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July 29, 2008
UX Week is just two weeks away and the office is buzzing with anticipation. My conference workshop, "Beyond Wireframes -...

July 15, 2008
Change is afoot at Adaptive Path these days, starting with a new CEO, Michael Meyer. Michael is a design leader...

July 1, 2008

June 17, 2008

Ryan's Welcome
Adaptive Path Provides Design Strategy for the MySpace Relaunch
Adaptive Path News
Subject To Change SlideShare
Brandon Schauer: @ IxDA What is Design Worth?
UX Intensive is Coming to Copenhagen
Selections from Our Blog
What We're Reading

June 3, 2008

Greetings from Alexa Andrzejewski
New Report: Patterns for Sign Up and Ramp Up
Method Spotlight: The Purpose-driven Competitive Analysis
Alexa's "Quick and Easy Flash Prototyping" on Boxes and Arrows
Stuff We're Reading
Subject to Change's Presentation at Google

May 14, 2008

Welcome to Our New Newsletter
Get 40% Off of Our New Book: Subject To Change
Catch Peter's Live Webcast on Subject to Change
We're Hosting Erika Hall & Kristina Halvorson on May 20
AP Blogs & Signposts
Peter Tells BusinessWeek Online It's the Experience That Counts
Join us at UX Intensive Minneapolis, June 16-19
UX Week Schedule Additions

April 30, 2008

Early Bird Registration Ends Today for UX Intensive & UX Week
MX San Francisco 2008 is a Wrap
Brandon Talks with Scott Hirsch About UX Design & Business Strategy
You're Invited to Our "Subject to Change" Book Launch Party

April 16, 2008

Get 10% off Indi's Book Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with User Behavior
Last Call for MX San Francisco
Wanted: CEO
Early Bird Reg Ends April 30 for UX Intensive Minneapolis & UX Week 2008
We've Made DesignAday's Blog of the Week

April 9, 2008

Don't Miss Rachel's Presentation "They Call it Surfing for a Reason" at CHI 2008
Henning Asks Peter Coughlan About IDEO's Transformation Practice
Countdown to MX San Francisco
Kim's Got Discount Codes for MEX & From Business to Buttons
Catch the Early Bird Registration for UX Intensive Minneapolis & UX Week

April 2, 2008

Andrew Asks Cordell Ratzlaff About UX Management at Cisco
Latest Essay: Project Management for Creative Teams: Art and Science
Don Norman Loves Our New Book: Subject to Change
Dan's "Topless Meetings" Make the News
You're Invited -- Street Hacks: From Design Research to Prototype to

March 26, 2008

Last Chance for Early Bird Pricing on All of Our Events & A Free iPod Shuffle
Watch Jesse's MX San Francisco 2007 Keynote
UX Week's Agenda & Speaker List is Live
Watch Brandon's Commonwealth Club Panel on Conscious Capitalism
Charmr Makes the San Jose Mercury News
Todd's Personal War Against the Crackberry Lives On at MercuryNews.com

March 19, 2008

Early Bird Pricing Ends 3/31 for MX, UX Week & UX Intensive Minneapolis
Kate Discusses the Role of Design in Business with Nathan Shedroff
See You at the IA Summit
Watch Brandon's Strategic Experience Design Presentation

March 12, 2008

Come and Celebrate Adaptive Path's Seventh Anniversary Party
Register for MX San Francisco & Win a Trip on Virgin America
Secil Watson Tells Jesse James Garrett About Experience Design at Wells Fargo

March 5, 2008

Stephen Anderson Tells Todd About Implementing Visionary Ideas
Now Available: MX San Francisco's Agenda
Catch a Sneak Preview of Dan Saffer's New Book: Interactive Gestures
UX Intensive San Francisco a Hit -- Next Stop Minneapolis

February 20, 2008

Peter Discusses Service & Experience Design with Joie de Vivre CEO, Chip Conley
Adobe Previews Its New Design Tool -- Code-name Thermo -- at UX Week 2008
MX San Francisco's Pre-conference Workshop: Process Reboot

February 7, 2008

Indi Young Tells Kate About Mental Models & Her New Book
Get to Know Chip Conley: MX San Francisco Keynote Speaker
We're Looking for a Marketing Manager

