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4 Reasons Your UX Investment Isn't Paying Off
"Every dollar spent on UX brings in between $2 and $100 dollars in return."
We all know the business case for doing user experience work: investing upfront in making products easy to use really pays off. It reduces project risk, cost, and time while improving, efficiency, effectiveness, and end user satisfaction.
(Don't know the business case? Read this or this. Or this.) But what if you're investing in UX and not getting results?
There can be many factors behind an under-performing user experience effort. Anything from a lack of tools to the zombie apocalypse can wreak havoc on your teams. Addressing either of those factors are outside my area of expertise.
Here's where I do know what I'm talking about. First, rule out the obvious: your UX folks are jerks, they don't communicate well, they don't understand business, they aren't team players, they have such terrible body odor people stay 10 feet away …
Next, look at your organization. I've based the following list on observations accumulated over my years as a UX professional. These are some common organizational "behavior" patterns that can make even the best UX efforts ineffective.
1. You Hired the Wrong People.
User experience design is getting a lot of attention lately and UX is a buzzword many want to add to their resumes. But the field has been around for several years (although under different names) and is fairly mature. Until a person has done full-time UX work—not as an aspect of their job, but as their job—for at least two or three years, they are generally not at a professional level.
How to spot a UX pro:
- He displays a high level of empathy, excellent communication skills, and lots of curiosity.
- She doesn't design based on personal preference or opinion, and will try to make sure you don't either. She bases her design decisions on user research, heuristics, test data, and UI design patterns.
- He is not attached to his designs. In fact, he starts with sketches and wireframes and happily crumples up multiple iterations before progressing to a detailed level of design.
- She starts with concept, structure, and information design before progressing to interaction and visual design. If the first thing she shows you looks like it could be the final product, she's probably not a UX pro.
- He is very interested in measurable success metrics and uses them to drive design direction and test protocol. If he speaks of making something easy, but can't say how he'll measure how easy it is, he's not a UX pro.
2. You're Not Letting the Right People do Their Jobs.
Great! You've got a solid UX pro or team and an exciting project kicked off. I hate to say it, but sometimes the very organization that values UX and hires us to do UX work is also the biggest impediment to a UX team's success. Here are some rules of engagement that will enable UX teams to do their best work.
- They really do need to talk with and observe end-users before the design is finished. This is the underpinning of what UX does. Give them reasonable and timely access to end-users.
- Don't provide subject-matter experts in place of users. Your team will tell you they're not appropriate substitutes, and they will be right.
- Give designers the authority (within technical constraints) on design decisions and researchers authority on test protocol and data interpretation.
- Never design by committee. It's a quick way to degrade a design.
- You've hired your team to make a successful product. Be ready to make design changes—sometimes big ones—following user research and usability testing. The more usability recommendations are declined, the poorer quality the product's user experience will be.
- Don't nibble the design to death. Making a series of minor changes here and there, or picking and choosing which aspects of a design to keep or omit almost always creates new usability issues.
- Clearly define roles and responsibilities for all team members at the beginning of project work.
3. UX Work is Done in a Silo.
User experience work touches almost every aspect of an application or web project. Your UX resources will need regular check-ins with a multi-disciplinary team. At the very least, a development resource must be available to vet designs for technical feasibility and a business resource needs to make sure you're aligned with their goals.
The risk of not having a technical resource aware of the design direction from the beginning is that time gets wasted working on a design that the coders can't build. The risk of not having a business resource communicating with the UX team is that your design will not meet business needs, making it a waste of time and effort.
Even with a UX team ultimately responsible for designing your product, many other groups contribute to the final user experience. Establishing a shared vision across all the groups involved in a project encourages effective teamwork—a coordinated effort is far more likely to lead to a great design.
For more information, see "Breaking Down Silos."
4. The UX Team is Brought in Too Late.
Tragically, many people view UX work as something that is done after coding to "make it look good." They couldn't be more wrong. We not-so-secretly call this "putting lipstick on a pig."
The best time to bring in your UX team is at the initiation phase of the project lifecycle. The role of UX at this stage is to help define requirements and structural design based on user needs. This is where we have the biggest impact.
Because user experience pros follow a methodology called user-centered design, they need to stay consistently ahead of the development team. For product design to be user-centered, the design should be iterated and validated before it's coded.
Have you observed other reasons UX teams might fall short? Please share your own experiences and thoughts by commenting.
