Boxes and Arrows: Comments by ed.j. bowers

ed.j. bowers — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:52:52 GMT

Back before I knew any of these concepts had labels I always tried to find the balance between getting the client to understand (and agree to) the process or functional flow and avoiding getting locked into a ‘design’ discussion. (Or the other way around when I was discussing the visuals) I started with yellow pages on the floor, index cards, blackboards. I like powerpoint because it is fast and visually close to a browser look but I have also taken a rough jpeg and used it as background of an html page with basic mapped links so that we can load it into a real browser. It all starts with understanding your audience; which I suppose can apply to everything out there.

ed.j. bowers — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:26:56 GMT

I find this piece very interesting and possibly helpful; if only from an emotional perspective. I didn’t know there were Content Strategists but I have been struggling to define a content strategy on my new job. We are a mid-sized firm offering Organizational and Personal Health resources and services. And we have just merged with one of our primary competitors.

My challenge now is to sort out 7 or 8 years of legacy content from 2 organizations that now must think as one, so thank you for adding another couple of concepts to my portfolio.

ed.j. bowers — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:49:08 GMT

I’d like to see this. We are moving to a more rigidly requirements based development model and of course often sacrifice detailed requirements for speed of delivery. So, lead on McDuff…