January 30, 2008

Get to Know Chip Heath: MX San Francisco Keynote Speaker
Special Invitation to MX San Francisco
Save the Date for Adaptive Path's Seventh Anniversary & Book Launch Party
UX Intensive Early Bird Registration Ends February 3

January 23, 2008

Peter Talks Shop with Zipcar CEO Scott Griffith
Last Chance for UX Intensive San Francisco Early Bird Registration
Join Brandon at the Commonwealth Club
Charmr an Answer to Function Dysfunction in the New York Times Online
Adaptive Path's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2007
The Scoop on MX San Francisco
Jesse Gives BusinessWeek Online the Skinny on Apple

January 9, 2008

Sneak Preview: Adaptive Path's New Book
Hurry! Seats at UX Intensive San Francisco are Going Fast
Ten Adaptive Path Trailblazers & Their Resolutions for 2008
MX San Francisco Speaker Update
Announcing UX Week Workshops

December 19, 2007

Hurry! First-tier Early Bird Registration for UX Week, UX Intensive & MX Ends 12/31/07
Brandon's Latest Essay -- Sketchboards: Discover Better + Faster UX Solutions
Peter in Conversation with Don Norman About UX & Innovation
Boxes and Arrows Interviews Dan Saffer About IxDA's Interaction 2008
Wishing You a Year Filled with Radiance

December 5, 2007

Rachel Hinman is Published: Metaphors for the Mobile Internet
Register Now & Spend Your Remaining 2007 Training Budget
Todd Wilken's Blog, "My Personal War Against Crackberr" Hits the Blogosphere
Brandon Schauer's Essay Wows CNET

November 14, 2007

Don Norman to Keynote UX Week 2008
Core77 Designates "Making the Most of a Design Engagement" As a Must Read
Catch Dan's "Learning Interaction Design from Las Vegas" Presentation on SlideShare
Snag Early Bird Registration for UX Week 2008 & UX Intensive San Francisco
Peter's "Experience is the Product" Presentation Available Online

October 31, 2007

UX Week 2008 Early Bird Pricing Extended
Early Bird Registration Ends November 3 for UX Intensive Vancouver
Making the Most of a Design Engagement by the Adaptive Path Team
Check Out Brandon's Latest Essay: The Long Wow

October 17, 2007

Rachel Hinman's Latest Essay: "Demystifying Data Analysis"
Adaptive Path is En Route to Philadelphia -- See You at MX East
We're #6 in the Top 100 User-centered Blogs
Microsoft Sponsors MX East

October 10, 2007

Dan Promotes Gestural Interface Patterns on Read/WriteWeb
Henning Asks Chris Conley About Building a Creative Culture
Hurry! MX East is Filling Up Fast
Microsoft Sponsors MX East

October 3, 2007

Wine Tasting & Avant Garde Theatre at MX East
Jesse Talks Shop with Khoi Vinh, Design Director, NYTimes.com & MX East Speaker
UX Intensive: A La Carte Registration & Special Hotel Rates
Brandon Discusses Design Thinking on Jess McMullin's bplusd Blog
Jesse James Garrett Evangelizes UX in PC World
Microsoft Sponsors MX East 2007

September 26, 2007

Last Call on Early Bird Registration for UX Intensive Vancouver
Brandon Discusses the Role of Emotion in Experience with Ryan Armbruster, Mayo Clinic
Sarah's Article on A List Apart Champions Client Collaboration
The Charmr Makes BusinessWeek Online
Get 15% Off Registration for MX East
Microsoft Sponsors MX East 2007

September 19, 2007

UX Week 2007 Sessions Now Available in iTunes
Rachel Talks Service Design with Mark Jones, IDEO
Follow Adaptive Path on Twitter
Bill DeRouchey's UX Week 2007 Talk is a Slidecast
UX Intensive Vancouver: Strategy, Design Research, IA & IxD
Microsoft Sponsors MX East 2007

September 10, 2007

Peter Talks Retail with Joshua Wesson of Best Cellars
MX East's Early Bird Registration Ends September 14
Dan Calls for Technical Libraries to Tear Down Their Walls
UX Week 2007: Thanks and See You Next Year!

