UX Book Club Toronto: Announcing our next book + date for review in January 2012

[Kimberley Peter]

Hello UXBCers,

First, a thanks to those of you who came out for reviewing Storytelling for User Experience by Whitney Quesenbury and Kevin Brooks in November. We had a good discussion in the first part of the evening among ourselves, then, later on, had the pleasure of chatting directly with Whitney and Kevin via video conference, getting their thoughts and insights on using storytelling in UX design. Also, a special thanks to Paul and Leila at Id ee Inc. for generously donating their space to us for the November meeting.

WHAT'S OUR NEXT BOOK?

As is the custom, we selected our next book at the end of the last book meeting -- one which many of you will be familiar with and may have already read. It is Search Patterns: Design for Discovery by Peter Morville and Jefferey Callender. 

Ordering:

From O'Reilly: http://bit.ly/sYtT3K

From Amazon.ca: http://amzn.to/tyEoFa

Description:

Search is among the most disruptive innovations of our time. It influences what we buy and where we go. It shapes how we learn and what we believe. In this provocative and inspiring book, you'll explore design patterns that apply across the categories of web, ecommerce, enterprise, desktop, mobile, social, and real-time search and discovery. Filled with colorful illustrations and examples, Search Patterns brings modern information retrieval to life, covering such diverse topics as relevance, faceted navigation, multi-touch, personalization, visualization, multi-sensory search, and augmented reality.

 

By drawing on their own experience-as well as best practices and evidence-based research-the authors not only offer a practical guide to help you build effective search applications, they also challenge you to imagine the future of discovery. You'll find Search Patterns intriguing and invaluable, whether you're a web practitioner, mobile designer, search entrepreneur, or just interested in the topic.

• Discover a pattern language for search that embraces user psychology and behavior, information architecture, interaction design, and emerging technology
• Boost enterprise efficiency and e-commerce sales
• Enable mobile users to achieve goals, complete tasks, and find what they need
• Drive design innovation for search interfaces and applications

WHEN WILL WE MEET?

Monday, January 23, 2012 at 6:30 PM

We will confirm the location and details closer to the date.

In the mean time, enjoy the read and the holidays to come!

Cheers,

Kim and Kaleem

UX Book Club Toronto