Monthly Archives: June 2007

Information Architecture Blogosphere: How big is it? Who is popular?

I wrote this article a couple of months ago on Facibus Reviews  – I’ve updated it to reflect the change in technorati authority for the blogs listed. UX Zeitgeist has the tagline “Important books and topics on user experience design, … Continue reading

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Perspective as a driver in usability

I’ve decided that it is all about perspective. People want what they want, and because they think differently from one another, they want different things. From my own experience I can speak of system integration projects. It usually breaks down … Continue reading

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IA Speedlinks for the week that was

Here’s what I’ve been reading lately: Lisa Reichelt on Personas: this led me to thinking about different ways I’ve used personas in the past, and writing on five-minute personas. Anne Zelenka on where Drucker got it wrong – I love … Continue reading

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Humane Information Architecture: An interim definition

Jef Raskin’s definition of a humane interface – “An interface is humane if it is responsive to human needs and considerate of human frailties” – inspired this blog. What is humane information architecture (IA)? This article is subtitled “An interim … Continue reading

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Welcome back, Humane IA

I’ve resurrected this blog to take on some of the IA-specific posting load from Facibus Reviews – this will separate them from the bulk of restaurant reviews, marketing discussions, recipes and other generalities. This version of HumaneIA is running on … Continue reading

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