August 23, 2007

Announcing the Charmr: Adaptive Path's Latest R&D Project
MX East -- Getting Great Experiences Out into the World
Now at MX East: The Role of the UX Manager & Emotion in Experience
Jesse Tells E-consultancy All About Ajax, Amazon & UX
UX Intensive Vancouver is Filling Up Fast

August 8, 2007

Last Call for Registration for UX Week 2007
Brandon Discusses Target's ClearRX system with Deborah Adler
Todd's "Why Usability is a Path to Failure" Sparks Discusson on the IxDA
Kate Learns What's New in Participatory Design with Liz Sanders
Abstracts & Early Bird Registration Available for MX East
Adaptive Path is on the Road to Vancouver

August 1, 2007

Jeff Veen Discusses the State of the Industry with Vitamin
Dan Discusses Interaction Design in the Field with Bill DeRouchey
Ryan Sees Parallels in Cooking and Design in Ambidextrous
MX East's Program Is Complete
Microsoft Provides Goodies for UX Week 2007

July 25, 2007

UX Week 2007: Better than Ever
Kim Interviews UX Week Speaker Barbara Ballard on Mobile
Peter Evangelizes Customer Experience As Key to Web Design
MX East Takes On the Role of Design in Business
Dan Answers What is Important About the Web
Microsoft Sponsors UX Week 2007

July 19, 2007

Hurry! UX Week 2007 is Filling Up Fast
Read Peter Merholz's Interview of UX Week Speaker Jess McMullin
Jesse & Jeff Make E-consultancy's Top 10 UX Gurus
UX Week 2007 Tackles RIAs & Agile Development Environments
Listen to Todd Wilkens' MX San Francisco Talk
Andrew Crow Hits Paydirt Again on 37signals

July 12, 2007

David Verba in Conversation with Karon Weber & Bill Scott of Yahoo!
Last Chance to Catch the July 13 Early Registration Deadline for UX Week

July 5, 2007

Andrew's Blog Post Makes Digg.com
The UX Week Program is Complete
Sneak a Peek at Dan's UX Week Keynote
Peter's "Experience is the Product" Article Translated into Spanish

June 20, 2007

Announcing UX Intensive Vancouver, November 12-15
Hear Alexa on the BBC's Radio Five Live
UX Week Session Abstracts Now Available
Jesse's At It Again on Businessweek.com
Catch Up on Adaptive Path's Top 5 Blog Posts

June 6, 2007

Life Online After Death
Quick Like a Birdie: First Early Bird Registration for UX Week Ends June 8
Only 15 Seats Left for UXI Amsterdam
Jesse James Garrett's Latest in Businessweek.com
Peter Merholz Breaks it Down in Core77

May 22, 2007

It's a Small World at the UX Intensive in Amsterdam, June 18-21
Jan Chipchase Hits the Marquee for UX Week in DC, August 13-16
Just Press PLAY: Two Adaptive Path Talks Now Available for Pointing, Clicking
Rachel Hinman Goes Mobile
Adaptive Path Is Hiring Interaction Designers & Information Architects
This Is Your Life, Julia Houck-Whitaker!

May 8, 2007

A Capital Idea: User Experience Week in DC, August 13-16
Speaking of Which: Deborah Adler Confirmed to Keynote UX Week in DC!
Ryan Freitas Brings Back a Slice of London's Future of Web Design Conference
Early-bird Special for UX Intensive in Amsterdam, June 18-21
Lou Carbone's MX-San Francisco Talk Hits the Top Ten!

