Pabini Gabriel-Petit
For more than 15 years, at companies such as Google, Cisco, WebEx, and Apple, Pabini has set strategic direction for user experience and led UX design and user research for Web, mobile, and desktop applications. With expertise in all aspects of UX design—including interaction design, visual interface design, information design, UI text, and information architecture—Pabini has designed innovative applications for diverse product domains, encompassing consumer and enterprise products. Previously, as VP of UX at scanR, Pabini led UX strategy and design for award-winning mobile and Web applications that let users scan digital photos of whiteboards and documents, then view and manage their scans. Formerly, as UX Manager at WebEx, Pabini led UX strategy, design, and user research for online meeting and collaboration applications. She designed the award-winning Meeting Center and Training Center, setting the industry standard for online meeting software. Clients of Pabini’s Silicon Valley consultancy have included GetJar, scanR, Google, Cisco, Tellme, WebEx, and Apple. In addition to bringing UXmatters to the UX community, Pabini is a Cofounder and former Director of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) and is IxDA Local Leader for Silicon Valley, Co-Chair of BayDUX, BayCHI IxD BOF (Birds of a Feather) Leader, and a former Interactions Editorial Board Member.
Resumé of Pabini Gabriel-Petit 
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Portfolio: Recent Work at scanR (14.8 MB)
Portfolio: An Overview of Pabini’s Work (20.4 MB)
Connect with Pabini on LinkedIn
Pabini’s Articles on UXmatters
On Good Behavior, Pabini’s Column on UXmatters
The Essence of Interaction Design—Part I: Designing Virtual Contexts for Interaction
Design Is a Process, Not a Methodology
Specifying Behavior: With an Example Menu Behavior Specification
First, Do No Harm
Features
Specialists Versus Generalists: A False Dichotomy?
Sharing Ownership of UX
Why UX Should Matter to Software Companies
UXnet Local Ambassadors: Building a Global Community One Locale at a Time
Series on Color
Color Theory for Digital Displays: A Quick Reference: Part I
Color Theory for Digital Displays: A Quick Reference: Part II
Applying Color Theory to Digital Displays
Ensuring Accessibility for People With Color-Deficient Vision
UXmatters Editorials
By the People, for the People
UX Community
Welcome to UXmatters
Ask UXmatters—Pabini’s Answers
The Integration of User Experience into Software Development
Managing A Globally Distributed UX Team
Teamwork and Collaboration Across Departments
Integrating UX into Agile Development
A UX Vision’s Purpose and Benefits | Cultures That Foster Great Design
Designing an Office Space That Encourages Great Design
Design Thinking | Employing Design Principles | Defining Ease of Use
Essential and Desirable Skills for a UX Designer
Going Mobile, Part II: When to Go Mobile | Reuse Your Web Design or Start from Scratch?
Going Mobile, Part I: Designing for Different Screen Sizes | Promoting Your Mobile App
Analyzing Data from Field Studies | Wiki Design
Favorite UX & Technology Blogs | Learning About New Web & Mobile Applications
Designing for Senior Citizens | Organizing Your Work Schedule
Putting a Paper Form Online | Avoiding Dropouts and False Information | Applying Aesthetics
Pagination in Web Forms | Evaluating the Effectiveness of Web Forms
Enterprise User Experience: Building a UX Group | Hosting a Get-to-Know-UX Event
Label Alignment in Long Forms | Paper Prototyping for Engineers
Effective UX in a Corporate Environment: Part II
Effective UX in a Corporate Environment: Part I
Generating Ideas | Your Versus My in User Interfaces
Moving into User Research
Using Verbs As Nouns in User Interfaces | UX Roles in Organizations
Moving from MIS to User Experience
Evangelizing UX Across an Entire Organization
Self-Education in UX
Choosing the Language for a User Interface
Book Reviews
Book Review: Information Dashboard Design
Book Review: Paper Prototyping
Conference Reviews
Conference Review: IA Summit 2011: Part II
Conference Review: IA Summit 2011: Part I
CHI 2007
IA Summit 2007: Part I
IA Summit 2007: Part II
UIE Web App Summit 2007: Part I
UIE Web App Summit 2007: Part II
UIE Web App Summit 2007: Part III
The Web and Beyond: SIGCHI Conference in Amsterdam
Strategy06: A UX Professional's Experience of the Conference
Experiencing CHI 2006: From a Practitioner's Viewpoint:
Part I
Experiencing CHI 2006: From a Practitioner's Viewpoint:
Part II
Experiencing CHI 2006: From a Practitioner's Viewpoint:
Part III
Experiencing CHI 2006: From a Practitioner's Viewpoint:
Part IV
Experiencing CHI 2006: From a Practitioner's Viewpoint:
Part V
My IA Summit 2006 Experience: Part 1: The Pre-Conference
My IA Summit 2006 Experience: Part 2: The Conference: Day 1
My IA Summit 2006 Experience: Part 3: The Conference: Day 2
My IA Summit 2006 Experience: Part 4: The Conference: Day 3
Another Perspective on DUX2005
Pabini Gabriel-Petit’s Specialties: Consulting | Interaction Design | UX Design | UX Management | UX Strategy | Visual Design
