A permaculture approach to social media
Posted in IA/UX on Jul 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Treat your site like a hyper-local, self-sustainable, fertile permaculture.
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InfoCamp article in the ASIS&T Bulletin
Posted in IA/UX on May 29th, 2008 No Comments »
I wrote an article about InfoCamp 2007 for the June/July ‘08 issue of the ASIS&T Bulletin. It tells the story of how we came up with the idea, some of the lessons we learned, and our plans for the future.
We tried to apply user-centered design principles to our conference planning process — hopefully, that message [...]
Interactive Strategy
Posted in IA/UX on May 14th, 2008 No Comments »
New blog post about strategy and interaction design over at the ZAAZ Blogs.
Learning from sustainable garden design
Posted in IA/UX on Apr 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
My wife and I are in the process of re-designing our yard, since we need to take care of some urgent drainage and landscaping issues. Last night, we spent the entire evening poring over garden design books, most notably Ann Lovejoy’s Organic Garden Design School and Jacke & Toensmeier’s Edible Forest Gardens.
I was struck by [...]
The Blended Agenda Matrix
Posted in IA/UX on Apr 16th, 2008 No Comments »
At the 2008 IA Summit in Miami this last weekend, I and 40 other user experience practitioners showcased their work on the first annual Wall Of Deliverables. Conference attendees then voted on the entries. The deliverable I submitted, ZAAZ’s Blended Agenda Matrix, won 2nd place!
I’ve posted a blog entry about the Blended Agenda Matrix and [...]
The myth of the noble user
Posted in IA/UX on Apr 11th, 2008 No Comments »
Every time I venture into the wide world beyond my daily haunts, I encounter people that, to put it bluntly, annoy the hell out of me. You know them: the “other” people, the ones who litter, talk on their cellphones while driving, drive atmosphere-polluting behemoths, snore loudly in airplanes on red-eye flights, actually enjoy watching [...]
On strategy
Posted in IA/UX on Apr 8th, 2008 No Comments »
I’ve been realizing more and more that the crucial role user experience architects play in the software and web design process is that of a strategist. So I started reading up on strategy.
What I found is that, contrary to the paper-thin plots in movies, strategic planning does not happen in a subterranean room filled with [...]
Perfect is the enemy of the good
Posted in IA/UX on Mar 24th, 2008 No Comments »
As a result of lessons learned the hard way throughout my career and in my personal life, I’ve learned to stop worrying about perfection. In the business world, perfectionism leads to “analysis paralysis” — the lack of action due to too much information. In everyday tasks, perfectionism is the precursor to procrastination. The fear of [...]
Betty Crocker vs. The Colonel
Posted in IA/UX on Mar 11th, 2008 No Comments »
At the IA Summit this year, an area of the conference will be devoted to showcasing project artifacts: The Wall of Deliverables. It’s a fantastic idea — I love the concept of hundreds of practitioners sharing their best work, learning from each other, and advancing the craft.
But there’s a dark side to the Wall of [...]
The power of the sexy deliverable
Posted in IA/UX on Mar 10th, 2008 No Comments »
Never underestimate the power of a well-designed, informative, visually-appealing document. I’ve learned that if there’s something needs to be communicated and evangelized across an organization, it helps to use a format that pleases the eye from any distance — across the room, at arm’s length, or up close. Provide a concise, at-a-glance summary, but pack [...]