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I've observed that it is very difficult for corporations to shift focus from bottom-line and time-is-money thinking to ask-the-right-questions, explore-in-depth attitude. I would assume that when making strategic decisions during a project or a product development life cycle a lot of time is invested in doing quantitative analysis to support decisions but very little time is allocated to the (tougher?) process of analyzing qualitative research findings. This may be the biggest hurdle to overcome.
› Have you observed other reasons UX teams might fall short?
Time. One of the most critical factors.
I work only with developers and I'm the only designer. We do client projects and have our own tool. So I do everything that affects design. We did a restart for our tool and had half a year to ship it. I tried to implement some (few) things in a way a "ux pro" should operate. And it's not that easy.
• I agree with you a hundred percent. We need to work interdisciplinary. But it's more important for you if have some people of your own guild with you: other designers. conceptional Sparring partners. Working on Information Architectures, design layouts, user flows or personas alone is so demotivating.
• Design takes a lot of time. Not just to produce and design the necessary artefacts, but also to implement all your conceptional wishes. That brings me to the next point.
• To speed up the development process we took an existing framework. Technically it's good, but it is by far not the best to design interfaces the way you could and should. You even have to make structural concessions in order to ship on time. As you can see technical restrictions can cut good user experiences.
It really hurts me to say, but agile or not, sometimes there simply isn't the time for good conceptional, structural or visual design.
@ Jonas Persson. I disagree with your statement that it is a myth that that a true UX professional "doesn't design based on personal preference or opinion". Personal preference and opinion are not going to be consistently based on best practice; real physical and cognitive constraints of vision, touch, and hearing; and user mental model. It is true that Apple has produced great products that people love; only Apple insiders know how much of their successful designs were driven by knowledge of human factors and UX vs. "genius design". If a designer is driving the design with his/her ego and preference they are not doing UX or user-centered design.
Danny, I strongly agree with your point of "UX producer should be involved in all stages of the project and not move on to the next project when he/she finishes the UX strategy and wireframes" It can help to assist and discuss with other departments to run the project or product in a right track of UX.
We have incorporated user centred design (UCD) framework at our agency for over 8 years and have been refining it to work with agile, lean and recently with ISO9001 which is a quality management system. I still believe that if UCD is strategised and executed by competent professionals, it yields amazing results. The caveat is that the UX producer should be involved in all stages of the project and not move on to the next project when he/she finishes the UX strategy and wireframes. The UX producer should help to manage, steer and take accountability for the project even post launch (ideally with a technical lead, QA professional and product or account director/owner) and continue to be involved in A/B testing, ongoing optimisation and even marketing. I strongly agree about removing the ego from the design. This is especially true when clients introduce in-house or other creatives who might have a different working model which is always welcome but can sometimes 'disrupt' the process. This is where empathy comes in. It is probably the most powerful tool in the UX's professional arsenal as it allows them to achieve what is best for the product/project. Hilary, this is a strong article and a credit to our profession. If you do have any thoughts about ISO9001 and how this affects the UX process I would welcome your feedback.
You're absolutely right, Hilary. Fantastic article. This is a great read especially for UX professionals who are involved in in-house corporate design. So many of the principles that companies work off of stem from focusing on development rather than experience. As much as I enjoy working on Agile efforts, that entire methodology was built around a working pattern for developers without any consideration to design.
Nathaniel, you hit the nail right on the head.
Thomas, I agree that junior UX people can be hugely valuable to an organization, but their efficacy is generally limited if they are not being mentored by a senior UX resource or pro. It's putting in the hours and gaining that valuable experience that transforms an advocate to a pro.
And there is no doubt that an enthusiastic team of advocates with no pro in sight is way better than having no explicit thought put into the user experience. There's a huge need for more UX people in the world, and I expect there's a lot of mentoring going on that will produce some awesome talent.
Nathaniel. Thanks for the clarity. The article as a whole was enlightening. I only thought this quote might not be entirely true: "Until a person has done full-time UX work—not as an aspect of their job, but as their job—for at least two or three years, they are generally not at a professional level." There are many places where the organization's capability maturity in UX is low and do not have UX deeply engrained. This is where people who do not have UX in their title are forced to ply their trade as UX advocates instead. This can happen for many years until the organization steps up their UX maturity level. During that time, that UX advocate can build up their experience to a professional level. It is true that if your title doesn't include "UX" in it, it will take more time to build up those skills. I also think that a true measure of a UX professional is not in what you know, but rather in how you share what you know with others. Finally, organizations shouldn't be scared off by inexperience, because those that are inexperienced are the most eager and motivated to get that experience and share it with others.
