Invitation to Cocoa Human Interface Design and Programming Workshops
Invitation to Cocoa Human Interface Design and Programming Workshops
- Subject: Invitation to Cocoa Human Interface Design and Programming Workshops
- From: John Geleynse <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 11:27:21 -0700
I apologize if you've already received this invitation, but a few spaces are
still available and this is too good an opportunity to be missed. Sign up
today.
JohnG
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Dear Mac OS X Developer,
We're excited to announce several upcoming hands-on workshops, also known as
kitchens, to assist you in developing an awesome Aqua-compliant user
interface for your Mac OS X products. There's no charge to attend these
kitchens.
ICON DESIGN KITCHENS
Icon Design kitchens are one day events, targeted at the visual designers of
your Mac OS X icons and graphics who want to learn first hand the tools,
techniques, and principles of effective Mac OS X icon design from members of
Apple's Human Interface Design team. You'll learn about all aspects of Mac
OS X icon design including conceptualisation, realisation, and production.
Please forward this invitation to your visual and human interface designers.
CARBON/COCOA USER EXPERIENCE/HUMAN INTERFACE DESIGN KITCHENS
User Experience/Human Interface Design kitchens are 3 days in duration and
targeted at the software engineers responsible for writing the user
interface portion of your Mac OS X product who need help working through
issues that are blocking or slowing their progress adopting Aqua.
During the first day of s User Experience/Human Interface Design kitchen,
you'll meet with members of Apple's Human Interface Design team to get
feedback on your product's ease of use, compliance with the Mac OS X Human
Interface Guidelines, and much more. After this feedback session you can use
the remaining time to implement changes resulting from our feedback and
resolve blocking issues by taking advantage of 1 on 1 time with Apple's own
engineers.
LOCATION, DATES, AND TIMES
Apple Computer Campus
Building 1
1 Infinite Loop,
Cupertino, CA 95014
Icon Design kitchen:
Tuesday, Oct 16, 2001
Tuesday, Nov 13, 2001
CARBON User Experience/Human Interface Design kitchen:
Wednesday Oct 17, 2001 - Friday Oct 19, 2001
COCOA User Experience/Human Interface Design kitchens:
Wednesday Nov 14, 2001 - Friday Nov 16, 2001
COMPLIMENTARY SCHEDULES
The Icon Design and User Experience/Human Interface Design kitchens have
been scheduled to complement one another despite having different audiences
and focus. We encourage you to have your Product Marketing, visual
designers, Human Interface designers, and software engineers attend at
different times to best take advantage of the information we'll present. For
example, your visual designers could attend the Icon Design kitchen,
everyone could attend your HI review session, and your software engineers
could stay the remaining time to make enhancements to your product.
REGISTRATION
The number of developers we can host is limited, so reserve your space as
soon as possible using the web-based RSVP form located at:
<
http://developer.apple.com/kitchen/ue.html>
Please note that you *must* receive a confirmation email from Apple before
you can be assured space has been reserved for you.
PREREQUISITES
* Member of the Apple Developer Connection program (online membership is
acceptable). If you're not already a member, please join by visiting:
http://connect.apple.com/
* Familiarity with the latest Aqua Human Interface Guidelines available for
download from:
http://developer.apple.com/ue
* A design background and fluency with tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, and 3D modelling applications if you're
attending an Icon Design kitchen.
* Familiarity with C/C++, the Macintosh Toolbox, and Mac OS X Development
Tools like Project Builder or Metrowerks CodeWarrior if you're attending a
CARBON User Experience/Icon Design kitchen.
* Familiarity with Objective C, the AppKit framework, and Project Builder if
you're attending a COCOA User Experience/Human Interface Design Kitchen
WHAT APPLE SUPPLIES
Apple will supply the computers, meals, snacks, and of course, the latest
system software (Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X).
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
You are expected to bring your own design work, design tools, source code,
software development environment, and an appropriate storage device. Since
our classroom facility is equipped with PowerMac G4s, the best storage
device to bring is a FireWire drive. Zip drives are also available. Do *not*
bring SCSI devices.
LODGING OPTIONS
Cupertino Inn - walking distance from the Apple campus.
10889 North DeAnza Blvd
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 996-7700
Courtyard by Marriott - requires car to get to the Apple campus
10605 N. Wolfe Road
Cupertino, CA
(408) 252-9100
WoodCrest Hotel - requires car to get to the Apple campus
5415 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA
(408) 446-9636
Pacific Inn - requires car to get to the Apple campus
2505 The Alameda
Santa Clara, CA
(408) 244-1040
We look forward to meeting and seeing you at this event.
Apple Worldwide Developer Relations