Los Angeles Times User Experience Meetup
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Join us at the historic LA Times Building on March 20, 2008, for a meetup exploring user experience. Discover the interactive team behind latimes.com and our mission to deliver top-notch content on a world-class platform. Learn how we visualize news in new formats and explore our innovative tools. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect and learn from industry leaders!
Los Angeles Times User Experience Meetup
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Presentation Transcript
LA User Experience Meetup • March 20, 2008 • Chandler Auditorium • Los Angeles Times
Welcome • Introduction: Arvind Puri • Host: Weston Thompson, Jody Perez • Historic LA Times Building • Movies like Dreamgirls, Rendition • Shows like 24, Shark • A different kind of user experience
Who we are • Interactive team behind latimes.com properties • Our industry is going through a major transition • New wave of innovation • User experience is implicitly tied with quality • Our mission is to deliver world class content on a world class platform • Visualize the news in new formats • We are hiring IA’s!
Show and tell • LA Times • Kareem blog • Travel - Daily Deals • Entertainment - Topics • Search Engine • The Guide – Listings • FireSearch
Show and Tell • News visualization • Homicide Map • Primary Tracker • Final Four map • Word Count Tracker • Mobile efforts • Mobile LAT
Thanks • Tools of the UX Trade!