Thomas - There a different types of companies where UX consultants work in, but typically can be split into client side and agency side, this article looks like it's centered around client side scenarios where the UX consultant is expected to come in and hit the ground running, therefore needs to be experienced in all aspects of the discipline.
If you're looking to land a job in UX without fulltime experience in it, I'd suggest looking at an entry level position within a good agency, where you are able to learn the process while being guided by more experienced and senior consultants.
You may also do this within a client side company if it has a large enough UX department with senior consultants to learn from.
I would call the notion that good ux people "doesn't design based on personal preference or opinion" a myth. Apple is a great example of a company that is (or at least was) ran by people with strong opinions about how things should look and feel. Personal preferences, experiences and gut feeling is what separate good from great.
"Until a person has done full-time UX work—not as an aspect of their job, but as their job—for at least two or three years, they are generally not at a professional level."
How does one land a job in UX where it is their job, and not just an aspect? If all companies only hired experienced UX professionals, then how do people starting out get a chance to ply their trade? Those experienced professionals had to have companies willing to take a chance on their inexperience.


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David Ferrer d. Viktor Troicki 60 63 in 54 minutes! Ferru, the local boy, completes the party in Spain. Wonderful and unforgettable scenes in Benidorm. World number 1, grand slam champion and davis cup hero Ferrero predicted a 4-1 or 5-0 win, he was correct.
Ferrer outlasts González in three-set thriller to set up repeat of 2008 final David Ferrer overcame a spirited fightback from Fernando Gonzalez in the second semi final of the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell on Saturday to set up a repeat of last years final with Rafael Nadal. The fourth seed blasted his way back from a first set drubbing to dominate his Chilean opponent in the second, before almost letting the match slip away in a nervous finish. World No. 13 Ferrer was made to work hard for a place in his 14th ATP World Tour final (7-6 record). Gonzalez started the match producing some of his best tennis to break twice and take a one-set lead 6-2 before Ferrer was able to make his mark in the encounter and convert two of three break points in the second set to level the match. The Javea native then took charge in the deciding set as he raced out to a 5-2 lead."It was a crazy match that could have gone either way," commented Ferrer. "When he double faulted, I saw a light. I played well, very aggressive, although I need to serve a bit better. I'm happy with my form and to have played well here. I love this tournament and its history."The 14th-ranked Gonzalez hit back to break to love as Ferrer served for the match at 5-4 and replicated his form from the first set as he pushed the set to a deciding tie-break. However, the Chilean remained frustrated by Ferrers perseverance and crucially double-faulted at 5-5 before netting a forehand to grant Ferrer victory after two hours and 13 minutes."It's been a hard week physically. Kukushkin was a difficult match, against Starace I was almost on my home and I came back, and today was also tough. But as the days go by I feel myself in better form." The Alicante-based Ferrers victory sets up an eighth all-Spanish final in the 57-year history of the event, and the fourth in the last five years. The odds are stacked against the world No.13, who becomes the seventeenth player to reach the final in successive appearances. Of the other sixteen, none were successful in their attempt to win a title having lost on the first occasion. Ferrer will be attempting to block world #1 Rafael Nadals attempt to secure an unprecedented fifth consecutive win in Barcelona, having achieved precisely the same feat last week in Monte Carlo. The pair has met nine times on the ATP World Tour, with Nadal currently leading their head to head series 6-3. The last meeting between the two was in the final here one year ago, when Ferrer briefly threatened to upset Nadals attempt at a record fourth title, capturing the second set before capitulating 61 46 61. The 27-year-old Ferrer, who reached a career-high No. 4 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings in February 2008, improved to a 23-8 match record as he advanced to his second final of the season. In February, the right-hander finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic in the Dubai final on hard court. He takes a 21-37 record against Top 10 players into the final against No. 1 Nadal."Rafa is the World No. 1 and the best on clay, it's very difficult to beat him," admitted Ferrer. "I'll try to play good tennis, if not I'm dead, but I'm not thinking about whether or not I'll beat him, I go on the court to play as well as possible."
