Bryan Rieger started a Mobile Design user group for the UK: mobiledesign.org.uk:

“Over the past year or so I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many individuals who for whatever reasons now find themselves tasked with designing all manner of things for a wide assortment of devices. Many of us come from backgrounds in print, multimedia or web design — others from HCI or industrial design and a few even have backgrounds as varied as applied mathematics or entomology. All however seem to have had one thing in common: the need to share knowledge and collaborate with other designers working with mobile technology.

We often regularly attend events such as Mobile Monday or Barcamp, and conferences such as Over the Air, MEX and Future of Mobile but these are often much more focused on the needs of developers, management or marketing folks rather than designers. As a result there is often very little opportunity for many of us to discuss design related issues or concerns with our peers. Of course there are on-line groups such as Mobile Design (which happens to serve as the inspiration for Mobile Design UK) or IxDA but these rarely offer participants the opportunity to meet and interact in person. What many of us seem to be looking for is something akin to a design focused mash-up of Mobile Monday and Barcamp.

So, with that in mind I’m kicking off the idea of Mobile Design UK with the aim to provide an open forum for UK designers working with mobile technologies to share knowledge, encourage exploration of technologies, tools and ideas, and showcase the UK as an influential hub of mobile design to the world.

We’re hoping to have our first meeting before the end of the year and would encourage anyone who is interested in participating to join the discussion in the Yahoo Group, follow via Twitter or subscribe to the feed.”

- Bryan Rieger

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