April 2, 2007

Last Chance on That $50 Discount for the "Showing the Value of UX" Online Seminar
An Interview with Peter Merholz: "Experience Is the Product"
Really Going Plazes: AP's Venture Client Wins the Prestigious Red Herring 100 Europe Award
Let's Gogh Europe! UX Intensive Hits Amsterdam June 18 to 21

March 16, 2007

Learning From Las Vegas: Dan Saffer Embraces Sin City as an IxD Model at SXSW
IA Wit and Wisdom: A Snippet of Bruce Sterling's Closing Talk at IDEA
NEW! Online Seminar: Showing the Value of UX
See You at UXI in Chicago! April 23-26

March 9, 2007

Dan Saffer's Newest Essay: "Research Is a Method, Not a Methodology"
Jesse James Garrett Makes the PC World Top 50!
AP's UX Intensive Blows Into the Windy City, April 23-26

March 1, 2007

Real-time Case Study: Follow AP's Research in Second Life
Check It Out: A Flight of AP's Top Influences
UX Intensive in Chicago: Register Today!
Dan Saffer Takes on The Cult of Innovation in BusinessWeek

February 22, 2007

One on One with Sarah Nelson and MX Speaker Scott Berkun
Register Today for the UX Intensive in Chicago, April 23-26
Welcome Aboard, Alexa Andrzejewski!
Karamu, Fiesta, Forever: Come Celebrate AP's Sixth Anniversary!

February 1, 2007

TRANSCRIPT: Jesse James Garrett Interviews Lou Carbone, Speaker at MX San Francisco
MX San Francisco Is Sold Out (But a Waitlist Awaits)
An Invitation to Future Sponsors
Welkom to Ex-Expat, Kim Lenox
Job Opening: Adaptive Path Seeks an Experienced Visual Designer

January 24, 2007

Jeff Veen Interviews Google's Irene Au, Speaker at MX San Francisco
Well Hello, Boris Chen!
Adaptive Path Is Popping Up All The World Over (A Partial List of Appearances)
MX San Francisco, February 12-13: Only a Few Tickets Left!

January 9, 2007

Only 40 Seats Left for MX San Francisco, February 12-13, 2007
Staff Resolutions for 2007: Wiki Wishes and Integration Dreams
Rachel Hinman: One of Us!
Brandon Interviews Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO

December 22, 2006

Design Within Reach: A Podcast Interview with Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO
Ryan Freitas Heats Up the Internet-o-sphere
Three Cheers (and One Very Loud Huzzah) for New-Hire Henning Fischer
Request Line: Now Open
Warm Holiday Wishes

November 30, 2006

Tags You're It: Chiara Fox Looks at the Old-School Roots of Tagging
Hi, Hello and Welcome to Sarah Nelson
Just a Few Hours Left on that MX�San Francisco Discount
Indi Young in Business Week!

November 10th, 2006

Announcing MX -- San Francisco: A Conference About Managing Experience, San Francisco, February 12 and 13
Cheers, Back Slaps, and Other Warm Welcomes to Andrew Crow
AP speaks at WebBuilder 2.0
Indi Young on Designing Global Corporate Intranets

October 20, 2006

Dan's in NYC -- October 25 -- Presenting "Designing for Interaction"
Top Five Adaptive Path Blog Posts Not to Miss
Adaptive Path Speaks Up! Four Golden Opportunities to Meet AP's Finest
A New UX Week Podcast: "Magical Secrets About Thinking Creatively," A Conversation with Kathan Brown, Hosted by Janice Fraser
A Hearty Welcome to Todd Wilkens

October 4, 2006

Case Study: Soundflavor by Lane Becker & Dan Saffer
Listen to Chiara and Dan's UX Week Talks Via Podcast
Sign Up for Dan's "Designing for Interaction" Workshop in New York City on October 25
Adaptive Path Welcomes Robert to Our Team
Check out the IDEA Conference October 23-24 in Seattle, WA
Look for Dan's Interview with Jim Leftwich on The WELL

August 28, 2006

Henning Fischer On Business Case Modeling
Dan Saffer on How to Become An Interaction Designer
Dan Saffer in San Francisco, Sydney & New York City for his Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications & Clever Devices Workshops
Thank You for Making Our 5th Annual UX Week Conference A Success!
Revisit UX Week 2006 in Words and Pictures
Peter Merholz Launches New Conference: IDEA 2006

August 8, 2006

Jesse James Garrett in Conversation with Steven Johnson, Part 3
Last Call for UX Week Registration
Fall Designing For Interaction Workshops Announced