I feel kind of bad for Ferrer, he seems to be always runner-up. I guess that's not really true (must confess I don't know his record on ATP wins), he just plays so hard and seems to be such a nice guy. I don't want him to beat Rafa tho' ! I don't feel THAT bad.
Quote from: yellowball on April 26, 2009, 03:37:41 PMI feel kind of bad for Ferrer, he seems to be always runner-up. I guess that's not really true (must confess I don't know his record on ATP wins), he just plays so hard and seems to be such a nice guy. I don't want him to beat Rafa tho' ! I don't feel THAT bad. "Rafa is playing even more aggressively this year," said Ferrer. "He has a great rhythm right from the start and its very difficult to beat him."Ferrer dropped to a 7-7 mark in tour-finals (4-5 on clay) and a 23-9 season match record. The 27 year old also finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic earlier this year at the ATP World Tour 500 tennis tournament in Dubai. Barcelona, sf in 2007 lost to Nadal, final in 2008, 2009 vs Nadal. Incredible achievement, he went for the first time to the event in Barcelona when he was 8 years old. A very big ovation for Ferru playing again very well in this tournament.


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Illinois Amish Country
The town of Arthur is located in the heart of Amish country, home to more than 2,000 Amish residents and hundreds of charming countryside businesses, Illinois' Amish Country offers shopping, dining, special events and guided educational tours (some of which feature meals in actual Amish homes).
Amish Country Tours
A step on guide will accompany your tour of the Amish countryside. The tours will also include meals in Amish homes, and Amish home, buggy shop, dairy farm and woodworking tours. Additional highlights include an Amish museum, local attractions, restaurants, and accommodations.
Children's Museum of Illinois
Kids can shimmy up Luckey's Climber, make a giant bubble and pretend to be whatever they can imagine, from a pilot to a scientist. The museum's permanent exhibits complement temporary exhibits and projects.
Amish Country Tours with ACM Tours
ACM Tours is a full service, receptive tour guide company with many special services available at no additional cost. We literally open the door to fabulous Illinois Amish Country! We are ready to assist you with meals, attractions, lodging and step on guide service. We have available trained, professional, local step-on guides who are well versed in the history, customs and folklore of this most unique part of Illinois.
Amish Adventures & Stellar Tours, Inc
Amish Adventures will give you an up close and personal tour of the Illinois Amish culture and religion as you travel back in time along our quaint country roads with our professional and informed tour guide. To help our visitors learn more about the Amish culture, we offer a variety of tours that are customized to fit your itinerary. Tours of Amish homes, Amish farms, Amish woodworker's shop, a meal in an Amish home and a Step-on Guided Tour of the Amish countryside!
Arthur Amish Country Information Center
This visitor's center offers maps and information on the entire Amish area, including the 150 Amish craft shops that dot the countryside surrounding the village of Arthur.
Illinois Amish Center
Recently relocated to Rockome Gardens in the countryside near a prominent community of Old Order Amish, the largest in Illinois. The museum originally opened in 1996 and features exhibits on most aspects of Amish life, as well as an introductory video about the Central Illinois Amish. Through the museum, tours can be scheduled of the Amish countryside, Amish homes, farms, businesses and meals in Amish homes.
Villa Galleries
Fine art located in the heart of the Illinois Amish country. The Villa Galleries has dedicated its gallery to local artists who have ties to the central Illinois area either through living situation or artwork subject. Photography, watercolors, colored pencil, oil and acrylic, stained glass, and pottery are just a few of the mediums featured in the gallery.
Macon County History Museum
Imagine Abraham Lincoln, the 6'4" lawyer, ducking to avoid bumping his head on the entrance of Macon Country's first courthouse built in 1829, which was the only log courthouse where Lincoln practiced law. This and other period buildings, located in the Macon County History Museum, allow visitors to travel back to different historical periods of the county. The prairie village on the museum grounds is home to such historical buildings as the log court house where Abraham Lincoln practiced in the 1830s.
The Pour House
Nightlife bar with welcoming atmosphere for all and good quality food for lunch and dinner - try us!
Governor Oglesby Mansion
Built in 1874, this Italianate mansion was the home of Richard J. Oglesby, a U.S. senator and three-time governor of Illinois. Oglesby was also a Union general in the Civil War and a close friend of Abraham Lincoln.
Chevrolet Hall of Fame Museum
A collection of Chevrolet automobiles combing various race cars, Indy 50 Pace Cars, and original unrestored vehicles, including Chevrolet memorabilia. Includes Dreamers Diner where the cars can be partially viewed while you eat a fantastic breakfast or lunch.
