A new addition to the Rosenfeld Media family
No, it’s not another book signing, though news of at least one of those will be coming soon. Nor is it an incredible new library of UX-related content, though one of those is about to launch.
No, we’re proud to announce that Rosenfeld Media has given birth to a strapping, healthy, 34″, 200lb capacity UX Bookmobile! (And don’t act surprised; we’ve been showing for months!)
From conception to birth in 20 minutes. We’ll pretty it up with books and signage.
We’re going to try it out for the first time at next month’s IDEA conference in Philadelphia, of which we’re a proud sponsor. Our goals are to go where the people are, rather than hiding away in an airless, depressing exhibition hall. And avoid relying on conference bookstores. Oh, and selling some books would be nice. We’ll load up the UX Bookmobile with lots of our own paperbacks, and our iPad will be there too to show off our digital versions (in ePub and PDF). All will be heavily discounted.
If you’re at IDEA, please stop by, check it out, let us know what you think. And, of course, consider buying something—don’t make us feel like we’ve got an ugly baby! Many thanks to Michael Leis and Russ Unger for letting us test the idea out at IDEA.
The winning Canucks
Our contest for Canuck comrades is concluded and closed.
Newly-minted Torontonian Kate Simpson, fresh off the boat from the UK, submitted our favorite photo. As you can see, Kate has lovingly adorned Donna Spencer’s Card Sorting with the CN Tower:
Congrats to our other winners, Theresa Putkey of Vancouver and Jess McMullin of Edmonton. All received a copy of Luke Wroblewski’s Web Form Design.
The goal of the contest, aside from generating some wonderful photos, was to test out a Canadian fulfillment house. Good news: it worked out quite well! We’re not quite ready to commit to shipping from there, as there are a bunch more moving parts involved, but we’re optimistic that we will.
Web Form Design now available in ePub format
With the completion of Luke Wroblewski’s Web Form Design, we’ve just finished converting all of our titles to ePub format, so you can now read our entire library on your iPad, iPhone, or Android phone. (Of course, all future Rosenfeld Media books will be available in ePub as well.)
Heartfelt thanks to the wonderful and generous volunteers who combed through and tested each of our titles in ePub format: Dennis Breen, Ian Fenn, Kenny Chen, Maya Venkatraman, Russ Unger, Tony Collen, and Shirley Man. And to Ron Bilodeau and Liza Daly for creating the ePubs.
Irene Au, Kim Goodwin, and Jared Spool join our editorial board
Our editorial advisors help us determine which books to publish, and by critiquing book proposals, how to make them better. We’ve already got a group of superstars helping shape our editorial agenda. Adding Google UX director Irene Au, Cooper alumna and acclaimed author Kim Goodwin, and usability god/part-time magician Jared Spool to the mix makes it seem almost unfair. Welcome aboard, new board members; we’re thrilled to have you!
Getting started
Writing a new book – a daunting but very exciting prospect. I am a co-author of two previous books, and I’ve learned that it’s crucial to get lots of involvement from other people. This time, I’m on my own – so join in:
- Got a great story, tip, idea or example? Tell me about it.
- Tell me about your process. Mine has five steps: too many? Too few? Let me know.
- Did your quest for a quick
answer lead to a breakthrough? Or a disaster? I’d love to hear it. - Know a great resource, online or offline? Share it.
- Can’t wait until the book comes out to get an answer to a question? Ask, and I’ll try to help.
Caroline Jarrett to write book on survey design
A new month, a new book signing to announce!
Caroline Jarrett, founder of UK consultancy Effortmark and co-author of Forms That Work, will be tackling the ins and outs of survey design for user experience practitioners in her new book, Surveys That Work.
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Events with Caroline Jarrett
Upcoming Appearances and Presentations
Past Appearances and Presentations
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Caroline’s slides on Slideshare (cjforms)
Our Canucks-only contest
UPDATED, August 16: Well, looks like we made entering our contest a tad bit too hard. Perhaps it was unreasonable to assume you Canucks tend to be toting your copies of our books whilst loitering about the Plains of Abraham? So, we’ll make it easier: just email us your photo in front of your favorite Canadian landmark, with or without your Rosenfeld Media book in hand. Please do so by Monday, August 23. Much easier this way…
Our last Wednesday deal: 50% off “Storytelling for UX”
Whitney Quesenbery and Kevin Brooks’s Storytelling for User Experience: Crafting Stories for Better Design is this Wednesday’s 50% off deal (remember, we New Yorkers define a day in GMT-5 terms). Follow @rosenfeldmedia and we’ll tweet the code at least a few times to our followers during the day.
50% off “Remote Research” this Wednesday
Nate Bolt and Tony Tulathimutte’s Remote Research: Real Users, Real Time, Real Research is this Wednesday’s 50% off deal (remember, we New Yorkers define a day in GMT-5 terms). Follow @rosenfeldmedia and we’ll tweet the code at least a few times to our followers during the day.
