This workshop series will cover the fundamentals of design through short expert talks and interactive design exercises; it will focus on how to design products that meet users’ needs in as easy and delightful a way as possible. The free workshops, which are only for students, will meet every other Tuesday at 6:30pm. Design is about creating something to achieve a goal. Maybe you want to design an iPhone app to help people eat more healthily. Or maybe you want to create a piece of public policy …

DUMBO Designers is the group for enthusiastic designers of all kinds in DUMBO, NY. Follow on twitter @DUMBOdevs Support us on gittip.com: https://www.gittip.com/DUMBOdesigners/ Meetups: Currently hosting a monthly lunch and talks about design in DUMBO, NYC. PLEASE NO JOB POSTINGS Also, don't contact other members about jobs unless they've contacted you first, or that's a chop.

Design Founders: A community for designers turned entrepreneurs. Whether you're a designer launching a tech startup, a clothing-line, a letterpress shop, or a non-profit, you're likely navigating the same challenges, and sharing the same goals, as other designers-turned-founders. Our goal is to connect designers who are creating new companies so we can exchange our shared experiences, challenges, best practices and resources. This group could also become a forum for sharing work in progress, c …

The NYC Mobile Experience is an outgrowth of "pocketmints", a Mint Digital experiment focused on the "making" of mobile applications of the "maker's" perspective. After a quick glance at the the NYC meetup landscape, we felt that mobile topics tend to either get lost in larger, more general tech groups or they meet very specific needs like those of a platform (iPhone, Android, WinMo) or even a type of app (location-based). We are shooting for a space for mobile were we can bring together desi …

Habit Design™ is the largest national cooperative for sharing best practices in developing sustainable daily habits that last beyond 100 days. Our goal is to spawn local "habit labs" across the world; over 8,000 members have participated representing 500+ companies, universities, non-profits, and other organizations. We synthesize applied research across a wide range of habit designers including entrepreneurs, Wellness companies & professionals, non-profits, trainers, coaches, academics, and eve …

Are you a hacker, designer, or startup founder? Do you like playing ping pong? Then this is the group for you. We get together to talk about tech startups, discuss our latest software hacks, or get UI design advice; all over friendly games of table tennis. FAQ: Q: Why only founders, hackers, and designers? A: So we all have something in common Q: What if I suck at ping pong? A: That's ok. Noone's going to make fun of you. Everyone sucked at some point, right? Q: Do I need to bring my own ping p …

Welcome software and web developers, designers, architects. Whether you use Java, Python, C++, Go, JavaScript or HTML, we will cover the many technologies that Google offers such as App Engine, Google Glass, Chrome, Android, and many, many others. The best way to contact and to follow us however is via our Google Plus page: https://plus.google.com/u/0/102033742326416578905

Huge Events are open to anyone who has interest in agency life, graphic design, visual design, basically all things design and more. Join us for a fun evening of refreshments, networking and talks by design professionals and leaders in the industry.

Travel 2.0 meetup discusses web and mobile travel innovations and technology. The best Travel Meetup in New York, and now in San Francisco bay area, talks about travel in the web 2.0 and mobile context: online travel, social travel, travel innovations, travel technology, travel planning, mobile apps, travel mobile tech. More broadly, anyone interested in web technology, mobile app for travel, social commerce, social media, startup, innovation, entrepreneurship, and online marketing could benefit …

Welcome to Responsive Web Design NYC! If you are interested in a common web strategy for mobile, tablet and desktop then Responsive Web Design NYC is right for you! This group was the first NYC Responsive Web Design Meet-up launched in Sept 2011 with the spirit of serving the design, developer, product management and business community of NYC around all topics pertaining to Responsive Web Design.  Anyone from the community can organize, participate and run an event!  We are very fortunate to hav …

A group where product managers, developers, UX pros, designers, and anyone else can gather to discuss the process, challenges, and fun of developing a mobile product, be it an app or a mobile-optimized site. There are some meetup groups out there that focus on (and do a great job of) discussing the tech aspects of building for mobile. The emphasis of this group will be on the research, requirements gathering, definition, UX, product management, and design of mobile apps and sites.

Thoughtworks is a home for anyone interested in user experience design and the development of technology products. Join us for talks, workshops, and new perspectives on UX, and meet others in the experience design community. TW NYC is located at 99 Madison, floor 15.

Innovation in the mobile payments, banking, retail, and social spaces. •Product launches and demos from the hottest startups and influential companies •Expert speakers ranging from game changing entrepreneurs to seasoned financial service veterans •Networking and knowledge sharing with industry thought leaders Interested in demoing your product? Contact Julianna at julianna [at] moven [dot] com.

