Mahalo to Kathryne Sakata and Tiffany Higa for their informative and interesting talk on UI+UX. If you missed it or just want to review the material, here are the slides…

And let ‘em know how much you enjoyed the talk, I’m sure they’d appreciate it.

Kat received her graphic design degree from the New Media Arts Interface Design Program at Kapiolani Community College. She is currently a Graphic Designer and Web Developer at Design Asylum, Inc. and the Lead UI Designer at Undefeated Games, Inc. Kat enjoys engaging with new people and sharing her enthusiasm for design. She is an active member of AIGA Honolulu, HI-Capacity and Alakai Young Professionals and participates in various events including Startup Weekend, HNL New Tech Meetup, and WetWare Weds.

Tiff’s ackground includes marketing and design, with degrees from UH Manoa and Kapi‘olani Community College. She recently began working at Anthology Marketing Group as an Associate UX Designer. Outside of work, Tiffany enjoys being a member of various organizations such as AIGA Honolulu, HI Capacity, and Alaka‘i Young Professionals. She also enjoys activities such as DIY projects, hiking, and looking at penguins.

This talk is to inform others of the necessary steps in creating a website and understanding the importance of UI (User Interface) + UX (User Experience) design. These steps may seem tedious, but as you dive into the design or even the development stage, you’ll quickly find out that this process will help to diminish problems that could occur down the road.

When: Wed, May 29, 2013 @7pm to 8pm

Where: HI Capacity (in the Box Jelly), 307a Kamani Street Honolulu, 96813. (Please park on Ward Ave, Kamani street, or surrounding street parking).

Register for this event now at : http://hicap-uiux.eventbrite.com

Kathryne Sakata

Kat received her graphic design degree from the New Media Arts Interface Design Program at Kapiolani Community College. She is currently a Graphic Designer and Web Developer at Design Asylum, Inc. and the Lead UI Designer at Undefeated Games, Inc. Kat enjoys engaging with new people and sharing her enthusiasm for design. She is an active member of AIGA Honolulu, HI-Capacity and Alakai Young Professionals and participates in various events including Startup Weekend, HNL New Tech Meetup, and WetWare Weds.

Tiffany Higa

Tiff’s ackground includes marketing and design, with degrees from UH Manoa and Kapi‘olani Community College. She recently began working at Anthology Marketing Group as an Associate UX Designer. Outside of work, Tiffany enjoys being a member of various organizations such as AIGA Honolulu, HI Capacity, and Alaka‘i Young Professionals. She also enjoys activities such as DIY projects, hiking, and looking at penguins.

Shu Chen (local genius wunderkind) will discuss the reasoning and implementation of two useful data structures (bloom filter and flower filter), both useful to big data applications, optimization, and impressing your colleagues.

Read up on bloom filters via Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_filter

When: Thursday, May 16, 2013 @ 6pm to 8pm

Where: Manoa Innovation Center ~ 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI

Register for this event now at : http://www.meetup.com/dynamic/events/117504572/