January 2001

An Information Architect's Manifesto

"Information architects of the world, unite!" (Peter Morville in Strange Connections of the ACIA)

Posted by PJB on January 30, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Architecture, Butterflies and Common Sense

"The ABCs of a Profession on the Rise" (Andrew Dillon Column in ASIS Bulletin)

Posted by PJB on January 30, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Usability SIG Newsletter Archive

"Feature articles from Usability Interface" (STC Usability SIG)

Posted by PJB on January 29, 2001 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Business of Understanding

"Effective information architects make the complex clear" (Richard Saul Wurman in Information Anxiety 2)

Posted by PJB on January 27, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Curse of Information Design

"Every designer I know is an artist" (Scott Jason Cohen in A List Apart)

Posted by PJB on January 25, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Salaries and Benefits for Information Architects

"We're a young profession" (Argus Center for Information Architecture)

Posted by PJB on January 24, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

IA Guide

"(...) resources related to the topic of information architecture" - updated (Argus Center for Information Architecture)

Posted by PJB on January 17, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Jakob Nielsen on e-Learning

"I do not believe that just because we now have the Internet the old media stops being useful" (elearningpost)

Posted by PJB on January 16, 2001 | Classification: Interviews | Comments (0) | Permalink

Measuring User Experience

"(...) there are several useful ways to evaluate user experience" (Webtechniques)

Posted by PJB on January 15, 2001 | Classification: User experience | Comments (0) | Permalink

IA/Usability

"(...) promoting the mutual free exchange of ideas, skills and experiences" (evolt.org)

Posted by PJB on January 14, 2001 | Classification: Weblogs | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Active Web 1999

A British HCI Group Day Conference (The British HCI Group)

Posted by PJB on January 12, 2001 | Classification: Events | Comments (0) | Permalink

Invasion of the Usability Experts

"Let them produce compelling work of their own rather than criticize others' work" (Dale Dougherty in Webtechniques)

Posted by PJB on January 11, 2001 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Art of Topless Dancing and Information Design

"(...) those people who pull it all together" (Denice 'Davina' Warren)

Posted by PJB on January 08, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Comprehension, Coherence and Strategies in Hypertext and Linear Text

"(...) the evaluation of hypertext from the perspective of text comprehension" (Peter W. Foltz - Dept. of Psychology -New Mexico State University)

Posted by PJB on January 08, 2001 | Classification: Hypertext - Writing | Comments (0) | Permalink

Edward R. Tufte

Computer Literacy Bookshops Interview (Eugene Eric Kim on Edward Tufte)

Posted by PJB on January 07, 2001 | Classification: Interviews | Comments (0) | Permalink

Reader as User

Applying Interface Design to the Web (Karen McGrane Chauss - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Posted by PJB on January 05, 2001 | Classification: HCI | Comments (0) | Permalink

Aesthetics and Usability

"(...) human-computer interfaces should be robust, useful and pleasurable." (Kiana K. Matthews - University of Colorado at Boulder)

Posted by PJB on January 04, 2001 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

ETAG

A Formal Model of Competence Knowledge for User Interface Design (Geert de Haan)

Posted by PJB on January 04, 2001 | Classification: HCI | Comments (0) | Permalink

SiteNavigation.net

"Everything in Site Navigation" (The Navigator : Sanjay Bhatgaonkar)

Posted by PJB on January 04, 2001 | Classification: Navigation | Comments (0) | Permalink

The User Experience - Part 3

Using Controls in Forms (Dick Berry - User Experience Design, IBM Ease of Use Team)

Posted by PJB on January 03, 2001 | Classification: User experience | Comments (0) | Permalink

Becoming an Information Architect

"Work as a Web Site Strategist" (Sacha Cohen in Monster Dotcom)

Posted by PJB on January 03, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Generating Style Sheets Dynamically

"An information architect (...) possesses the background and aptitude for designing and implementing document structure" (Michael Floyd - Webtechniques)

Posted by PJB on January 03, 2001 | Classification: Technology | Comments (0) | Permalink

User Interface Design

Navigating the Information Cyberstorm (Kavita Bali in LiNE Zine 3.1)

Posted by PJB on January 03, 2001 | Classification: HCI | Comments (0) | Permalink

Interface Design and Optimization of Reading of Continuous Text

"(...) reading is the means by which the world does a large part of its work" (Paul Muter - University of Toronto)

Posted by PJB on January 02, 2001 | Classification: HCI | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Elements of Style

"(...) a must-have for any student and conscientious writer" (William Struck, Jr)

Posted by PJB on January 02, 2001 | Classification: Writing | Comments (0) | Permalink

Formal Educational Credentials for Information Architects

"(...) many in the Information Architecture community have debated the value of formal educational credentials" (Zoomerang)

Posted by PJB on January 02, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Information Architecture

A New Opportunity (WebReference.com)

Posted by PJB on January 02, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

The intersection of InfoArch and Usability

An interview with Alison J. Head (John S. Rhodes - Webword)

Posted by PJB on January 02, 2001 | Classification: Interviews | Comments (0) | Permalink

Content or Graphics?

An Empirical Analysis of Criteria for Award-Winning Websites (Rashmi Sinha et al. - SIMS University of California, Berkeley)

Posted by PJB on January 01, 2001 | Classification: User experience | Comments (0) | Permalink