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Designers from Foursquare, Etsy, Kickstarter & Neo share their work.
Thu, Jul 31, 2014 @ 06:00 PM   FREE   Metis, 79 Madison Ave, 3rd Fl
 
     
 
 
              

      
 
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<P>Join Metis as we host a happy hour and discussion exploring the product design projects and accomplishments of some of the most respected professionals in the field. Our speakers for the evening will be Aaron Robbs, Design Lead at Kickstarter, Josh Seiden, Managing Director of Neo in NYC and author of Lean UX, Timoni West, Product Design Alum of Flickr and Foursquare and Cap Watkins, Senior Design Manager at Etsy.</P>
<P>We'll have presentations and an open Q&A. Presenters will talk about specific projects they are working on, the role of the product designer, how they fit into the design and development team, and more.</P>
<P>Registration begins at 6pm followed by the 6:30pm presentation. Plan on networking with aspiring and practicing designers from a variety of backgrounds before and after the event, enjoying drinks and food provided by Metis and having the opportunity to learn about the <A HREF="http://www.thisismetis.com/product-design" REL="nofollow nofollow">Metis Product Design Bootcamp</A> for those considering formalizing their education in Product Design.</P>
<P><STRONG>Event Schedule: </STRONG></P>
<P><BR>6:00 - 6:30 Registration, Networking and Drinks <BR>6:30 - 8:00 Presentation and Q&A <BR>8:00 - 9:00 Networking, Food and Drink</P>
<P>The event is free but seats are very limited. We are thrilled to have the following confirmed speakers joining us on the evening of Thursday, July 31st.</P>
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<P><STRONG><IMG STYLE="float: left; margin: 6px 8px; border: 2px solid black;" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/95465141/screenshot20140721at12.10.36pm.png" ALT="" WIDTH="150">Aaron Robbs</STRONG><BR>Design Lead, Kickstarter<BR><A HREF="https://twitter.com/AaronRobbs" REL="nofollow nofollow">@aaronrobbs</A><A HREF="http://aaronrobbs.com/" REL="nofollow nofollow">aaronrobbs.com</A></P>
<P>Aaron Robbs is the Design Lead at Kickstarter in New York City. Prior to Kickstarter he was the Senior Designer at Mailchimp where he launched a total rebrand and led design on the Voice & Tone project. His work has been awarded and featured in publications such as .NET Magazine, Fast Company, Swiss Miss, CSS Awards and DesignWorkLife. He is from Chattanooga, TN.</P>
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<P><STRONG><IMG STYLE="float: left; margin: 2px 8px; border: 2px solid black;" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/95465141/screenshot20140721at12.11.25pm.png" ALT="" WIDTH="150">Timoni West</STRONG><BR>Founder, Department of Design<BR><A HREF="https://twitter.com/timoni" REL="nofollow nofollow">@timoni</A></P>
<P>Timoni West is the founder of Department of Design, a studio that works with startups to design better everyday apps. She's previously worked with amazing companies around the country, including Foursquare, Lift, Flickr, Bitly, Airtime, and Burner. You can find out what she's reading and thinking about at <A HREF="http://blog.timoni.org/" REL="nofollow nofollow">www.blog.timoni.org</A>.</P>
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<P><STRONG><IMG STYLE="float: left; margin: 2px 8px; border: 2px solid black;" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/95465141/jsheadshot500x500.jpg" ALT="" WIDTH="150">Josh Seiden</STRONG> <BR>Interaction Designer; Managing Director of NYC office of Neo<BR>Co-author of <A HREF="http://leanuxbook.com" REL="nofollow nofollow">leanuxbook.com</A></P>
<P>Josh Seiden is an Interaction Designer and Managing Director of NYC office of <A HREF="http://www.neo.com/" REL="nofollow nofollow">Neo</A>and co-author of Lean UX. He was head of product design at Wall Street innovator Liquidnet, and lead pioneering interaction design teams at Cooper. He is a founder and past President of the Interaction Design Association.</P>
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<P><STRONG><IMG STYLE="float: left; margin: 2px 8px; border: 2px solid black;" TITLE="Cap Watkins" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/95465141/screenshot20140721at12.14.08pm.png" ALT="Cap Watkins" WIDTH="150">Cap Watkins</STRONG><BR>Sr. Design Manager at Etsy<BR><A HREF="http://capwatkins.com/" REL="nofollow nofollow">capwatkins.com</A></P>
<P>Cap Watkins is an interface designer living & working in Brooklyn, NY. He's a Sr. Design Manager at Etsy, helping grow the team, develop designers, as well as ensure holistic product design as Etsy scales. Cap believes in thoughtful, user-centric design solutions that get out of the way and empower people to accomplish more. His past work includes Zoosk, Formspring and hush-hush stuff at Amazon.</P>
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<P><STRONG>Moderator:<BR><BR><IMG STYLE="float: left; margin: 2px 8px; border: 2px solid black;" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/95465141/tysongach.jpg" ALT="" WIDTH="150">Tyson Gach</STRONG><BR>Designer, <A HREF="http://www.thoughtbot.com" REL="nofollow nofollow">thoughtbot</A><BR>Product Design Instructor, <A HREF="http://www.thisismetis.com/product-design" REL="nofollow nofollow">Metis</A></P>
<P>Tyson is a designer at thoughtbot, building and designing digital products. Prior to that, he freelanced, designing websites and iOS apps for small startups and large companies. Tyson is passionate about teaching his craft to others and is picky when it comes to proper quotation marks and other typographical goodness. He's a self-proclaimed foodie, primarily indulging in everything to do with coffee, cocktails and pie.</P>
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