Google UX MasterClass { 2nd Edition }

The first edition of the Google UX MasterClass was a blast and that's why I am so happy to announce that the second edition is here with us! ...and the crowd goes wild...

This April, designers from the Google User Experience Team will be visiting Sub-Saharan Africa to conduct hands-on user experience MasterClasses in Cape Town, Nairobi and Lagos.

Who Wants To Be A Tech Millionaire?

Receive my greetings this lovely Sunday evening from a cafe somewhere in the middle of the city. How are you doing? I hope you are awesome! Because I don't want to my coffee to turn unbearably cold as I write this, I will just dive straight into the matter at hand! So, do you have a cool idea, are interested in technology and want to upgrade your business skills? Then this coming event is the opportunity for you to do just that.

Intel Corp has just signed a partnership with She Leads Africa to host educational workshops for tech entrepreneurs in cities across the continent. The workshops will start in Nairobi before moving to Johannesburg, Lagos and many more.

Google User Experience Masterclass

Reposted from the Google Africa Blog.

If you are intrigued by the world of User Experience and Design like I am, then this is definitely the post you should be checking out.

This October, designers from the UX team at Google will be visiting Sub-Saharan Africa to conduct a 2-day, hands-on user experience masterclass in Cape Town, Nairobi and Lagos. Attendees at the masterclass will learn the process of taking an idea from concept to launch, including sketching, user testing, prototyping, and the importance of making continuous improvements to keep your users engaged and satisfied. It will cover interaction and visual design pattern including Material Design. The masterclass will be conducted with in collaboration with Flow Interactive {Cape Town}, the +iHub {Nairobi} and the Pan Atlantic University {Lagos}

BarCamp Nairobi 2014 - Who’s Your Data’s Daddy?

When I see how quickly the tickets to this event are selling out, I cannot help but feel like I should have posted about it sooner. However, there are still more remaining so all hope is not lost.

This will be the 8^th edition of the Barcamp Nairobi which is Nairobi’s premier technology event and it will be held on Saturday, 30^th August, 2014. Barcamp is produced by Skunkworks Kenya – a disruptive collective of Kenya’s best looking and best skilled techies and it will be jointly hosted for the second year by +iHub, Nailab and m:Lab East Africa at Bishop Magua Centre, Ngong Road.