Arcola Historic Train Depot & Information Center
This 1885 train depot displays Illinois Central Railroad memorabilia, the largest Louis Klein collection of antique brooms and brushes in the United States, and interesting Arcola relics and keepsakes. Because Arcola is the birthplace of Raggedy Ann creator Johnny Gruelle, Raggedy Ann & Andy dolls and collectibles are also on display.
Olde Brick Wall
Here at Olde Brick Wall we carry a wonderful collection of upholstered and early American reproduction wood painted furniture. There are several styles and colors to choose from. To complete your whole room, we carry paint, curtains, shower curtains, pillows, rugs, chandeliers, shelves and pictures. Established in 1994 in a charming, old hotel building in the heart of Illinois Amish country, Arcola, the Olde Brick Wall features a wonderful gathering of tinware, light fixtures, candles, redware, folk art and primitives. We offer everything you could ever want to give your home that special look, feel and smell of country that we all love so much.
Hieronymus Mueller Museum
Located on Mueller Company grounds, where the accomplishments of inventor Hieronymus Mueller, Decatur's "Unsung genius" and holder of over 500 patents, are celebrated. Among the expanded facility's treasures: The seventh of only eight cars manufactured by Mueller.
Amish Country Heirlooms, LLC
Area's largest of hand-crafted Amish and oak furniture, collectible prints, and accessories, along with Country Dreams furniture exhibit.
Decatur Civic Center
The Decatur Civic Center hosts trade shows, concerts, expos and more.
Locally hand crafted goodness, baked goods, fun decor for the home, children's section & more, soaps, blankets, antiques, sock monkey & designer fabrics, amish souvenirs, hand woven rugs, teapots and more.
Amishland's General Store
Nostalgic general store filled with Amish wood crafts, quilts, food products and souvenirs.
Anne Lloyd Gallery - Madden Arts Center
The warm, welcoming and slightly funky Madden Arts Center is a richly renovated hub where the Decatur Area Arts Council makes its home. The building houses galleries, classrooms, an art shop, photo lab and rehearsal spaces. The Anne Lloyd Gallery showcases local exhibits as well as extraordinary traveling collections. The gallery spotlights an International Arts Experience exhibition over an 8-week period each summer. Participating in the downtown Decatur "art walks" the gallery holds a "First Friday" reception on the first Friday evening of each month, showcasing a different artist or artistic medium each time.
The Little Theatre On The Square
A Professional Actor Equity Association-affiliated theatre performing Broadway musicals and comedy. Produces five mainstage shows from mid-June to mid-August. Three theatres for young audiences, shows, in addition to a fall, Christmas, & spring show.
Arcola Architectural Tours
Arcola is a pristine showcase of small-town America that still retains many examples of more than a century of architectural changes in the American home. Two tours daily from April through October.
Two-Story Outhouse at Gays
Arguably one of the most famous outhouses left on the planet is located in the town of Gays, IL, located just five minutes from Mattoon. The existence of outhouses in general are rare, but certainly a two-story version is a unique oddity that the small rural community of 300 has capitalized on for quite some time. Stop by anytime for this great photo opportunity!
The Tower of Baa-Goat
The one and only goat tower in the U.S. It is modeled after a tower that Dave and Marcia Johnson saw in a wine magazine from S. Africa. The original goat tower was in Portugal. The Johnston's tower is 31 foot tall and has 5,000 bricks with 276 spiral steps that encompass the tower.
Martha's House of Florals
Beautiful flowers, gifts, candy and cards. While away a few minutes in this treasure trove.
Boarman Chevy BelAir Museum
This museum openin in 2005 with Bob's private collection. The building is decorated in 50's sock hop style with black and white checkered floors. The walls are lined with 50's memorabilia, chevy clocks and neon signs. A jukbox takes you back to that popular era. The museum has eight vintage cars as well as a 1993 Indy Pace Car with only 28 miles. Mr. Boarman restored most of the cars himself and has been collecting over 25 years.
Birks Museum
Once the original reading room of Millikin University's Gorin Library, Birks Museum maintains a montage of memories: Among them, a Belleek mirror made for Queen Victoria; a life mask of Abraham Lincoln circa 1864; and 700 paperweights.
Peterson House
The historic Peterson House is a part of Peterson Park in Mattoon, and houses the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce. This beautiful building is rich in architectural history and is an key part of Mattoon's cultural story.
