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Web Bloopers: Avoiding Common Design Mistakes

Who: Jeff Johnson, author of Web Bloopers: 60 Common Web Design Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
When: Thursday, April 24th, 2003
Time: 6:30 PM, networking, 7:00-9:00 PM, program
Where: Marin Community Foundation Hangar #5 directions
Cost: Free to NBMA members; $10 for non-members; $5 for students with a valid ID
Info Contact: Marc Tanenbaum, Web SIG Leader.

Jeff Johnson’s new book: Web Bloopers: 60 Common Web Design Mistakes and How to Avoid Them (Morgan Kaufmann) explains how to avoid common Web design errors, and is illustrated with examples from actual websites. Jeff asserts that the Web does not exhibit commercial product quality, largely due to poor usability. He will describe some “bloopers” in each of several categories, and explain how to avoid them. The talk will be illustrated with many examples of bloopers in commercially-available websites.

Jeff Johnson is president and principal consultant at UI Wizards, Inc., a product usability consulting firm. He has worked in the field of Human-Computer Interaction since 1978--as software designer and implementer, usability tester, manager, researcher at several computer and telecommunications companies, and consultant. In the course of his career, he has written many articles, co-written several books, and given numerous presentations on a variety of topics in Human-Computer Interaction. This month, Morgan Kaufmann publishes the sequel to his popular GUI Bloopers. The new book, Web Bloopers: 60 Common Web Design Mistakes and How to Avoid Them, is devoted exclusively to design on the Web.

Marin Community Foundation
5 Hamilton Landing
Novato, CA

From South of Novato:
Highway 101 North
Exit at Hamilton Field/Nave Dr.
Veer RIGHT at the end of the exit ramp.
Follow Nave Drive going north, parallel to 101.
Turn RIGHT at Main Gate Road, which leads into Hamilton AFB.
At Crescent, Main Gate Road becomes Palm Drive.
Go to end of Palm Drive.
Turn RIGHT onto Hangar Avenue.
Right after you pass So. Palm Drive, go a short distance and take an immediate left into the parking lot.
MCF is in Hangar 5, at 5 Hamilton Landing.
The entrance is down the pathway between Hangar 5 and Hangar 6.

From North of Novato:
Highway 101 South
Exit at Bel Marin Keys/Hamilton Field Exit (cloverleaf exit).
Turn RIGHT onto Ignacio Blvd.
After crossing the freeway, take an immediate RIGHT onto Nave Drive.
Go about .8 mile
Turn LEFT at Main Gate Road, which leads into Hamilton AFB.
At Crescent, Main Gate Road becomes Palm Drive.
Go to end of Palm Drive.
Turn RIGHT onto Hangar Avenue.
Right after you pass So. Palm Drive, go a short distance and take an immediate left into the parking lot.
MCF is in Hangar 5, at 5 Hamilton Landing.
The entrance is down the pathway between Hangar 5 and Hangar 6.

From the East Bay:
Cross the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
Continue on 580 until it merges onto 101 North.
Then follow the directions above “From South of Novato.”

Here is a map for further clarification.