Join us for the Beverage User Interface (BUI) social, a casual happy hour designed for relaxation and good company. The BUI is the perfect opportunity to kick back, share stories from the trenches, and bond with others who understand the unique challenges of a career in UX.
Note: This event is free to attend. One drink will be provided by our sponsor, Robert Half Marketing & Creative.
We’ll be meeting at Boxyard RTP!
Inspired by The Boxyard Tulsa, this 15,000 square-foot cargotecture is the first of its kind in North Carolina's bustling epicenter for startups and brainy talent. Boxyard RTP provides a unique year-round dining and shopping experience with opportunities to connect with each other.
Central to RTP and the Triangle Region, Boxyard RTP provides a platform for emerging entrepreneurs in the food, hospitality, retail and events industries. The venue includes an indoor-outdoor gathering space, dog park and performance stage with a robust event program featuring music, fitness classes, comedy nights and more.
Parking: Boxyard RTP is located within the Hub RTP downtown district where parking spaces are plenty. Parking at Boxyard RTP is free
RTP Connect: RTP Connect is a last-mile Uber and Lyft service which provides a $10 credit towards one-way rides within RTP. Rides must start or stop at Boxyard or the Regional Transportation Center.
Bus: A bus stop is located right in front of Boxyard RTP on HWY-54
Carpool: We highly encourage coordinating with other attendees! Head over to the our community Slack channel to chat with folks and arrange a carpool.
Event Summary:
From Interfaces to Relationships What the Future of Technology Means for UX Design
As technology becomes more adaptive and ever-present, UX design is shifting from building interfaces to shaping ongoing relationships between people and technology. This looks beyond specific tools or trends to explore what this change means for trust, intention and emotional connection, and how UX designers can create experiences that feel elegant, empathetic and human as technology increasingly fades into the background.
***This is a free, in-person event***
Speaker Details:
Richard Hughes is a design leader exploring how our relationship with technology is changing. He leads Digital UX/UI design initiatives at Volvo Group, working across connected vehicles, service platforms, and the broader digital experiences that surround them.
In earlier work, he created interactive experiences in the entertainment industry connected to film and music. That background introduced a different design question, not just whether something worked, but how it felt, shaping his interest in emotion, immersion, and engagement as core parts of interaction.
He later led design efforts for early connected physical products and their companion mobile applications, helping define how physical products and software could function as one continuous experience. This introduced another shift, designing for products that didn’t stop at the interface, but became part of people’s routines and everyday decisions.
Today his focus has moved beyond individual screens to experiences that unfold over time, how technology responds, adapts, and quietly participates in human activity. Alongside his professional work, he explores physical and technology-based experiences through hands-on prototyping, experimenting with connected devices and emerging technologies to better understand how digital behavior manifests in the real world.
Date/time: Thursday, March 19th 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: TBD
Parking Instructions: TBD
Schedule
Waitlist If the event fills up, you can join the waitlist. Two days before the event if there are spots available, we'll notify those on the waitlist. Any available spots will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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