SGVUX.08 Evil by Design

Without evil, there is no good. Do you have what it takes to be evil by design?

This October we'll take a look at what it means to be an evil designer. We'll have a short presentation on dark patterns and the various ways that they manifest, do a short workshop to think up some of the best ways we could entrap a user by design, and then wrap up the night with horrible UX stories. Feel free to come dressed as your favorite evil character or concept.

Agenda

  • 6:00 pm Check-in + food + mingle
  • 6:30 pm Welcome and intros
  • 7:00 pm Presentation
  • 7:30 pm Horror stories + networking
  • 9:30 pm Wrap up

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Additional Information

About the Speakers

By day, Wanda Seto is a Product Designer at Sauce Labs, specializing in building tools and analytic dashboards for enterprise users. Currently, she is building testing tools for developers to optimize their apps. By night, Wanda stays up late fighting the dark patterns that she finds in her design as Wonder Woman.

Nine to five, Jesse Lee Despard is a UX Researcher at PatientPop. She utilizes qualitative and quantitative methodologies and data analysis, and she advocates for the user's needs to be reflected in the product lifecycle. But when the city sleeps, Jesse is a friendly neighborhood Spider UX-er as as a volunteer for SGVUX and lead organizer of WIAD as Spider-Woman.

About the venue

Located in the middle of residential area Temple City, C4 Creative Studio is home to a giant Christmas tree, a fake police car, and a Bat Cave. It is also a production space with production sets and costume making.

You'll find lots of free street parking. A parking lot is also available behind the venue.

Will there be food?

Of course, there will be food! If you want to make a recommendation as well as look at the menu, let Grace and the planning team know at sangabrielvalleyux@gmail.com or on #planning on Slack.

Who should come? Can I bring my kids?

Anyone! Bring your kids if you want to and they can join the conversation if they want to. Just let us know if they're coming when you register.

What does my registration fee include?

Admission helps cover our venue costs, food & drinks, digital & marketing expenses for this volunteer-led community. If you liked this event and want more, please help us support it!

How can I pay for this event?

We accept all major credit cards, including Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. We also take PayPal and Venmo (payable to @theSGVux) at the door.

Can I cancel or transfer my registration if I can't attend?

Yes, you can transfer your registration to someone else. Just get in touch (sangabrielvalleyux@gmail.com) and we'll update the ticket information.

Additional questions?

Reach out to Grace at sangabrielvalleyux@gmail.com