UX events in Philadelphia
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UX events in Philadelphia

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by Jennifer Smith
UX events in Philadelphia

Working as a Philadelphia UX professional places you in a city that is striving to be friendlier to technology-focused businesses, and supportive of innovation. Even the Philadelphia government is looking to be more innovative, hosting open-government conferences and initiatives.

One of the methods Philadelphia has been using to transform itself into a thriving high-tech hub includes encouraging greater collaboration between local companies, a strategy that is intended to help future designers, developers, marketing specialists and other talented tech professionals grow their talents, increase their networking opportunities and improve their overall user experience skills. Here are some of the available UX events in the Philadelphia area.

UX Workshops in Philadelphia

AGI offers regularly scheduled ux workshops in Philadelphia for all skills and experience levels. There are live courses at their Philadelphia area training center, with live, local instructors working in the same classroom with you.

The user experience courses are especially useful for individuals creating apps and websites on different form-factors, including tablets, desktop or notebook, and smartphone. The UX workshops teach participants how to plan, create mock-ups, and deliver final designs. You can take a single user experience course, or a full certificate program.

Philadelphia UX MeetUp

If you are interested more in networking and informal sharing of information, the Philadelphia UX MeetUp is a good resource. You can join fellow UX professionals from across the Philadelphia area for networking, drinks, and pizza at the occasional meetings. It’s a place to discuss UX design trends, show off examples of work, and discuss common challenges. You’ll find information about their events on the Meetup.com site.

These UX events and training opportunities are suitable for all levels of professionals working in the user experience field. Regardless of whether you are just entering the UX profession, or a long-time user experience professional, there are opportunities to network and share best practices with others working in the UX field in the Philadelphia area.

About the author

 is a user experience designer, educator and author based in Boston. She has worked in the field of user experience design for more than 15 years. She has designed websites, ecommerce sites, apps, and embedded systems. Jennifer designs solutions for mobile, desktop, and iOT devices. Jennifer holds a Master of Science (MS) degree in Human Factors in Information Design, a Bachelors degree with a concentration in Commercial Art. When not teaching at American Graphics Institute, Jennifer Smith is an adjunct professor at Boston University.

Jennifer delivers UX training and UX consulting for large Fortune 100 companies, small start-ups, and independent software vendors.She has served as a Designer in Residence at Microsoft, assisting third-party app developers to improve their design solutions and create successful user experiences. She has been hired by Adobe and Microsoft to deliver training workshops to their staff, and has traveled to Asia, Europe, India, the Middle East, and across the U.S. to deliver courses and assist on UX design projects. She has extensive knowledge of modern UX Design, and worked closely with major tech companies to create educational material and deliver UX workshops to key partners globally. Jennifer works with a wide range of prototyping tools including XD, Sketch, Balsamiq, Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Blend for Visual Studio. She also works extensively in the fields of presentation design and visual design.

Jennifer is also an expert on Photoshop, digital image editing, and photo manipulation. Having written 10 books on Photoshop, and having consulted and provided training to major media companies and businesses around the globe.

Jennifer is the author of more than 20 books on design tools and processes, including Adobe Creative Cloud for Dummies, Adobe Creative Cloud Digital Classroom, and Photoshop Digital Classroom. She has been awarded a Microsoft MVP three times for her work with user experience design in creating apps for touch, desktop, and mobile devices. Jennifer holds the CPUX-F certification from the User Experience Qualification Board and assists others in attaining this designation in leading a UX certification course at American Graphics Institute.