Upstate UX
Purpose
I created Upstate UX as a regularly-meeting group of local students and professionals interesting in Design Thinking. We have a lot of front end web developers, graphic designers, UI/UX Designers, UX Researchers and so much more.
Events
We hold networking events regularly, and do as many special events as possible. Some events have included Workshops, Talks, Certification Courses, and Group Trips to Conferences.
One of our talks was held in honor of the annual Interaction Design Day. We had an array of disciplines represented by our speakers and their chosen topics and written material.
Attendence
Prior to the Covid-19 lockdown, our events were getting larger turnout each time we scheduled one. When I led a class for the IDEO Design Certification, we had over one hundred students and working professionals attending the classes, not including those that participated remotely.
Branding
We mostly communicate through our meetup group and Slack channel. For the purposes of marketing materials and posting online, I developed a bare-bones branding kit.