Monthly Archives: April 2009

IA Summit 2009: Effective Prototyping

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Brad

TweetIf there was a best of show award given at the IA Summit, Fred Beecher’s (twitter) track on prototyping would be one of the nominees. Jonathan Knoll (twitter) summed it up best by stating ‘@fred_beecher‘s prototyping session is turning into … Continue reading →

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IA Summit 2009: Personas and Politics

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Brad

TweetPersonas are one of my favorite tools in the user experience tackle box. They can be used to drive the design of a project from start to finish, and also answer many pesky design problems. Adrienne Massanari (blog) pointed out … Continue reading →

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IA Summit 2009: Experience Themes

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Brad

TweetCindy Chastain (twitter) started an amazing conversation with her presentation at this years IA Summit in Memphis. It is common practice for authors and playwrights to use themes when creating a new story. Cindy, through real world practice, has discovered … Continue reading →

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IA Summit 2009: Designing Rules

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Brad

TweetThis was one of my favorite sessions from this years IA Summit. Dan Brown (twitter) delivered a very thorough and practical guide on how to develop and use design rules for a project. The following are my tweets from the … Continue reading →

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IA Summit 2009: Creating Magic Kingdom

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Brad

TweetMike Atherson gave an extremely touching and inspiring presentation about the Imagineers of Disney, and the amount of love that goes into their work. It was enlightening to hear the story on how much detail went into generating the experience … Continue reading →

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IA Summit 2009: You are (Mostly) Here

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Brad

TweetAndrew Hilton (on twitter) gave us an amazing presentation about how to view context in the digital space. The presentation was entertaining and conveyed a lot of good information. The following are my tweets from the session. Vegas is setting … Continue reading →

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IA Summit 2009: Opening Keynote

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Brad

TweetThe opening keynote at this years IA Summit down in Memphis, TN was given by Micheal Welch. The following are my tweets from the session: His research began from his work in Papua New Guinea. Studied for a full two … Continue reading →

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Teaching People to Sketch

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Brad

TweetBusiness analysts in many organizations are being shouldered to do more than just requirements analysts and research. BA’s are being tasked to take the requirements they have documented and create a UI to support them. This puts them at a … Continue reading →

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Tipping Points of Twitter

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Brad

TweetI created my account on Twitter last August on a whim to see what all the hype was about. Last month I hit the 100 followers mark after more than 2000 updates. I know there are many twitter users that … Continue reading →

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Twitter-Sourcing Blog Posts

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Brad

TweetOne of the biggest challenges I have had getting started with blogging is coming up with topics that haven’t rehashed over and over again. I have tons of ideas that pop up in my head, and thanks to Google Tasks … Continue reading →

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