Avon Theatre
Promoting Timeless Excellence in Film The Avon Theatre, featuring the best of independent, world and documentary films, foreign and Hollywood classics, and educational programming that will enhance the cultural richness of the downtown Stamford community. Once again, discerning film goers can ask: "What's on at the Avon?" It was formed in 2003 under the name the Avon Theatre Film Center, Inc., to restore a vital downtown landmark and reopen it as a community venue for the presentation of timeless film. A Brief History of the Avon Theatre The Avon Theatre has been described as an eclectic and whimsical picture house, with a prevailing Neo-Colonial motif that incorporates traditional Art Deco themes. The theatre is highlighted by a strikingly original exterior facade, framed magnificently by a restored vertical "AVON" marquee that lights up the Connecticut sky at night.
African American Civil War Soldiers Monument
This unique artwork is one of only a handful of sculptured tributes to the African American Civil War soldier in the entire United States. Commissioned by the City of Decatur, the work was designed and created by renowned artist, Preston Jackson. Jackson created several concepts for the statue and allowed the citizens of Decatur to vote to select the final design.
Harris Agricultural Museum
The museum houses an agricultural display that includes antique tractors (1922-1937), engines, a 1919 grain/dump truck, a replica of a 1920s farmstead kitchen, and more.
Assumption Historical Society/Museum
This museum displays old school pictures and artifacts from the town of Assumption. Open by appointment.
The World's One and Only Hippie Memorial
Created by the late Bob Moomaw. Bob worked as a railroad clerk and tax assessor, but did not like either job. As an eccentric, independent artist with strong beliefs, he was able to give voice to his feelings, passions, and opinions through his art and the writing on the sides of buildings. He created the 62-foot-long artwork starting in 1992 to say something about his life and the era during which he lived. A nearby marker gives an interpretation of his work.
Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum
Charleston's newest heritage tourism attraction. Learn more about the 1858 political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. This site is a designated, "Looking for Lincoln" site.
Lobby Gallery
Art "takes off" in the Lobby Gallery at the main terminal of the Decatur Airport. Exhibits range from watercolors and acrylics to oils, pastels, and fiber art.
Dennis Hanks Gravesite
View the burial site of Abraham Lincoln's tutor in the Old City Cemetery.
Vintage Karma
Vintage Karma opened in downtown Tuscola in 2012 to offer handmade goods, funky antiques, unique jewelry and local art. Many of the creations are repurposed items, giving new life to discarded things and turning them into one-of-a-kind works of art.
Historic Charleston Courthouse Square
See the majestic Coles County courthouse and discover historic murals in Charleston's Courthouse Square.
Melrose Quilts & Sewforth
Seasonal retail store offers heirloom quilts & homespun accessories. Occasionally the Mennonite shop owner may be seen working on her quilts.
Olivier's Country Creations & Gifts
Fabric, craft supplies, beads, finished crafts, gifts, handmade quilts, birdhouses, collectibles, books, videos, furniture, and much more.
Charleston Historic District
Downtown Charleston includes a historic courthouse and many historic homes listed on both the Coles County Register for Significant Places and the National Register of Historic Places.
Blue Connection Gallery
The "Art of Entrepreneurship" program (of which the Blue Connection Gallery is an integral part) has been developed to unite the strengths of two of Millikin's Professional Schools: the Tabor School of Business and the College of Fine Arts. This novel combination of two programs enables business students to gain insight into the creative aspects of entrepreneurship while art students of Millikin's College of Fine Arts learn the importance of marketing their own artwork. You will find all types of art displayed at The Blue Connection. Be sure to stop in and browse -- who knows... a promising student's work purchased today could turn out to be a valuable masterpiece tomorrow! The gallery participates in the "First Friday" art walks by hosting receptions that trademark the arts community in Decatur's quaint and historic downtown.
Lincoln Square Theatre
The Lincoln Square Theatre was built in 1915, designed principally to present touring theatrical and vaudeville productions. The original structure featured seating for 1,355 patrons.
Best Wedding Chapel
This chapel, once a Catholic church, was purchased by the Best family who now offers it for weddings. Built in the 1870s, the chapel has its original 14-foot stained glass windows that complement the 33-foot cathedral ceiling.