August 1, 2006

Jesse James Garrett in Conversation with Steven Johnson, Part 2
Meet Jeremy Alexis and Kathan Brown, Featured UX Week Speakers
Check Out BusinessWeek's Interview with Dan Saffer
Adaptive Path Editor Margaret Mason's First Book: No One Cares What You Had for Lunch

July 20, 2006

Jesse James Garrett in Conversation with UX Week Speaker Steven Johnson, Part I
Listen to Brian Oberkirch's Podcast Interview with Dan Saffer
Read the Deal Magazine's Articles About Adaptive Path
Keep Up with Indi Young's Book-In-Progress, Alignment Diagrams
Single-day Registration is Now Available for UX Week
A Round of Applause for Our UX Week Sponsors
10% Off O'Reilly's EuroOSCON in Brussels this September

June 28, 2006

Yikes! Last Two Days to Get a Discount for UX Week 2006
Meet Our Keynote Speakers for UX Week 2006
Join Our Designing for Interaction Workshop in San Francisco
CathayPacific.com Launches with New Information Architecture and Design by Adaptive Path
Peter Merholz in Conversation with UX Week Keynote Michael Bierut

May 31, 2006

Congrats to Jesse on winning WIRED's 2006 Rave Award for Technology!
Join Jesse in Amsterdam on June 7th
Visit the Adaptive Path Blog
Steven Johnson and Michael Bierut Join Us for User Experience Week
Here Comes Dan's Book
AP Hosts Cocktails in Austin & Chicago

May 2, 2006

Sphere.com Now Live!
Preview Agenda Posted for User Experience Week
"Sphere: Balancing Power and Simplicity," by Ryan Freitas
"Designing and Building with Ajax" in Austin and Amsterdam, "Elements" in Copenhagen
"Beyond Usability 2.0: Four Cornerstones of Successful Digital Product Design" in Chicago
AP Hosts Cocktails in Austin & Chicago
New Ventures News Items

April 12, 2006

Our New Ventures Partnership
AP in the News
AP Launches Beyond Usability 2.0
Make Your CMS Work For You
Adaptive Path and Yahoo Present Ajax in Austin
Jesse's Off to Europe
South by Southwest Podcasts Now Available

February 24, 2006

Measure Map Acquired by Google
Adaptive Path Parties in San Francisco, Austin, and San Diego
Indi Young's New Path
CMS in San Francisco
AP Podcasts from Janice and Lane
User Experience Week Topics

February 2, 2006

Don't Miss Our Seattle Workshop
New Event Announcement: CMS in San Francisco
"Get Out of Your Lab, and Into Their Lives," by Peter Merholz
Save the Date: AP's Fifth Anniversary Party
Adaptive Path at SxSW

January 11, 2006

Yahoo Joins Adaptive Path for Los Angeles and Miami Ajax Seminars
Lane Becker Heads to Seattle for Beyond Usability
Seven Resolutions for 2006, By The Adaptive Path Team
User Experience Week 2006
Jesse's First Business Week column

December 20, 2005

Join Us in Seattle!
Mark the Date for UX Week 2006
Check out AP's Newest Reports
Case Study: Princess Cruises, to Build or Not to Build?
AP in the News

December 1, 2005

Chiara's New Report, "Ten Strategies for Content Migration"
Brandon's Essay, "Experience Attributes: Crucial DNA of Web 2.0"
Chicago is SOLD OUT, But Join Us in Los Angeles and Miami Beach
AP in the News

November 15, 2005

Chicago AJAX Workshop Almost Sold Out
The Web 2.0 Experience Continuum
User Interfaces for Physical Spaces, with Peter Merholz
Adaptive Path in the News

October 31, 2005

Peter Merholz and Lane Becker Head to New York
Introducing Measure Map, Adaptive Path's First Product
Save the date for January and February 2006 Workshops
Free Download of Our Ajax Executive Brief
Adaptive Path Welcomes Mary and Brandon to Our Team
Join Us for Cocktails in New York or Amsterdam

October 18, 2005

Peter Merholz and Lane Becker Head to New York
Indi Young's Essay: 'Is Your Homepage Immature?'
Jesse in the News
Jesse James Garrett Presents AP workshops in Amsterdam and Chicago

