Welcome to the companion website for A Project Guide to UX Design. Authors Russ Unger & Carolyn Chandler will periodically update the website with additional information related to the book.  You can also find the bonus chapter “A Brief Guide to Meetings” and additional reference materials from the book.

Thanks for stopping by–and thanks for reading!

–Russ & Carolyn

Russ Unger

Russ Unger is a User Experience professional in the Chicago area. He is co-author of the book “A Project Guide to UX Design” for Peachpit Press (Voices That Matter) and is co-authoring a book on guerrilla research methods with Todd Zaki Warfel due out in 2012. Russ is a co-founder of Sketchcamp Chicago with Gabby Hon. Russ is also founder of UX DayCamp, a single-day camp-style event for sharing ideas in UX Design. Russ is also on the Advisory Board for the Department of Web Design and Development at Harrington College of Design.

Russ’ workshops have been attended and put to use by a variety of companies, from lean start-ups to large corporations. Russ is currently available for opportunities–from helping your start-up and/or established company, to leading workshops with your teams.

Russ has been working on websites since 1993—when there was only Notepad to code with and Mosaic was the only browser around. That was when he found his interest in User Experience Design and Information Architecture began to thrive. Since then, he has worked with a variety of companies–from start-ups to everyday household brands–helping them infuse User Experience strategies and tactics into their designs.

He has been both an author and editor for Boxes and Arrows and UX Magazine, well-known online User Experience Design magazines and occasionally authors a blog post or an article when inspiration and/or timing strike. And just for fun, he likes to sing Hootie and the Blowfish songs when the opportunity to karaoke presents itself.

Russ has worked with a number of major brands, including Arizona State University, AMC Theatres, Sharpie, Kraft, Kmart, Gatorade, Quaker and Celebrity Cruise Lines, as well as on large scale Intranet and Extranet applications for such companies as Volkswagen Credit, Audi Financial Services, Information Resources, Inc. and Marsh. From Television to Banking and all industries in-between, Russ was worked on projects and products including desktop and mobile applications, biometric and hand-held devices and just about any platform. He has been involved in the Information Architecture for large scale public-facing sites for such companies as Metromix, Oprah.com, United Airlines and Hewlett-Packard. He has also worked off-line, creating unique biometric applications and has worked as the Design Lead for Motorola’s Connectivity domain where he was responsible for creating user interfaces for mobile applications in Motorola’s Consumer Experience Design group.

Russ speaks on User Experience Design and has given several presentations. If you would like to learn more, please use the Contact Form to reach out today.

Carolyn Chandler

Carolyn Chandler is the Director of Experience Services for Manifest Digital, a full-service, Interactive Marketing Agency in Chicago, IL.  She is a perpetual student of the human condition, with a keen interest in the grand variety of cultures found online and off. Her leadership helps teams land innovative, rewarding solutions.

Carolyn’s work involves directing the translation of processes from theoretical and complex to concrete and accessible, utilizing skills in team and project management, information architecture, interaction design, usability engineering, content strategy, and product management.

She has over 10 years of experience in interface design in a variety of industries. This has involved working closely with Account Executives, Product Managers, Business Analysts, Graphic Designers, and Developers, in addition to directly managing teams of User Experience professionals. Carolyn has employed usability engineering techniques, such as usability testing and user needs analyses, for eCommerce sites, informational Internet and Intranet sites, and software applications, and has actively developed user advocates within each organization.