Jeff Parks, Author at Boxes and Arrows

Author: Jeff Parks

Jeff Parks parlayed his work in behavioural and cognitive psychology into one of today’s most recognized names in UX as a result of his trailblazing podcast on Boxes and Arrows. He is an international keynote speaker, a frequent guest lecturer, a business coach and mentor, and a tireless advocate of the patient-experience to quality healthcare. Jeff was a senior advisor in developing Central Europe’s largest UX conference, now run by Deloitte Digital and, through his former training company, Follow The UX Leader, he has inspired a new generation of UX professionals from Boeing to Zappos.

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IA Summit 09 – Keynote

Posted by Jeff Parks

Michael Wesch points out that our “audiences” aren’t audiences at all, but rather creators, and our job is to enable. Along with the design challenges, this new approach delivers the joy of reconnecting people to each other.

April 5, 2009 Conferences and Events / Foundational Thinking / Podcasts and Posters / Professionalism

IA Summit 09 – Plenary

Posted by Jeff Parks

In the Closing Plenary, Jesse James Garrett looks back at Summits past, examines
the current state of User Experience
Design, and endorses a vision of our practice as a mechanism for discovery.

March 12, 2009 Interfaces / Podcasts and Posters / User Centered

Getting a Form’s Structure Right

Posted by Jeff Parks

Jeff Parks talks with Afshan Kirmani about her article, expanding on various subjects including her User Experience Model.

October 17, 2008 Conferences and Events / Foundational Thinking / Learning From Others / Podcasts and Posters

IDEA 2008

Posted by Jeff Parks

The IDEA Conference took place in Chicago on October 7-9. The speakers pushed the boundaries of what it means to design complex information spaces of all kinds. We can all expand our practice by absorbing their experiences and ideas.

In cooperation with the IA Institute, we’re happy to bring you recordings of most conference talks.

September 4, 2008 Conferences and Events / Learning From Others / Podcasts and Posters

User Experience Week

Posted by Jeff Parks

User Experience (UX) Week was held in San Francisco, CA from August 12 – 15. Boxes and Arrows, in co-operation with Adaptive Path, interviewed some of the great speakers for your design listening enjoyment.