Austin Knight, Senior UX Designer at HubSpot to speak at University of Kentucky

(Update: October 13, 2017) - Thank you to everyone who attended what was our School's largest campus-based event to date! Click here for the full lecture. Austin Knight also provided supporting content, including his presentation slides and an essay. We greatly appreciate any feedback that you may have, just contact us at infosci [at] uky.edu. The full announcement is available below: 

The School of Information Science is hosting a special guest lecture on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 5:30 PM in the William T. Young Athletic Association Auditorium. Austin Knight, Senior UX Designer at HubSpot, will give a presentation on his user experience (UX) process and take the audience through a real world project at his organization.

“User experience” or “user interface” design encompasses all aspects of the end-user’s interaction with the company, its services, and its products. It focuses on having a deep understanding of users, what they need, what they value, their abilities, and also their limitations. The overall goal is to improve the quality of the user’s interaction with end perceptions of a company’s product or related services. This talk is for learners that have heard about user experience or interface design, but don’t really know much about these disciplines.

Austin’s talk will introduce university and community members to UX techniques and design cycle. There will be plenty of time for questions and conversations following the talk. 

We encourage those interested to register via Eventbrite:https://leanuxlecture.eventbrite.com, as we have limited space available. If there is any interest in attending virtually, please email infosci [at] uky.edu for the Zoom link.

About Austin Knight

Austin Knight is a Senior UX Designer, speaker, and author at HubSpot, focusing on web, mobile, SaaS, and VR/AR. As a digital nomad, he works remotely and lives amongst different design communities throughout the world. He mentors students and startup founders at Columbia University in New York, co-hosts the UX and Growth Podcast in Boston, leads a study on South American design in Rio de Janeiro, and speaks at select international events every year. 

His talk, Lean UX in the Enterprise, is the story of how HubSpot doubled the conversion rate on HubSpot.com, by leveraging a lean design process that's focused on rapid iteration and objectivity. Get an in-depth look at HubSpot's distinctive UX process and how it was applied at a public company with over 1,600 employees across 7 global offices. See exactly how it works and walk through ever step of a real project, where HubSpot redesigned its website in a period of less than 3 months. See the results, both quantitatively and qualitatively, and how HubSpot achieved them. Walk away with all of the information that you need to apply to a similar process at your company or future organization. This is not another abstract process talk; it is a hands-on session with actionable learnings and takeaways,b backed up by data and a well-documented case study. 

About HubSpot

HubSpot is an inbound marketing and sales software that helps companies attract visitors, convert leads, and close customers. For more information, visit: https://www.hubspot.com. 

About the School of Information Science 

The School of Information Science in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky, a part of the iSchools consortium, is a unit of nearly 50 scholars, educators, staff, and advisors dedicated to the preparation and academic excellence of information professionals. The School offers a M.S. in Library Science, School Library Certification, M.S. in Information Communication Technology, a graduate certificate in Instructional Communication, a B.A./B.S. in Information Communication Technology and an undergraduate minor in Information Studies. For more information, visit: http://infosci.uky.edu.