Top Research Laboratories in Human-Computer Interaction
“With big labs disappearing, the future of HCI research is in jeopardy.” (Jakob Nielsen – Alertbox)
Usability & ROI
A Collection of Links (Rashmi Sinha)
Formal Definition of User-Centered Design
“(…) a UCD approach meets both user needs and the business objectives of the sponsoring organization.” (Charles L. Mauro – TaskZ)
The Poetics of Information Architecture
“For sites to reach their full potential, information architects must become the work and create form from chaos.” (Michael Graber – Design Interact)
Seven Principles for Cultivating Communities of Practice
“Although communities of practice develop organically, a carefully crafted design can drive their evolution. In this excerpt from a new book, the authors detail seven design principles. The payoff? Knowledge management that works.” (Etienne Wenger et al. – Harvard Business School Press)
Taking the ‘you’ out of user: My experience using personas
“You describe them, in a surprising amount of detail, and then design your system for them.” (Meg Hourihan – Boxes and Arrows)
Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction
Summit Beginnings
“We have gathered our notes and images together in this highlights of the two day event.” (Boxes and Arrows)
Art, Science, and Magic: What Really Happens During User-Centered Design?
“One of the great debates in user-centered design centers on whether UCD is an art or a science.” (Carol Righi – TaskZ)
Dan Brown’s Portfolio
“At the IA Summit in March 2002, I presented a poster defining wireframes and exploring their pros and cons.” (Green Onions)
IsaViz: A Visual Authoring Tool for RDF
“(…) a visual environment for browsing and authoring RDF models represented as graphs.” (W3C)
Company and Customer Insight for Information Architects
“(…) it’s critical that IAs be involved in deeply understanding organizations and their customers.” (Adaptive Path)
From Construct to Structure: Information Architecture from Mental Models
“In practicing user-centered design, there are few tools for making that leap from user research into the design process.” (Adaptive Path)
What is an Architectural Dimension?
“Dimensions are the key features or aspects that are used to describe or understand information.” (Roger Evernden – 4thresource)
Presentations from the 3rd Annual ASIST Information Architecture Summit
More will be added as they become available. (ASIS&T 2002 IA Summit)
IA Column: On Optimism, Credentials and Ethics
“(…) information architecture needs more than a loosely knit band of adherents rallying around the label.” (Andrew Dillon – ASIST Bulletin 28.3)
Random Comments on the 3rd ASIS&T IA Summit
“The IA Summit, held in Baltimore last weekend, was a smashing success (…)” (Louis Rosenfeld)
The Next Generation of Interfaces: Responsibility and Control
ASIST 2001 plenary debate between Ben Shneiderman and James Hendler (Steve Hardin – ASIST Bulletin 28.3)
Attendee-Centered Conference Design
“Clearly identifying an attendee’s expectations before the event, and an awareness that seemingly small things can have a disproportional impact on a session (…)” (Meg Hourihan – O’Reilly Network)
Self-Organization and Identification of Web Communities
Despite the decentralized, unorganized, and heterogeneous nature of the web, where millions of individuals with different backgrounds, cultures, and goals operate independently, the study shows that the structure of the web self-organizes into communities of related information.” (Gary Flake et al. – NEC)