Hi all,
I’m thinking about attending an Information Architecture summer course, and I’m looking for advices: I live in Italy, and I’d like to switch from my developer job to something more interesting…I have a MA in Litterature, a post degree in Public Communication, but I have been working as a consultant/developer/somehow web des…

Hi,

I am designing a screen which displays detailed information about a ‘thing’ but that can also be used to update these details. i.e. the fields in the screen are read-write (for admin level users.)

I seem to have 4 options of how to design this;
1. I can have a button that says ‘Apply Changes’ which only be…

So I am hoping someone can help me with this. A few days ago I came across a site (or at least I think I did) where there was a list of elements on a page that required scrolling. Now the scrollbar would appear only when my mouse was on the list. The moment my mouse rolled off, the scroll bars would disappear, making the page design more cohesive by not adding…

Hi folks:

I am working a on a research project specifically for online support communities within a software provider industry domain.

As a part of the project I am trying to assess – what comprises an enjoyable online support experience?

Specifically the aim is to assess the meaning of enjoyment and engagement in an onli…

New York City….just like I pictured it. Except for the lack of available, talented Information Architects and Interaction Designers. Aquent (a global staffing service with a focus on UX, Creative and Marketing jobs), has 4 distinct clients currently all looking for seasoned I.A.s and Designers. These are world class, big brand named companies and age…

Check out the new Web Content Development concentration I developed for Chatham University’s online graduate program!

As someone who started the first dedicated IA team at IBM, I am very excited to take my experience back into academia. Also, as an alum of Chatham (my undergrad is from Chatha…

Hi all,

Curious to find some input here as I can’t find any other data elsewhere. On a particular site that lets its users rate any particular pages “Usefulness”, is it more prudent to show ratings on page load or to have it hidden until a user selects a rating themselves?

My concern is that by displaying ratings by defa…

Anybody know why the RSS for the main site is not working? When i click RSS feed I get this:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/BoxesAndArrows_Stories

Which doesn&…

I’m trying to convince a client to get rid of global navigation. But she insists, legitimately, that with search every page becomes a homepage. However, with the predominance of search and navigation on mobile devices, I think users are either using the search bar or going back to the home page to look for global navigation. What do you think? Has anyone…

A few thoughts/questions:

Any pearls for a definition of IA at this juncture?

Is it true that good IA is invisible (Morville/Rosenfled)? Doesn’t this make a mockery of the concept of Information ‘Architecture’? Surely IA has to fundamentally deal with materiality, and has to be seen, in terms of visual design in order fo…

Yes sir – you read it right DESKTOP application. I am working for a client who has built a desktop application without regards to User Experience – (So what’s new :-))
Are there any standards for desktop applications?
What are some cutting edge features for a high data volume appli…