Visual Thinking For UX
Whole room full of people sketching.
Empathy maps
Whiteboard ninja practice.
Kristina Halvorson talking about content strategy.
Notes on LukeW’s presentation. View Larger.
Working on my team’s sketch board.
Thought I should share a few of the photos that I took at UI15. I mostly don’t get into work on this site, and I’ve posted all of my notes and materials on an internal Roundarch site, but thought you’d get a feel for the conference in a few photos.
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Right next to the Boston Renaissance Waterfront was LTK, or Legal Test Kitchen. This restaurant is a part of the famous Legal Sea Foods chain, but at LTK there’s a new menu every six weeks.
On my last day in Boston I decided to check it out for lunch. Around noontime they were pretty packed so I just sat at the bar. The waitress gave me a menu and I ordered Legal Sea Foods’ clam chowder, of course. She also told me about something that wasn’t on the menu. It was a Caesar salad with lobster on it. SIX OUNCES of lobster. It was so much lobster…. as much as was on their lobster roll, but instead of in bread, it topped a salad. Here’s what it looked like:
Awesome, right? So awesome that the guy who sat down on my right and the lady who came in and sat on my right were both like “holey moley! what is that!?” and ordered it themselves! I should have gotten a commission on that salad. It was not a cheap salad, by any means, but it was so delicious!
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One night in Boston I got take out dinner at Yankee Lobster. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this place but the prices were really reasonable. I just wanted something quick and casual to take out back to my hotel room. Yankee Lobster was nearby, on the waterfront, so I headed over.
Perfect. You order at the counter and there’s a small dining room. When I was there only one other person was in the restaurant. I asked the guy at the counter what their specialties were and he said the lobster roll and the fried full-bellied clams. I wasn’t really feeling either of those.
I ended up getting a small lobster bisque and the fried haddock. The bisque was really good, but SO rich. After I finished my soup I didn’t really eat a ton of the rest. A rich bisque plus a fried platter was just too much! Still, it was all very good. If you’re looking for a no-frills, casual, fresh from the boat restaurant on the waterfront, check it out.
This week I was in boston for UI 15. I attended this conference a few years ago and it was so good, I thought I’d check it out again. I flew in on Sunday night. Every day the weather was so gray and cold and rainy. I managed to take this photo out my hotel window one morning when the rain subsided just for a little bit.
My hotel was the Boston Renaissance Waterfront. It’s also where the conference was held. I’m told there were a ton of conferences city-wide so I am lucky I reserved the hotel early and got a room!
I talked to a few people from Boston about the Waterfront area. It’s a newly-developed neighborhood. There’s a new convention center and several new hotels, including the one I stayed in. The Silver Line goes through the waterfront. Six years ago when Dallas lived in Boston the Silver Line didn’t even exist. The Waterfront is located just across the harbor from the airport, so it’s pretty convenient for people flying in. It’s an interesting because right now the area is a mix of super-old seaport businesses, restaurants, docks, piers, and warehouses mixed in with brand new hotels and fancier places to eat. It will be cool to see how this area shakes out. South Street Seaport?
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