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10/2008 Beauty Matters! Usability and Aesthetics

The 7th International Information Design Symposium Beauty Matters! Usability and Aesthetics will try to give answers to questions about usability and aesthetics. It will take place on Thursday, November 27, 2008, at Stuttgart Media University (Hochschule der Medien, HdM). The symposium is part of the beauty matters initiative and is organized by UID and others.

10/2008 UID and SOS Kinderdörfer worldwide present appealing relaunch

The childcare organization SOS-Kinderdörfer worldwide for children in need presents itself on the website www.sos-kinderdoerfer.de in a new internet appearance. The objective of the relaunch that has been supported by User Interface Design GmbH (UID) was to consistently adjust the website to the needs of the users and to combine easy navigation with attractive design.

10/2008 "Hello": UID inaugurated office at Dortmund

User Interface Design GmbH (UID) has opened its fourth office at Dortmund. Employees and guests from the area around Dortmund came to see the new premises and learn more about trends such as Mobile Banking and Unified User Experience. The UID designer Sebastian Schulz also said "Hello" – this was the title of his extraordinary street art exhibition at the UID office.

09/2008 Consumers are skeptic about "TV 2.0"

Television of the future will be interactive. Although the technical possibilities may revolutionize TV entertainment, it seems to be obvious: The viewers prefer to lean back and ignore experiencing television. This was the result of a survey conducted by User Interface Design GmbH (UID) which was presented on the occasion of the International Consumer Electronics trade fair (IFA) 2008 in Berlin.

09/2008 Creating senior-oriented living in virtual reality

Together with partners from all over Europe, User Interface Design GmbH (UID) develops a new software system for the design of senior-oriented living environments. By means of virtual reality, planners and future residents will be able to experience technological novelties of living environments before their implementation. The European Union funds this research project which is supposed to allow people an independent life to old age.

07/2008 International User Research: Successful work across borders

International user research studies became a part of the UID business a long time ago. How to cope with organizational challenges was presented by UID employee Jakob Biesterfeldt on the UPA International Conference in Baltimore, USA.

06/2008 All good things come in threes: UID celebrates theme night "International User Research" in Munich

After Ludwigsburg and Mannheim, the employees and customers of the Munich office also celebrated the 10th anniversary of UID. During the theme night "International User Research", the guests were taken on an informative and culinary trip around the world.

04/2008 UID wins Industry Award for "User Centered Innovation"

User Interface Design GmbH (UID) took part in the "INDUSTRIEPREIS der Initiative Mittelstand" (industry award of the MSE initiative) for the first time, promptly winning this award. With "User Centered Innovation", UID left behind its competitors.

02/2008 UID celebrates its 10th anniversary with an exciting anniversary program

Usability, Software and Design – a combination of disciplines that was rather unknown 10 years ago. Today, UID looks back to more than 1000 projects with 250 customers. This is enough reason to celebrate this anniversary with an exciting calender of events. In addition to theme evenings there will be some opportunities to celebrate in Ludwigsburg, Dortmund, Mannheim and Munich.

02/2008 International usability network expanded: Tervetuloa Adage!

The worldwide network of International Usability Partners (IUP) has a new member: The Finish company Adage. The network of independent usability companies now consists of seven partners and enables projects in more than 25 countries.

10/2007 Safe and intuitive design of medical products

Whether it is the blood sugar meter, hearing device or electronical health insurance card: Everyone has to deal with medical products frequently. Risk Management for these products has long been compulsory. Since July 2007, usability also plays an important role. Medical Safety Design combines these elements to support easy and safe operation. User Interface Design GmbH (UID) and Jörg Stockhardt consulting & more (c&m) will introduce this new service on November 8, 2007 on the World Usability Day at Stuttgart, Munich, and Mannheim.

Events

16 to 18 November 2008, Berlin Xtopia 2008

A variety of topics await decision-makers, web developers, UX professionals, and designers on the Xtopia conference, hosted by Microsoft. The lectures mainly focus on the new possibilities and customer requirements resulting from the development of the Internet and modern technologies. Franz Koller, managing director and Manager Consumer Solutions at UID, makes a professional contribution in the field of User Experience with his lecture "Human Centered Design". At the accompanying exhibition, visitors will also be able to get in touch with the UX experts at the UID booth.

19 to 22 November 2008, Düsseldorf MEDICA 2008

The 40th international trade fair with congress will offer an insight in innovative methods of treatment, presenting the full range of inpatient and outpatient products and services. Thus, MEDICA is an important platform for experts and interested people from all over the world – from medical trade to hospital doctors to technical services. As a specialist in the field of user-friendly design of medical devices, Alexander Steffen, Manager Medical Solutions at UID, will answer your questions on the fair.

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