Learning From Others
-
IA Summit 10 - Day 2
by Jeff Parks | [6 comments]
The IA Summit was held in Phoenix, AZ from April 9-11. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the main conference sessions from Day 2, Saturday, April 10. These sessions cover subjects from consulting vs. employee to principle and patterns to hacking UX in the organization. Enjoy! more...
-
IA Summit 09 - Day 3
by Jeff Parks | [4 comments]
The IA Summit was held in Memphis, TN from March 20-22. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the main conference sessions from Day 3, Sunday, March 22.
If you missed the Summit, drink from
our digital font and experience the next
best thing. more... -
IA Summit 09 - Day 2
by Jeff Parks | [2 comments]
The IA Summit was held in Memphis, TN from March 20-22. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the main conference sessions from Day 2, Saturday, March 21. If you missed the Summit, dive into these presentations and experience the next best thing. more...
-
IA Summit 09 - Day 1
by Jeff Parks | [1 comment]
The IA Summit was held in Memphis, TN from March 20-22. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the main conference sessions from Day 1, Friday, March 20. If you weren't
able to attend, close your eyes
and experience the next best thing. more... -
IA Summit 09 - Keynote
by Jeff Parks | [7 comments]
Michael Wesch points out that our "audiences" aren't audiences at all, but rather creators, and our job is to enable. Along with the design challenges, this new approach delivers the joy of reconnecting people to each other. more...
-
Your New Excuse to Get an Xbox
by Mia Northrop | [9 comments]
Games are fun and immersive, while websites, for the most part, are not. How do we get users to suspend disbelief on the web? Mia Northrup examines how some techniques for developing games can lead to better digital experiences. more...
-
IA Summit 2008, Day 1
by Chris Baum and Jeff Parks | [14 comments]
The IA Summit was held in Miami, FL from April 10-14. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the
main conference sessions.
Check out the presentations
from Saturday, April 12. more... -
IA Summit 2008, Day 3
by Chris Baum and Jeff Parks | [5 comments]
The IA Summit was held in Miami, FL from April 10-14. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the
main conference sessions.
Check out the presentations from Monday, April 14. more... -
Using Design Visuals To Communicate Ideas
by Jeff Parks | [0 comments]
Jeff Parks talks to a few of the very talented folks from VizThink '08. more...
-
Practical Plans for Accessible Architectures
by Frances Forman | [13 comments]
Accessible information architecture builds a bridge between planning, design, and development. Frances Forman gives us a place to start thinking more deeply about how information can be structured and transformed to make user interaction more flexible for everyone. more...
-
It Seemed Like The Thing To Do At The Time
by Joe Lamantia | [19 comments]
Joe Lamantia shares three stories of failure and how changing your self-definition can open the way to continued success. (Part 1 in the Lessons From Failure series.) more...
-
Transitioning from User Experience to Product Management
by Jeff Lash and Chris Baum | [7 comments]
Part 2 What will you need to leave behind to enter the wine-and-roses world of Product Management? In Part 2 of this series, Jeff Lash and Chris Baum give us a preview of what's in store for your new role and give us tips on how to prepare. more...
-
The Information Architect as Change Agent
by Matthew C. Clarke | [24 comments]
Information architects can do their jobs better if they understand organizational change management. Matthew Clarke offers a primer on change management, and explains how it applies to IA. more...
-
The Elements of Style for Designers
by Christina Wodtke | [11 comments]
What if E.B. White had written "Hanging Commas 99% Bad" instead of a gentle list of reminders for young writers? Wodtke outlines how White's list of 22 reminders for writing can be just what young designers need. more...
-
Putting the White Back in Strunk and White
by Christina Wodtke | [8 comments]
Where do we look for standards and guidelines that we can incorporate into our design work? In addition to the canon of trusted advisors, Wodtke reminds us of a teacher and student who created a series of uncommon guidelines that have a lot to teach about web design. more...
-
Design for Emotion and Flow
by Trevor van Gorp | [32 comments]
Trevor van Gorp explains how psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's concept of "flow" can help you design emotional web experiences by cutting through information overload to engage users. more...
-
Deep Context
by Jorge Arango | [10 comments]
Most IA tools and methods focus on the users and the content being developed for websites. Jorge Arango uses the ideas from anthropologist Edward Hall as a starting point to dig deep into the idea of context, its variations, and the impacts on how people interpret information. more...
-
Experience Themes
by Cindy Chastain | [16 comments]
A screenwriter has a compass that can guide him through the writing process. Cindy Chastain chronicles how we can translate this approach to help us remember the quality and value of the experience. more...
-
So You Wanna Build a Library, Eh?
by Nathan Curtis | [11 comments]
[Book excerpt] Building a library isn’t trivial and may not be right for your organization. Nathan Curtis examines the questions you to ask before building a design library. more...
-
Emotional Design with A.C.T. - Part 1
by Trevor van Gorp | [21 comments]
We form relationships with products and services for the same reasons we form them with people. In this first of two installments, Trevor explains how emotion commands attention. more...