Boxes And Arrows : The Design Behind the Design

Noah Iliinsky

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General
I’ve been aware of good design and function for as long as I remember. I’m most interested information design, diagrams, and other knowledge visualization methods. I also work in interface and interaction design.

I’m always looking for good challenges and interesting data sets; don’t hesitate to email if you’ve got a good problem to think about. I live in Seattle, and make frequent trips to Portland.

Education
M.S. Technical Communication, University of Washington, March 2006
Thesis: Generation of Complex Diagrams: How to Make Lasagna Instead of Spaghetti

B.A. Physics, Reed College, May 1995
Thesis: Electron-Hole Pair Recombination Rates in an Irradiated Silicon Semiconductor

Tools
My visualization tool of choice is OmniGraffle Pro. For large data sets I’m fond of a combination of Perl and DOT.

Comments made by Noah Iliinsky

• My TC graduate program at the University of Washington ( htt… [0 points]
• Joe, this is a great lesson. I've worked for several start… [0 points]
• Joe, I didn't get stuck in the companies that weren't doing … [0 points]
• Hi Patrick, This is an interesting approach. I really like … [0 points]
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• Perhaps as another article, I'd also love a good comparative… [0 points]
• Hi Dan, and everyone. Just chiming in here on the pixels i… [0 points]
• Here's the simple solution I mentioned above: http://comple… [0 points]