Theatre 7
Local theatre presentations at their best, with local talent providing high quality entertaining plays throughout the year for your enjoyment.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
A full-scale, live performance theater, with art galleries, on the campus of Millikin University.
Albert Taylor Theatre at Millikin University
The Albert Taylor Theatre is located in the historic Shilling Hall. The 275-seat auditorium was built as Millikin University opened in 1902. Renovations to the theatre were completed in 2006 and include Handicapped Accessible and Wheel Chair Accessible seating. Annual productions by the Millikin University Department of Theatre & Dance, School of Music, and Opera Program are all held in this theatre. Lectures, classes, and rehearsals are also held in the facility.
Gallery 510/NOVA Framing
Located in downtown Decatur on Main Street, you'll find the venue for Gallery 510's local artist cooperative. Discover original creations by local artisans including pottery, paintings, textiles, fiber art and metal sculptures. There is a free public reception the first Friday of each month featuring a local artist.
Charleston Alley Theatre
Located in the historic courthouse square. A local theater at its best. In an intimate setting, offering a wonderful mix of old and new drama.
Chautauqua Auditorium
Built in 1903, the auditorium is the largest building of its kind anywhere in the world, and is included on the National Register of Historic Places. Above the stage are Grecian statues designed by Robert Root.
Douglas County Museum
The award-winning museum features short-term exhibits about a wide range of topics pertinent to the history of Douglas County and East Central Illinois. The museum's collections include clothing and textiles, military and medical equipment, decorative arts, archives and more! Plus, it's also host to the Rural Life Antique Show held in March and November of each year.
Mattoon Welcome Center & Historic Railroad Depot
Mattoon Tourism & Arts Welcome Center is located in the historic Illinois Central Railroad Train Depot, which also still serves as the Amtrak Station for the Community. The original Railroad Depot was constructed in 1918 by the Illinois Central Railroad, and it was then remodeled in 2011. The Depot is still an active Amtrak Station with 3,000 passengers boarding and un-boarding per month. The welcome center offers a host of information: state-of-the-art schools & colleges, a growing economy, beautiful parks, lakes and sports amenities round out the more favorable quality of life found in Mattoon.
David Erlanson Gallery
The David Erlanson Art Gallery is located in the center of the Richland Community College campus and is used to display artwork of students, faculty, and professional artists. Each month, a new artist is featured and the public is invited to a reception honoring the artist. Annual student and faculty shows are also featured and the gallery space has served as a stage for other art events such as readings and dramatic performances. This intimate space showcases a wide range of works from regional artists, while enhancing the college's art program. Exhibits rotate monthly, and highlights include an annual student art show in May.
Moweaqua Coal Mine Museum
Houses a number of coal minig artifacts - Pictures, newspaper clippings, coal mining tools, and other mine related materials on display. Most famous for the explosion that happened on December 24, 1932 which killed 54 workers.
Murals Around the Square
Charleston is known as a city of murals, thanks to the many art works located around the town square. View them on a seven-block tour of the area.
Kaeuper Hall at Millikin University
Kaeuper Hall is located in the Perkinson Music Center. The 167-seat auditorium was named after Hermann Kaeuper, the first Director of the School of Music. The handicapped accessible hall hosts weekly School of Music recitals, guest instrumental and vocal performances, opera rehearsals, and other intimate concerts.
Tarble Arts Center at Eastern Illinois University
Offering a year-round schedule of art exhibits and activities for all ages. Gift shop and sales rental gallery. Focus on Paul Sargent and Midwest art.
The Vault Arts Collective
The Vault Arts Collective is a unique and eclectic collection of artists and artisans from all of central Illinois. Our 12,000 square foot former bank building is home to over forty artists that have come together to create and sell art with the common goal of sharing their talents with the world and, in turn, bring the world to Tuscola.
North Gallery - Rock Springs Nature Center
This gallery showcases the works of local artists in various media.
Village Theatre
The Village Theatre, with its 183 seats in the round, hosts theatrical performances.
Mattoon Mural Arts at Progress Square
Residents are encouraged to visit the mural, "Civility," and relax in the new surroundings at Progress Square. This mural by artist D.S. Gordon embraces the landscape, history and people of Mattoon. For years after the completion of the rail, many trains a day would meet at the intersection of the tracks at the center of town and determine right of way in polite fashion. This symbolizes the civility of a community with a 150-year history of working together, which the mural captures. One of many mural projects sponsored by the Mattoon Arts Council and the City of Mattoon.
