Refresh Houston

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Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:21:25 GMT

Next Refresh Houston Meeting The Force Behind Star Wars: Turning Design Ideas into Reality Youve got an idea. Maybe its a new idea for a web application. Maybe its a new product idea you need to push through your organization. The question is: How do you turn an idea into reality? To answer this question, well look at the making of Star Wars. Well look behind the scenes at what it took to get George Lucass space fantasy from script to screen. From assembling the right team to navigating the Hollywood corporate studio environment to tapping into powerful universal patterns—speaker Stephen P. Anderson will present a dozen lessons UX designers (and developers!) can all learn from this adventure. Not adventurous enough? To sweeten the deal, Stephen will be raiding his garage to give away some great Star Wars prizes! When: February 19th - 6:30PM Where: The Stags Head Pub/Oak Room Refresh Manifesto Lets gather great minds Lets share...

About Refresh Houston

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:22:08 GMT

Refresh Houston is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical and professional culture of new media and Web endeavors in the Houston area.

What Are Our Goals?

We want to bring together the best and brightest Web professionals in the Houston area to an informal community setting. We'll discuss the latest in everything web.

Who Is It For?

Do you feel like the web needs a new look? Interested in the latest web technologies? Care about design, but feel it must be usable? Are you a:

Information Architect?
Accessibility Expert?
Web Software Developer?
Web Designer?
Production Artist?
Content Writer?
Usability Expert?
Web Producer?

What is the Purpose?

To bring together talented Web professionals to discuss issues, share knowledge and provide a basis for mentoring and coaching students wishing to make a career in one of the Web disciplines.

How can I help?

Spread the word! Talk about it, blog about it, tell your buds to come put their name on this list to find out when the next meeting is.

Refreshing Cities

Fri, 04 May 2007 14:03:22 GMT

We are proud to be one of many Refreshing Cities across the United States and beyond. Be sure to drop them a line if you are in their area! Here are a few of our fellow Refresh design, technology and accessibility advocates: Albuquerque, New Mexico Atlanta, Georgia --> Austin, Texas Boston, Massachusetts Buffalo, New York Cambridge, United Kingdom Chicago, Illinois College Station, TX Dallas, Texas Dayton, Ohio Delaware Valley, Delaware Denver, Colorado Detroit, Michigan Edinburgh, Scotland Fort Myers, Florida Houston, Texas Jacksonville, Florida London, England --> Miami, Florida Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Nashville, Tennessee New York City, New York --> Newcastle, United Kingdom Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Orlando, Florida --> Ottawa, Canada Phoenix, Arizona Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Portland, Oregon --> Richmond, Virginia Sacramento, California --> San Diego, California ...