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		<title>Feb 21 Meeting: Agile UX Panel Discussion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IxDA Lansing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no question of the value and benefits for development teams adopting Agile principles and practices. It&#8217;s almost a must-have for web, mobile and desktop app shops in today&#8217;s rapidly changing culture of technology. A challenge some teams face is how to stay focused on the user experience in Agile environments. How do UX methods [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join us at Chapbook Cafe for a Discussion of &#8216;Sketching User Experiences&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alaina Kraus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us as we discuss &#8216;getting the design right and the right design&#8217; as Bill Buxton terms it in his book Sketching User Experiences. More than just a book on sketching, Sketching User Experiences explores design, design thinking, the balance of back end &#038; front end concerns and more. When: Tuesday, January 24, 2011, 5:30 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dec 9: IxDA Lansing Holiday Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alaina Kraus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come one! Come all! Join IxDA Lansing for a fun, relaxed holiday event. What: IxDA Holiday Party, Admission is Free When: Friday, December 9, 2011 5:30pm-8pm Where: Tavern on the Square, 206 S Washington Sq, Lansing, MI 48933 RSVP: below or at http://ixdalansingholiday2011.eventbrite.com Bring samples of some of your favorite work from the past year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nov 17 Meeting: The Role of Sketching in Interaction Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IxDA Lansing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know sketching is fundamental to the process of art and design. But when the focus is on interaction, how can sketching be made to serve that process? Our special guest, Peter Tascarella, will be guiding us through ways it can be incorporated into the design process and applied to interaction design. What: The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Club Meetup, October 20</title>
		<link>http://ixdalansing.org/2011/10/book-club-meetup-october-20/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IxDA Lansing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Lansing-area UX pro&#8217;s, this month we&#8217;ll be doing a book club meetup at the fantastic Wanderer&#8217;s Teahouse Cafe in downtown East Lansing. Join us to talk all about mobile app design from the book Tapworthy by Josh Clark. What: Book Club Meetup to discuss Tapworthy by Josh Clark When: Thursday, October 20, 2011, 5:30pm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IxDA Lansing Turns 1, Let&#8217;s Celebrate!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IxDA Lansing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s hard to believe that it&#8217;s already been a year since we had our amazing inaugural kickoff meeting with our friend Dan Klyn! We&#8217;ve made a lot of new friends and had some great events since then and we&#8217;re looking to make the next year even better. Come help us celebrate by joining us for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join us on Dublin Square&#8217;s patio for a discussion of &#8216;The Design of Everyday Things&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 13:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Woodruff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come pontificate the finer points of Don Norman&#8217;s seminal book, The Design of Everyday Things on the patio at Dublin Square. Norman&#8217;s book, previously titled The Psychology of Everyday Things, has helped bring user centered design to the forefront of everything from website design to product design. His tacit acknowledgement that &#8216;user error&#8217; is often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer-focused packaging being driven by market demand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 01:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Woodruff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An aging population, increased competition in the marketplace, and the grassroots sustainability movement are all factors causing companies to rethink their product packaging with a user-centered focus, said Dr. Laura Bix of Michigan State University&#8217;s School of Packaging in her presentation at IxDA Lansing. Several brands, including Domino Sugar, Dutch Boy paint and others have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Laura Bix of MSU&#8217;s School of Packaging is our monthly speaker</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 02:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Woodruff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever considered the usability of packaging? Whether it&#8217;s admiring the sleek packaging of your new iPod or struggling to open that stubborn bottle of aspirin, packaging can be a joy or a pain and is often our first impression of a product. Dr. Laura Bix, Ph.D. specializes in healthcare packaging and leads a team [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interaction11: An Attempted Brief Overview</title>
		<link>http://ixdalansing.org/2011/04/interaction11-an-attempted-brief-overview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alaina Kraus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I’ve looked over my notes from Interaction11 (aka IxD11) back in February, it seems crazy to try and cram an overview into one post – but that’s never stopped me before. For those arriving pre-conference, like my co-worker Caitlin and I, there were a variety of workshops available, so my IxD11 experience started in [...]]]></description>
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