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We’re excited to be sponsoring MESH for the fifth year in a row! We love MESH because it brings together great people and all things digital.   The speaker line-up is stellar this year.  Instead of having one or two keynotes (like a typical conference) there are four “Keynote Conversations”. Ryan Carson kicks things off talking about ‘The Evolution of Education..and what that means”.   It will be interesting to learn

With 2013 well underway we’re excited to announce the addition of two talented new staff to the Usability Matters team: UX designer Nick Crampton and art director Simon Coyle. Nick Crampton joined us in the fall of 2012. Since then, he’s taken the reins on a number of UX design projects, honing and proposing new designs and UX concepts to our clients. He also moonlights as our resident DIY tech geek, encouraging us t

~ We are no longer seeking applications for this role. Thank you! ~   The Opportunity We need a developer to join our team for a series of website projects, primarily (but not exclusively) for a large financial client. In addition to this role, the project team will include a Project Manager, UX Designer, and Writer. The project team will take an existing website design and customize it for a series of internati

From all of us at Usability Matters – thank you for making our first 10 years such a wonderful experience!  

Maybe you have kids, or maybe you’re a kid at heart… There’s no denying the plethora of fun games to be played on the iPad. Here are a few favourites from the young UMers!   Toca Doctor – for the budding physicians out there Plants vs. Zombies – epic battles can rage for hours Angry Birds Space – boldly goes where no birds have gone before Robbery Bob – let’s keep home invasion fun and digital, kiddos Wher

Are you coming to the UM 10th anniversary party? We hope so! As you know we’ll be giving away an iPad, loaded up with some of our favourite apps. Here’s a teaser for Scrabble, from our intrepid office manager Julie…   I am not a competitive gal. I get bored to pieces during marathon games of Monopoly. I cringe whenever the words “I brought Cranium!” are spoken. And if one more person tells me how 

Hello friends of Usability Matters! We’re looking forward to seeing you at our 10th anniversary party on June 14th at the Drake Hotel (we’ve got the Sky Yard from 5 – 8, but many of us will party on into the evening for sure…) Bring your business cards for our iPad draw – we’re giving away an iPad loaded up with some of our favourite apps! The UM team will be blogging their app choices in the days ahead. where:  the

You know you’re busy when you hire two new sets of hands and it STILL takes you three weeks to publicly acknowledge them. Recently, Usability Matters had a) an RFP posted for a graphic design partner and b) an opening for a new User Experience Designer. The RFP led to a few meetings with design firms, and the response to the UX Design position garnered several dozen candidates! During this process, the UM directors r

Request for Proposals OVERVIEW: At Usability Matters, we are experts at putting users at the centre of digital development and designs, helping our clients create online experiences that resonate, motivate, and engage their target audiences. We are looking for a design firm or individual freelancer to partner with that can collaborate to bring our ideas and wireframes to life. As a way for us to get to know each othe

Today we say au revoir (to see again) to Meredith Noble – it will be a difficult day for everyone. We simply can’t imagine Usability Matters without her. When I attended a UX Irregulars meet-up 6 years ago, I had no idea I would meet an inquisitive recent grad deciding between more school or more work experience. When she showed up at an interview with a polished presentation on her laptop, we snapped her up and neve