January 2004

Ben Tootell (AUS)

“My area of focus over the last five years has been predominantly in the requirements gathering and design phases for online projects as a Business Analyst and Information Architect. As a Business Analyst I gather, interpret and document the business and end-users’ requirements and as an Information Architect I establish navigational structures, taxonomies and page layouts based on patterns found in data. With my technical, creative and human interaction background, I am able to design solutions which are visually appealing as well as technically feasible and which balance both the users’ and business needs."
Contact: ben@design-it.com.au

Posted by maria on January 29, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Eric Quakenbush (US)

“In 1988 he was hired as a full time employee by Apple as an Interface Design Engineer. After 5 years at Apple, Eric joined Sega of America as a Game Designer and later as an Associate Producer of Video, PC, and Online games. His work has appeared in print in numerous industry periodicals as well as "The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design" and the "The Magic of Interactive Entertainment, 2nd edition." Currently Eric is working on a class for 5th-9th graders titled, Creating your own SuperHeroes. The class exposes kids to working in multi-disciplined groups to create cool new things."
Contact: Eric@Q-design.com

Posted by maria on January 29, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Adam Greenfield (US)

Adam Greenfield is Senior Information Architect for Intervision-Razorfish in Tokyo, Japan, but he gets his groove on at v-2.org. That's where he talks about user-centered interface design, and a whole bunch of other things that you'd probably get a kick out of: innovative architecture, well-thought-out product design, whatever remains of "digital culture," and the frantic ravings of dead French intellectuals. Adam has been a rock critic for SPIN Magazine, a San Francisco bike messenger, a PSYOP sergeant in the US Army Special Operations Command, and Director of New Media Development for a now-defunct dotcom. It would be highly unusual for him to wrap a bio without mentioning his love of pad Thai, gin & tonics, the Citroen DS series, and the Velvet Underground."

Posted by maria on January 19, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Bob Jacobson (US)

Contact: bluefire@well.com

Posted by maria on January 19, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Paul Kahn (US)

"Paul Kahn is currently at Dynamic Diagrams, a consulting company concentrating on interface design for both print and electronic media. He was has trained in literature and typography, and has worked with many electronic publishing systems since 1977. At Brown University's IRIS, he served as project manager and director to develop educational hypertext applications for Intermedia. He is an experienced designer of hypermedia publications in many software systems, and with his partner, Krzysztof, presents seminars on the visual aspects of the computer environment."
Contact: info1@dynamicdiagrams.com

Posted by maria on January 19, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Peter Morville (US)

"He is widely recognized as a founding father of the emerging field of information architecture, and he serves as a passionate advocate for the critical role that findability plays in defining the user experience."
Contact: Peter Morville morville@semanticstudios.com

Posted by PJB on January 09, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Thomas Vander Wal (US)

"Thomas is driven by an economic mindset as it pertains to information, where the best decision is made with all the information in the user's hands. He uses that focus to design and build information applications that strive for ease of use and information that is not only useable but easily repurposed. The foundation he builds upon is information architecture, usability testing, and embracing standards."
Contact: thomas@vanderwal.net

Posted by PJB on January 09, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Erik Spiekermann (DE)

"Erik Spiekermann is information architect and type designer (FF Meta, ITC Officina, FF Info, LoType, Berliner Grotesk etc). He was founder (1979) of MetaDesign and Managing Director until his departure in August 2000. He holds a professorship at the Academy of Arts in Bremen, is vice president of the German Design Council and president of the International Institute of Information Design.
Erik now works as a freelance design consultant in Berlin. London and San Francisco. "
Contact: erik@spiekermann.com

Posted by PJB on January 09, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Alexander Johannesen (AU)

“Alexander Johannesen is a software developer with more than 15 years of experience in the software industry. I've been involved in many things, from AI systems and VMD frameworks to enterprise information systems and topic maps. Common for them all has been my focus on usability, accessibility and user interfaces."
Contact: alex@thinkplot.net

Posted by maria on January 05, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Oliver Wrede (DE)

"Oliver Wrede teaches "media theory/media practice" at the Department of Design of the University of Applied Science Aachen. He works as designer and design consultant for Interactive Media, Information Design and Corporate Communication and Explores new technologies for interactive media."

Posted by maria on January 03, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

John S. Rhodes (US)

"John S. Rhodes is a human factors engineer and usability professional. He is a consultant, teacher, student, writer, and Webmaster. He has broad interests in areas such as psychology, the Internet, interface design, usability, artificial intelligence, Web marketing, and strategic management."
Contact: Posted by maria on January 03, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Maria Acosta (US)

"Maria's approach is firmly grounded in the pursuit of open collaboration to achieve better results. Using her personal openness and strong international background in visual design as a foundation, Maria provides superior solutions by understanding the needs and desires of her clients while incorporating the knowledge and skills of top practitioners in other disciplines."
Contact: maria.acosta@experiencethread.com

Posted by maria on January 03, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Keith Instone (US)

“Keith is an active collaborator and generously donates his time and effort to various industry groups and initiatives: "Proud member of the Information Experience Trade: Human-Computer Interaction Researcher, User-Centered Designer, Usability Specialist and Information Architect (and generally nice guy)."

Posted by maria on January 03, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Dirk Knemeyer (US)

"Design provides real solutions for people. These can manifest in many different ways: information, experiences, products, systems. My interest is in providing solutions that increase the success, condition and opportunity of people. It does not matter what is being created; all that matters is that it is meeting the needs and desires of the people it is intended for.That is the essence of Design, and why I simply consider myself a Designer."
Contact: dirk.knemeyer@experiencethread.com

Posted by maria on January 03, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Whitney Quesenbery (US)

"Whitney Quesenbery is a highly regarded speaker, user interface designer and design consultant. She is an expert in developing new concepts that achieve the goal of meeting business, user and technology needs."
Contact: whitneyq@WQusability.com "

Posted by maria on January 01, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Louis Rosenfeld (US)

"Lou Rosenfeld is an independent information architecture consultant. He has been instrumental in helping establish the field of information architecture, and in articulating the role and value of librarianship within the field."
Contact: lou@louisrosenfeld.com

Posted by maria on January 01, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink