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Autodesk Assistance Program for Unemployed Designers, Engineers, and Architects gets featured in the Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal has an article on how companies are offering career counseling to customers who've lost jobs during the recession, hoping to help old friends and win additional loyalty when the economy recovers [...]
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Autodesk Release New Robotics Curriculum to Inspire Technology Leaders of Tomorrow

To spur greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc. (IFI), a leader in educational and competitive robotics products, and Autodesk, the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets, have released a new curriculum that is now included in the popular VEX Robotics Design System Classroom Lab Kits. Based on Autodesk Inventor software, the curriculum is designed to encourage students and educators to explore the exciting world of robotics by bringing real-world experience and hands-on learning to STEM teaching and lessons.
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“User Interface Design in an Agile Environment”: Jeff White and Josh Unger’s talk at IxDA | Interaction ‘08 Conference

As interaction designers working within agile teams, Jeff White and Josh Unger have used a design studio approach to user interface design on five separate occasions over the past year in order to establish design direction during early development cycles and provide the design vision for multiple sprints. In their talk at IxDA | Interaction ‘08 Conference, they describe their experience with the merger of user centered design into agile (team) development practice as manifest in a one day design studio...
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