 5+ years of experience? 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.

We’ll also actually send out the formal call when it comes through the UXPA International channels – but in the meantime feel free to reach out to mentorship@uxpa.org.

Jobs!!!

Did you know that UXPA International has a job board?!?!

There’s even a Sr UX Researcher position in Kalamazoo if you’re looking for something new…
Wanna hang out around Ann Arbor and make a large impact on an old industry? Then Thomson Reuters might be your jam!
- 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) – we were going to make a Dr. Seuss joke here but restrained ourselves.

May Michigan UXPA Newsletter

Thanks everyone that was able to join us in Ann Arbor for our “Design via Dialogue & Innovation” panel! We had a great turnout and a great conversation! Read our Design Panel recap!

Upcoming Registration and Speaker Deadlines

AIGA West Michigan Board Member Nomination
Nominations Due – May 12

UXPA International Conference
June 25-27 – Scottsdale, AZ
Registration Closes – May 15

UX Events Around Michigan

Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Set your calendars for Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 16th!

Detroit UX is hosting a Design Thinking & Empathy Workshop for GAAD on 5/15.
Michigan State University is hosting IT Next: Digital Access & Inclusion Conference, a half day event for IT professionals, communicators, and academics on 5/16.
Owens Corning Digital Team is hosting Building a More Inclusive Web – Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2019 a half day event bringing together Toledo-area businesses, universities, and advocacy groups on 5/16.

If you’re not in Southeast Michigan you can still join in, the Global Accessibility Awareness Day website has a list of both in-person and virtual events you can attend!