The African-American Cultural & Geneological Society of Illinois Museum (AACGS)
AACGS promotes and provides resources and education on the history of the African American. Embracing all cultures, it offers genealogy workshops, museum displays, storytelling, essay and poetry contests, and the promotion of Cultural Arts.
African-American Cultural & Genealogical Society of Illinois
AACGS promotes and provides resources and education on the history of the African American. Embracing all cultures, it offers (in part), genealogy workshops, museum displays, storytelling, essay & poetry contests and the promotion of Cultural Arts. Three main annual community events sponsored are Black History Month, Juneteenth National Freedom Day, and Kwanzaa Celebration
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Everyone's favorite practically perfect nanny takes the stage in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure. The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones she has a profound effect upon. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "anything can happen if you let it."
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Hi All,
My knowledge on subs is basically nil but I want to make a diorama with Tamiya's 1/700 I16 and I-58 model subs. Although the two subs I want to depict did carry a mini-sub and a Glen floatplane like the I-16 and I-58 included, the numbers are different and I want to know if these two are close enough to depict the subs listed below. Though I am sure there would be differences. If the differences are not that big then I am happy to leave as is or modify a little.
The subs in questions are the ones that attacked Sydney, Australia in May 1942. The subs carrying the mini 2-man subs were:
I-22, I-24 and I-27.
There were two other subs carrying 'Glen' float planes but I want to do the I-21 that had Ito flying the Glen before the attack.
Out of the 3 above, are they close to the I-16 or I-58? For the I-21 which one out of the I-16 and I-58 is closer?
I've tried to search on the web but as Japanese submarines are not my speciality I found the whole thing confusing.
Any help would be appreciated or direction to follow.
Also, what font is used for lettering on 'Glen' aircraft? I attach a picture to explain exactly what I need. Are there any after market decals? If not, if I can find the right font, I can produce them myself.
Thanks in advance.


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She's quietly making her way through Norman, showing off her curves in an effort to get residents excited about the city's Bike and Hike to Work Week. This week "Ruby" a shiny, red, retro-style bike is on display at Native Roots Market located at 132 West Main Street in Norman.
Norman will be taking part in the 53rd annual national Bike to Work Day by making a week out of the event. April 25th through May 1st will be Bike and Hike to Work Week in Norman. To kick off the week, the Healthy Community Coalition will host a Bike 'N Talk with Mayor Cindy Rosenthal. The ride will start at Andrew's Park family shelter on Saturday, April 25th at 9:30am.
Ruby will be given away to one lucky citizen that morning. Until then, Ruby will be on a ride of her own. You can follow her around town and register for your chance to win her this week at Native Roots Market on Main Street. For more information on Ruby's ride, check out the Healthy Community Coalition's website at www.myhealthycommunity.com
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Looking for a place with a pool or free Wi-Fi? Need a suite for the family or a pet-friendly room for your pooch? Kansas hotels provide low-cost and luxurious spaces for cozy overnights or extended stays.
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Magnuson Hotel Red Baron
2205 E Hwy 50
Garden City, KS 67846
Phone: (620) 276-4164
Garden City, KS 67846
Phone: (620) 276-4164
Newly remodeled rooms with king or queen beds, electronic door locks, and cable television with HBO. Children under 12 stay free with adult. Playground and 24-hour restaurant. Easy access - truck ... More
Maple UnCommon Hotel
120 E Maple
Columbus, KS 66725
Phone: (620) 429-3130
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This two story building, just 1/2 block off the Columbus square was once a department store. The owners, Mel & Laura Greene transformed this early 1900 building into beautiful suites to ... More
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1130 N Broadway St
Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: (316) 265-4679
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Inside corridors, 24-hour desk, suites available, room refrigerators, premium cable TV plus HBO, and guest laundry facilities. More
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320 W State St
Phillipsburg, KS 67661
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10800 Metcalf Ave
Overland Park, KS 66210
Phone: (913) 451-8000
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9100 E Corporate Hills Dr
Wichita, KS 67207
Phone: (316) 651-0333
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2105 Center Street
Marysville, KS 66508
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1112 S Main
Scott City, KS 67871
Phone: (620) 872-2164
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Maverick Inn ~ America's Best Value Inn
830 West Highway 24
P.O. Box 911
Goodland, KS 67735
Phone: (785) 890-3621
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1501 S Hamilton Cir.
Olathe, KS 66062
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