It’s been said that “good designers redesign, great designers realign“.  Design is a continual process of refinement, realignment and improvement.  But how do you decide what needs refining?  Do you make informed decisions or are you grasping at straws in the dark?

Web site statistics hold the key to making informed decisions, but throwing a little Google Analytics code on your site isn’t really enough.

In this one hour session you will learn how to use web statistics to better refine your designs.  Get the basics of what all those analytics numbers mean, learn how to set measurable goals, and define conversions.

Want more? Then plan to attend the “Better Design Through Analytics” workshop where you’ll learn to take this to the next level with A/B testing and the Google Website Optimizer.

Web site statistics hold the key to making informed decisions, but throwing a little Google Analytics code on your site isn’t really enough.

In this half-day workshop you will learn how to use web statistics to better refine your designs.  Get the basics of what all those analytics numbers mean, learn how to set measurable goals, and define conversions.  Then take it to the next level with the Google Website Optimizer, A/B and multivariate testing.

Processing.js is an open programming language for people who want to program images, animation, and interactions for the web without using Flash or Java applets. Processing.js uses Javascript to draw shapes and manipulate images on the HTML5 Canvas element. The code is light-weight, simple to learn and makes an ideal tool for visualizing data, creating user-interfaces and developing web-based games.

In this one hour session you’ll get an introduction to Processing.js, learn what it is, where to get it and how to start putting it to use in your web apps.

Want more?  In the workshop “Rich UI – No Plugins Required” you can learn how to take Processing.js to the next level and build an interactive timeline application.

Processing.js is an open programming language for people who want to program images, animation, and interactions for the web without using Flash or Java applets. Processing.js uses Javascript to draw shapes and manipulate images on the HTML5 Canvas element. The code is light-weight, simple to learn and makes an ideal tool for visualizing data, creating user-interfaces and developing web-based games.

In this half-day workshop you’ll learn how to build an interactive timeline application that rivals those currently being built in Flash. All it takes is a <canvas> tag and a little JavaScript.  Bring a laptop and follow along, you’ll be building rich, interactive web interfaces in no time flat and no plugins required!

In this session we discuss the challenges faced by institutional Web site managers and look at specific techniques to address issues such as design by committee, scope creep and internal politics.