“I had some great reactions to this talk and I want to thank all the people who engaged with me in discussions afterwards. It’s given me a good picture of what areas I should develop further in future subsequent talks. I’m also pleasantly surprised to see that contrary to what some people think, the IA community (the European one at least) is very much open to new ideas. That’s really nice to experience firsthand.” (Kars Alfrink – Leapfrog)

“UiaML is a symbolic modeling language like UML that is meant to be a supporting tool for information architects. At it’s current state UiaML supports low fidelity modeling. With future development of UiaML we hope to support high fidelity models, too.” (Alex Jongman)

“At the European IA Summit in Barcelona, I’ll give a talk about information architecture for global websites. The slides without the talk aren’t that great, but here they are anyway, maybe it’ll help you decide wether to attend this talk or one of the other great ones.” (Peter Van Dijck)

“Information architects – and anyone curious about the roots of information management – will find much of interest in Glut’s thought-provoking tale. Given the stimulating and contrarian nature of Glut’s ideas, one only wishes Wright would occasionally return from the corridors of the time tunnel and bring his well-informed perspective back to our present age.” (Bob Goodman – Boxes and Arrows)

“Card sorting is a simple and effective method with which most of us are familiar. There are already some excellent resources on how to run a card sort and why you should do card sorting. This article, on the other hand, is a frank discussion of the lessons I’ve learned from running numerous card sorts over the years. By sharing these lessons learned along the way, I hope to enable others to dodge similar potholes when they venture down the card sorting path.” (Sam Ng – UXmatters)

“After giving it some thought, I find that the thing I like most about the map is that it is pure, stripped down navigation. Harry Beck decided that including streets, districts and other geographical information on his underground maps was distracting and added little value. All you need to know is how to get from A to B. I suspect that the same may be true in information spaces.” (Patrick C. Walsh – Boxes and Arrows)

“At the crossroads of ubiquitous computing and the Internet, the user experience is out of control, and findability is the real story. Access changes the game. We can select our sources and choose our news. We can find who and what we need, when and where we want. Search is the new interface of culture and commerce. As society shifts from push to pull, findability shapes who we trust, how we learn, where we go, and what we buy. In this cyberspace safari, Peter Morville explores the future present in mobile devices, search algorithms, ontologies, folksonomies, findable objects, digital librarianship, and the long tail of the sociosemantic web. Reflect with Peter he challenges us to think differently about the power of search – and findability – to redefine our sources of authority and inspiration in an increasingly digitized and networked information environment.” (Peter Morville – Google Video) – courtesy of markvanderbeeken

“What do primordial bacteria, medieval alchemists, and the World Wide Web have to do with each other? This fascinating exploration of how information systems emerge takes readers on a provocative journey through the history of the information age.” (Alex Wright)

“No matter how you talk about them, design games can add vitality, energy, and fun to your work and change the game of requirements gathering with your team.” (Jess McMullin – Boxes and Arrows)

GK VanPatter in conversation with Bob Goodman (UX Consultant), Peter Jones Ph.D. (Redesign Research), and Eric Reiss (FatDUX and President, Information Architecture Institute) – “Considering the complexity involved our purpose here is not to try to redefine Information Architecture or other disciplines but rather talk about whether or not what we are doing has changed, is changing and what we might do to help others understand what that might mean, how we think about all the change that is occurring ourselves, how do we make sense of it? In no particular order I invite you to share your own thoughts and then lets jump off from there.” (NextD) – courtesy of puttingpeoplefirst

“(…) a bi-monthly news magazine packed with developments and issues affecting the field, pragmatic management reports, opinion, and news of people and events in the information science community.” (ASIS&T)

“What is the meaning of the Picasso polar bear? What is the Spanish strategy? Is it the art of branding? And, which country will be next? Feel free to upload your version to Flickr, tag it with remixpolarbear and explain your country’s unique contribution to information architecture strategy and practice. Just don’t tell the folks at O’Reilly.” (Peter Morville – findability.org)

“One-Sheeters are quick and easy marketing tools for information architects. They’re like mini brochures to advertise IA deliverables and promote the IA practice in your company. One-Sheeters help people envision what deliverables you produce and where they fit into a project. They’re quick to produce and easy for anyone to understand.” – courtesy of elearningpost

Book review on ‘Designing the Obvious‘ (Hoekman 2006) – “Zen is the art of practicing meditation in everything you do and existing solely in a mental space. Envisioning surroundings as full of peace creates an image of actions as poetry. If information architecture is poetry, it gives just meaning, placement, and timing to an overall message or theme. The flow of numbers, letters, images and sounds together form a medium for the mind, a zen space of constant understanding.” (Clifton Evans – Boxes and Arrows)

“On the whole, IA Summit 2007 was an excellent conference. Though, because of the deficiencies of the venue, it was less successful than last year’s Summit. Next year’s IA Summit looks promising. It will take place at the Hyatt in Miami, Florida, on April 10–14, 2008. Its theme: Experiencing Information.” (Pabini Gabriel-Petit – UXmatters)

“Our final source suggested asking the provocative question ‘what would happen if someone simply pulled the plug on their website. Would their organization become stronger or weaker?’ He also cautioned against talking about information architecture specifically; people are interested in the ends, not the means.” (Louis Rosenfeld)

“Information architects working within enterprises are confronted by unique challenges relating to organisational culture, business processes, and internal politics. Compared to public website or interface design projects, key aspects differ in the application of IA discipline relating to uncertainties around the exact nature of the business problems being solved.” (James Robertson – Boxes and Arrows)

“My presentation at the 2007 IA Summit, in Las Vegas, covering professional ethics, ethics of user experience and cultural ethics. Subjects include privacy and trust, evolutionary psychology, virtual status and ubiquitous altruism, applied to social networking and the mobile internet.” (Olly Wright)

“I would recommend one thing for the IA Community to consider: invite someone from the NextDesign Leadership Institute to speak at the 2008 IA Summit (Miami, Florida, USA, April 10-14). We have a history of giving our biggest critics a voice at our main event – Mark Hurst and Mark Bernstein are just two examples. Time to find our long-lost twins.” (Keith Instone)

“Slideshows for tag: iasummit2007.” (SlideShare) – courtesy of elearningpost