Bill Scott

http://twitter.com/billwscott

San Jose, California

User Interface Design & Engineering Evangelist

Areas of Expertise:

  • human factors
  • design
  • programming
  • java
  • javascript
  • css
  • html
  • speaking
  • consulting
  • speaking
  • programming
Bill Scott is director of UI Engineering at Netflix in Los Gatos, CA, where he plies his interface engineering and design skills. Scott is the former Yahoo! Ajax evangelist and pattern curator for the Yahoo! Design Pattern Library.

He has a long and glamorous history in the IT world, due mostly to his unique understanding of both the technical and creative aspects of designing usable products. His ramblings and musings can be found at www.looksgoodworkswell.com.

Designing Web Interfaces Designing Web Interfaces
by Bill Scott , Theresa Neil
January 2009
Print: $49.99
Ebook: $39.99

Scott & Neil's Designing Web Interfaces Master Class Scott & Neil's Designing Web Interfaces Master Class
by Theresa Neil , Bill Scott
April 2010
Video: $79.99

Bill blogs at:
http://looksgoodworkswell.blogspot.com/
http://designingwebinterfaces.com/posts

My PayPal Update: PayPal Rocks.

January 28 2012

The last three months have been a blur. The last blog I posted was right before joining PayPal. So I thought it would be good to give an update on my honest impressions about PayPal. Here are my take-aways. #1 PayPal is positioned like no other company to change the… read more

Shared Understanding Resource: Head First HTML5

November 20 2011

I am constantly talking about creating a "shared understanding" between design and engineering. And I love it when I find a book or resource that creates more bridges across these two worlds. Eric Freeman & Elisabeth Robson have done the community a great favor with the addition of Head First… read more

Webcast - Designing Web Interfaces: Principles & Patterns for Rich Interaction
February 03, 2009
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free With the recent rise in popularity of web technologies such as Ajax and Flash, it is possible to create richer user experiences on the Web. Even though these technologies are not actually new, we are...

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