J.R.R. Tolkien was an Information Architect
“If you want to master information architecture you need to acquire the type of skills Tolkien exhibits.” (Gerry McGovern)
All posts from
June 2002
Flash Critic to Coach Macromedia
“Macromedia plans to announce a partnership (…) with Jakob Nielsen, a leading Web design guru and one of the most prominent critics of the company’s Flash software for Web animation.” (David Becker – c|net news.com)
Unmasking Interfaces: Archeological Moments of Knowledge
“Does knowledge become simply information when cultural techniques turn technological?” (Wolfgang Ernst – The Digital Cultures Project Conference 2002)
Handheld Usability
“(…) take advantage of the resources available here.” (Scott Weiss – Usable Products)
Ergonomics: The Donald Norman Interview
“A ‘cantankerous visionary’ strives to put consumers first in a wireless world.” (John Geirland – The Feature)
Standard Data Vocabularies Unquestionably Harmful
“Adhering to standard vocabularies has recently meant all too often that an item properly labeled and conforming to an expected form is naively accepted as being actually what it purports to be.” (Walter Perry – xml.com)
eXchangable Faceted Metadata Language
“(…) an open XML format to publish and share faceted metadata for websites.” (Peter van Dijck)
Physical and Virtual Space. How to Deal with Their Interaction?
“We are more familiar with physical than with virtual space both as users and as practitioners.” (Paul Drewe – The Journal of Design Research)