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“How to live before you die”, by Steve Jobs

As you probably know, Steve Jobs died on October 5th, 2011. He had a profound impact on the way we use and (I dare to say, perceive) technology. All user experience designers around the world are probably recollecting the experiences we’ve had through the products that Apple created and how it changed our profession forever […]

As you probably know, Steve Jobs died on October 5th, 2011. He had a profound impact on the way we use and (I dare to say, perceive) technology. All user experience designers around the world are probably recollecting the experiences we’ve had through the products that Apple created and how it changed our profession forever.

As for me, I will always remember the day I got my first Apple II: I was 11 and learned how to program BASIC, back in the day when everything seemed possible.

I’m not sure if Steve Jobs ever left any words to announced after his death, but I’m sure his commencement speech at Stanford University will still be talked about for years to come:

How to Live Before You Die, by Steve Jobs

Rest in Peace, Steve.

By Itamar Medeiros

Originally from Brazil, Itamar Medeiros currently lives in Germany, where he works as VP of Design Strategy at SAP, where he leads the design vision for the entire Human Capital Management product line, ensuring cohesive product narratives and establishing best practices.

Working in the Information Technology industry since 1998, Itamar has helped truly global companies in multiple continents create great user experience through advocating Design and Innovation principles. Itamar has also served as a juror for prestigious design competitions and lectured on design topics at universities worldwide.

During his 7 years in China, he promoted the User Experience Design discipline as User Experience Manager at Autodesk and Local Coordinator of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) in Shanghai.

Itamar holds a MA in Design Practice from Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK), for which he received a Distinction Award for his thesis Creating Innovative Design Software Solutions within Collaborative/Distributed Design Environments.

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