Dan Saffer
“Attention, Awareness and Interaction Design”

25 March @ 7pm
Giant Eagle Auditorium - Baker Hall

http://www.odannyboy.com/

Dan Saffer is a founder and principal at the design consultancy Kicker Studio. Dan has designed devices, software, websites, and services since 1995, and these products are currently used by millions every day. An acclaimed speaker and author, his two books are Designing for Interaction (New Riders) and Designing Gestural Interfaces (O’Reilly). Dan is an internationally-recognized thought leader on design who has spoken at conferences and taught workshops on interaction design all over the world. He has a Masters of Design in Interaction Design from Carnegie Mellon University, and his design innovations have received several patents.

I have just finished updating a project I did with Beverly Hsu and Paul Rubritz. It is a re-design of an eReader aimed at Pittsburgh bus commuters. Highlight of the project is a video sketch and a great physical prototype!

Check out the project page here.

Funny thing someone told me recently, it would actually be cheaper for newspapers to give subscribers eReaders and deliver their news electronically than for them to continue printing physical papers. Something to think about I guess.