World Usability Day 2009 will bring together 40,000 people in 180 cities in more than 43 countries to discuss this year’s theme of “Sustainability.” The event was founded in 2005 “to ensure that the services and products important to life are easier to access and simpler to use” (from their website) and on November 12th over 200 events around the world will be held in concert to raise awareness of good usability and design practice.
This year, LUNAR will be presenting in two cities on opposite sides of the world. LUNAR California Interaction Designer, Ron Goldin, will be discussing how designers can utilize emotional design for positive change in Redmond, WA at Mircrosoft. LUNAR Europe co-founder, Roman Gebhard, will be speaking at the Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum, Theresienhoehe in Munich. He will be introducing the Designers Field Guide to Sustainabilty along with real world examples to show people in the product development community how they can apply this thinking to their work.
We will be posting their talks after the event, so check back soon!
