When should you send your emails out? What goes into a responsive design template? Join the UW Design Community to learn about sending better email newsletters, featuring Kyle Henderson from DoIT Communications. Dec 15, 10am via Zoom.
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Content: How it can support—or impair—your DEI efforts
Drawing from examples in education, including UW–Madison, this UW Design Community session will show how admissions content can exclude the very groups we want to include. Continue your diversity, equity and inclusion journey: Thu, Nov 17, 10am via Zoom.
Build a better email: Tips and tricks for using Eloqua
Oct 27, 11am via Zoom. Join the UW Design Community and Rebecca (Bex) Quigley, web solutions analyst with WIDA, for the October session.
UW Design Community: “Now Better & More Design-y”
You shared. Are we getting it right? Join us Wed, Sep 28 as we cover your feedback, how we plan to make adjustments to our session format, and what you can look forward to in the next few months.
Join us for the UW Design Community retrospective
Aug 25, 10am: As we mark our 1st anniversary as a community, let’s share how we got started, how we’ve benefited and suggestions for the coming year.
Kick start your search engine optimization
Did you miss the July UW Design Community session? We focused on making your content easier to find and more appealing when it’s shared. Get tips about metadata, page structure and SEO tools.
Swag: If you buy it, will they come?
If you’ve ever received a promotional item at a conference that really stood out, you may wonder how to go about designing and purchasing swag at UW–Madison. UW Design Community shares some tips and things to consider.
Color theory: Using color to enhance your design
Whether you design for print or digital (or both!), the use of color supports the user experience. In case you missed the May UW Design Community session, watch the recording to gain insights.
Design thinking: problem-solving through creativity
An Apr 22 UW Design Community session will focus on “design thinking”—a process that fosters collaboration and creativity to solve problems and innovate in a human-centered way.
Make Your Work Better By Understanding Your Users
User experience (UX) activities help us learn about our users and how best to design for them. The UW Design Community shares tips for talking to users, implementing other UX activities and avoiding pitfalls.