We've got another fantastic event lined up for you in June! Cennydd Bowles is an interaction designer and writer. He works for Clearleft, speaks at design events across the world, and wrote a book called Undercover User Experience Design. We're delighted to welcome Cennydd to Cambridge to present his new talk: Designing the Wider Web. 

Date: Monday 6 June 2011, Time: 18.30 for 18.45 to 20.00

Venue: Microsoft Research, Cambridge ( Map & address - note that Cambridge is just 45 minutes from Kings Cross but you will need to get a taxi to get to Microsoft Research, or pack a Brompton).

Registration: The event is FREE and you do not need to be a UK UPA member to attend.  

Abstract

The dominance of the desktop browser is over – the web has become wider. After so long painting in a tiny corner of the canvas, it’s time to broaden our approach.

It’s understandable that the community is somewhat nervous about the changes ahead. So far, we’ve mostly responded by scratching around for device-specific tips, but this isn’t sustainable or scalable. We should transcend “platformism” and instead learn to design for diverse contexts, displays, connectivity, and inputs by breaking devices down into first principles. Instead of the defective dichotomy of the “desktop” and “mobile” web, designers should aim to create great user experiences using the truly fluid nature of the web.

Biography

Cennydd Bowles is an interaction designer and writer based in Brighton, UK.

His book Undercover User Experience Design, written with colleague James Box, has been acclaimed as "a must have for your bookshelf". He writes a popular blog and contributes to influential publications including A List Apart, Johnny Holland and .net magazine.

At Clearleft (Design Agency of the Year 2009), Cennydd advises clients including Samsung, The Open University, JustGiving, Gumtree and WWF International on the benefits of putting users first. He also shapes the design and strategy of Clearleft's famous Silverback usability testing suite and pioneering web fonts application, Fontdeck.

A leading figure in the British user experience community, Cennydd co-founded the UX London and UXCampLondon conferences and is an active mentor of British user experience talent. He speaks at design and UX conferences across the globe, and his thoughts on design have been featured by organisations as diverse as Design Week, The Guardian and PBS.