… Points are awarded for certain autonomous operations as well as usability.  A more detailed description can be found on the team assembla wiki page here.  

… The best front end web developers have a whole host of engineering tools in their development kit, plus a wealth of knowledge and understanding of interaction design, user needs, persuasive design, hierarchies of data, navigation systems, user journeys, visual interface design, and usability testing necessary for balancing the art and science of delivering a finely crafted web and mobile products. 

In short moments, repeated many times, clarity becomes continuous! Human life is undergoing change. The purpose of Balanced View is to provide a lean, flexible understanding of the definition of “human”, as well as to allow for its greatest potential to be of benefit to all during a period of rapid transition and open-ended knowledge creation. We house the intelligence of the universe in a usable way. All are welcome! www.balancedview.com

Our group is a community of people involved in the creation and delivery of content, including web writers and editors, content strategists, and content managers. We meet monthly to further our shared commitment to creating more effective online and interactive content, network, and grow. If you're interested in content strategy or web content, please join us!

Meet other local developers using Sencha/ExtJS to share knowledge, to review the state of the art, or to dream up new applications. Let's talk about the various topics surrounding AJAX development such as application design, performance, usability, memory management or whatever you want.

… egy, social software, information architecture; content strategy, branding, online marketing, public relations; online journalism, opinion blogging, new media; web design, web development, search engine optimization; graphic design, user experience, usability; Web 2.0 technology, tools, services; software architecture, programming. Through a series of informal meetings we will identify areas of opportunity, analyze issues and challenges, brain storm ideas, and explore possible implementation …

The Interaction Design Studio organizes workshops, discussions, and presentations aimed at discovering and sharing knowledge related to user interface and user experience design. We explore and promote useful tips and tools, including design patterns, HTML, CSS & JS templates, and prototyping systems that are useful to web designers and developers. We also host workshops aimed at bridging the knowledge-base gap that exists between designers and developers, especially in the freelance community.

Learn the basics of organizing. We will study high tech tools, but a lot of emphasis will be on low-tech organizing techniques. I firmly believe: There are two kinds of power. Money and people. They have money, we have people. We can't outspend them. We have to organize the power of the people into usable form. Let's study how to organize and then go out and do it.

Remember how women used to gather at each other's homes to make quilts, share their skills and mentor each other?  Let's do it!  We'll gather in each other's homes to foster life-long friendships, while teaching each other how to make treasures from trash.    Always FREE  ~ ALL AGES WELCOME! ~ YELP REVIEWS:  http://www.yelp.com/biz/diamonds-in-the-rough-a-creative-cooperative-meetup-daly-city  How it works... * The "Mentor" of the event hosts a new project at their home or in the community. Th …