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UX Nightmares
      BarCamp Canberra    
           19 April 2008
            Ruth Ellison
A word of warning...

 All characters and events in this presentation are 
      based upon real people and real events. All 
    celebrity voices are impersonated poorly. The 
      following presentation may contain coarse 
   language and due to its content, should not be 
                  viewed by anyone.
               ‐ Based upon South Park warning
Do you recognise this man?




Photo credit: http://www.tv.com/gordon‐ramsay/person/121427/photos.html=2
What does Gordon do?
Visits a restaurant that’s in trouble
Has one week to turn it around
Makes recommendations to improve it
Revisits a few months later
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