Welcome to Mobile Web US, the US group dedicated to the Mobile Web and Mobile Web Apps. We believe in the Open Web and are passionate about web technologies, HTML5, Javascript, CSS3, user interface & user experience, web design, especially for new mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) are compatible with HTML5. The purpose of the group is to create short regular meetings, where to study issues of web development on mobile, in particular the creation of web apps, games, mobile sites are compat …

It's not your grandfather's web anymore. Mobile is multiplying, tablets are thriving, and the not-so-distant future is a giant question mark following by a giant exclamation point. Responsive web design—the process of creating a site that adapts to the range of web-enabled devices—is poised for a huge breakthrough. First, though, we need to figure out how to do it. Our group is for people from a range of web disciplines—design, development, project management, content strategy, and more—looking …

The Design Task Force for Global Change is an interdisciplinary team that addresses the citizen usability of software and mobile applications with organizations such as The Guardian Project, Open Internet Tools Project, Witness.org, Georgia Law Society Project, and many more. Comprised of designers and open source developers, The Task Force meets semi-regularly to discuss the UX/UI/design strengths and weaknesses of current software projects in development; discuss software usability from a desi …

The Mobile Apps Roulette meetup is for interactive iOS/Android demos with full audience participation.  Instead of just watching demos then asking questions, we the audience use each app as it's being presented. Many mobile apps today have a social and/or location component and so having a group of people using them at the same time provides a valuable use case for the apps' developers and interesting audience interactions. At the beginning of each meetup, all attendees download the apps that'll …

Super-Business Apps 2.0 is a jam session of 21st century business innovations. Topics are not limited to business; creativity and innovation lead the charge. Hosted by [x]cube LABS, we are a design-driven consulting firm offering end-to-end solutions across a wide range of mobile apps; from games to campaigns for big brands and enterprise for all major platforms.  [x] = Big fun. Social loops. In-app brilliance.

I was born in the Silicon Valley, grew up in a tech family, and I've always been fascinated by technology. Over the last year this fascination has grown. As I take on more entreprenuerial projects, I'm discovering that there are other people, designers, programmers, idea people, marketing people, venture capitalist, who are equally passionate about producing great social, web, and mobile applications, but are struggling to find a team who is equally capable and passionate about producing amazing …

If you are a photographer, an artist, a designer, a writer or any type of creator, and you now want to reach your new audience, a Mobile App is a must! It's not news to anyone that we are in a mobile world. Whether you own an iPad, Galaxy S3, iPhone, Kindle, etc. chances are you are relying on them more and more for every day things. When you think about it the thing you are really relying on is Apps. It could be Google Maps, WhatsApp for texting, Instagram for Photos, Facebook for Social, Flipb …

We will talk shop and share thoughts on IA, IxD, UI, UX and Mobile.

New York Game Makers focuses on designing, building and releasing a new game each month. Through a series of weekly workshops we will explore the process of making a new game each month. There are two track, one for beginners and the other for more advanced game developers. Our goal is to contribute games to OneGameAMonth.com with a focus on Cross Platform technologies like HTML5, GameMaker, Unity and more.

The web as we know it evolves rapidly. New layers are added, of social, collaboration, semantic, interactivity and accessibility.. it reaches across all platforms, from the PC and mobile devices to TVs and beyond. Through the web, we're connected any where, at any time. This group is dedicated to bring developers, designers and thinkers together, to explore the vast opportunities and great potential of the web. We hack together, discuss implementations and design approaches. All on the basis and …

Huge Events are open to anyone who has interest in UX, design, agency life and more. Join us for a fun evening of refreshments, networking and talks by design professionals and leaders in the industry.

Welcome to NYC Apps! We host events to inspire, educate, and accelerate the NYC mobile community. Our focus is iOS and Android development/design, all the way through to marketing and advertising. Our mission is to cultivate a sustainable NYC mobile community that drives innovation in software around the world. The format: - Speakers: Developers, Designers, Marketers, and Investors - Demos: App/Technology previews - Discussion and Networking: A lively discussion where we cover current topics a …

The HTML5 Games Meetup is a meeting place for anyone interested in creating HTML5 games. It will provide a platform for learning and collaboration around the development, distribution, and monetization of HTML5 games. The list of HTML5-compatible platforms and devices is constantly growing--Desktop, Browser, Facebook, iOS, Android, Windows 8, Kindle, Nook, etc. We will explore general approaches, business models, design considerations, platforms, and technology. Look forward to presentations and …

HUGE Events is a way for HUGErs and non-HUGErs to get together over common interests. Anyone interested in agency life, design, or tech is welcome! Upcoming Meetups: The State of HTML5, Summer 2011: Sparkle Edition™(featuring Paul Irish) http://www.meetup.com/doctype-html/events/22447051/ Tues, July 5 @7pm

GameDays consists of panels on a bi-weekly basis, following themes ranging from technical game mechanics and the computational problems involved, to conceptual design involving narrative, music, and art, and intersections of the three. Our intro-level panels empowers students to create games without prior coding experience, using software such as GameMaker: Studio and Unity 3D.