September 8, 2005

Adaptive Path's New Fall 2005 Event Line-Up
New Reading List Additions
A Big, AP Welcome to Carrie Devine
Adaptive Path at South by Southwest

August 18, 2005

User Experience Week 2005 is Sold Out!
Join us for drinks in Washington, D.C.
Essay: Dan Saffer's "Persona Non Grata"

August 4, 2005

User Experience Week 2005: Highlights from Day Two
Jesse James Garrett Interviews Ludicorp's Eric Costello
Adaptive Path Case Study: Creative Commons

July 15, 2005

Join Us in Minneapolis for Cocktails on July 19
Eric Costello Joins AP for User Experience Week
User Experience Week: Highlights from Day Three
Peter Merholz Interviews UIE's Jared Spool

May 24, 2005

User Experience Week 2005: Agenda Announcement
Janice and Peter trek to Minneapolis
Essay: Task-Based Audience Segmentation, by Indi Young
Jesse Wraps Up AP's Spring Events in Seattle
Jesse Speaks at Puget Sound SIGCHI

April 21, 2005

Adaptive Path Projects Nominated for Webby
Jesse Teaches, Speaks, and Drinks in Colorado
Cocktails at the Catacombs in Boulder, CO
Essay: It's a Whole New Internet, by Janice Fraser
Jesse Speaks at AIGA Colorado
Jesse Heads to Sydney

March 21, 2005

March 24: Adaptive Path Fourth Anniversary and Office Warming Party
Adaptive Path and Ajax in the News
Review: The Enterprise Search Report, by Chiara Fox
Jesse Heads to Boulder, Sydney, and Seattle

March 3, 2005

March 24: Adaptive Path Fourth Anniversary and Office Warming Party
Jesse Adds Sydney to His 'Elements' Tour
IA Summit Beers on Us
Join Us at SxSW Interactive Festival 2005
Welcome, Kate Rutter!

February 22, 2005

Jesse in Sydney
Essay by Jesse James Garrett, "Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications"
United Nations Launches Adaptive Path Redesign of Critical Humanitarian Resource
Welcome, Chiara Fox!
IA Summit Beers on Us

January 10, 2005

Adaptive Path Hits the Road
Join Us January 25 for Our CMS Workshop
Essay by the Adaptive Path Team: "Nine Resolutions for 2005"
2005 Workshop Registration Now Open
Save on Adaptive Path Reports

December 2, 2004

Chicago Is Sold Out, But Join Us in San Francisco
Encore Essay by Peter Merholz: "Organization in the Way: How Decentralization Hobbles the User Experience"
Adaptive Path Cycling Team Update
NPR Changes Site Structure

November 18, 2004

Upcoming Workshops in Chicago and San Francisco
Jeffrey's Essay: "Making a Better CMS"
Adaptive Path Helps Move Copyright Permissions Into the 21st Century

October 20, 2004

Redesigning Blogger Workshop and 37Signals's Basecamp
Peter's Essay: "Metadata for the Masses"
Jesse Visits Chicago
Message from a Friend of Adaptive Path
15% Discount on Adaptive Path Reports

September 17, 2004

NEW Workshops: "Redesigning Blogger" with 37Signals' "The Building of Basecamp"
Indi's Essay: "User Research Abroad: Handle Logistics in Four Easy Steps"
Toronto workshop's almost here!
Join Jeff and Lane for a drink in Toronto
15% Discount on Adaptive Path Reports

August 13, 2004

Our Newest Report: "Site Content Search: User Experience Analysis"
Jeff's Essay: 8 Quick Ways to Fix Your Search Engine
Only days until our User Experience Week in D.C. Join us!
Let Us Buy You a Couple of Beers in Washington, D.C.

July 21, 2004

Our Newest Report: "Leveraging Business Value: How ROI Changes User Experience"
"ROI Is Not a Silver Bullet: Five Actionable Steps for Valuing User Experience Design" by Scott Hirsch
Join Adaptive Path at our User Experience Week in D.C. for a Day or for the Whole Week
Not-for-profit scholarships for Adaptive Path Workshops

July 12, 2004