What Does Usability Mean?
Looking Beyond Ease of Use (Whitney Quesenbery – Cognetics Corporation)
IA/Recon 4/6
Then a Micacle Occurs (Jesse James Garrett)
The New Architecture of Information
“The first generation of Websites has been built with a radical misunderstanding and misrepresentation of users’ expectations and practices.” (Stefana Broadbent & Francesco Cara – text-e)
Experience Design
“An important component to experiences is structure” (Nathan Shedroff)
Milestones in the history of thematic cartography, statistical graphics, and data visualization
An illustrated chronology of innovations (Michael Friendly & Daniel J. Denis) – courtesy of cliff atkinson
Communication meaning: Drawing in leadership
“When leaders draw, they convey their thinking.” (Nate Burgos – LiNE Zine)
Web Usability Studies
“Give representative users realistic tasks, watch quietly, be amazed” (Keith Instone)
10 Tips on Writing the Living Web
“(…) the Living Web, the part of the web that is always changing. Writing for the Living Web is a tremendous challenge. Here are ten tips that can help.” (Mark Bernstein – A List Apart)
Requirements for Developing Successful Navigations and User Experiences
“Navigation should mirror, or enhance, the customer interaction that exists offline.” (Mary Brodie – Design Interacts) courtesy of iaslash
Concrete aspects of information architecture
IA Tools and Approaches (Lisa Bleyn & Sabrina Jetton – Computer-Human Interaction Forum of Oregon)
The Flamenco Project
“(…) FLexible information Access using MEtadata in Novel COmbinations.” (BAILANDO Projects – SIMS University of California, Berkeley)
The Unified Modelling Language for Interactive Applications
“(…) there is a clear dichotomy between the state-of-the-art approaches to designing and implementing user interfaces and their underlying applications” (Norman Patton – University of Manchester)
The Visual Language of Number
An online exhibition (University of Portsmouth – Images in Practice)
Information Graphics
“(…) the beginning of a dictionary of the different ways in which information is communicated to members of the public.” (University of Brighton – School of Design)
Information Specialists at the Intersection of Information Architecture and Usability
The Srygley Lecture (Alison J. Head)
Everyday Design
“From paper clips to toasters, to cars and computers (…) what makes something user friendly” (National Public Radio) – courtesy of chad thornton
IA/Recon 3/6
Dressing Up in Lab Coats (Jesse James Garrett)
Categories for the Description of Works of Art
“(…) guidelines for describing works of art, architecture, groups of objects, and visual and textual surrogates.” (J. Paul Getty Trust)
Eye: The International Review of Graphic Design
“(…) an index of the quarterly print magazine for everyone involved in graphic design and visual culture” (Artificial Environments)
Finding the Wave
“Mobile content entrepreneur’s key to success: It’s all about the user.” (Dmitri Ragano – The Feature)