Tag Archives: IA

5 Things To Do While You Wait For Card Sort Data

TweetThis is a guest post by Carol Righi who is waiting patiently for some Card Sort data to come in. Enjoy! Write the report. Make sure to leave a couple of blanks for the actual data. Think of new requirements … Continue reading

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IA Summit 2009: Evangalize Yourself

TweetThe final track that I attended was given by Whitney Hess (twitter), and was by far one of the most inspiring and influtential tracks of the IA Summit. Her message was simple, to be a success and be part of … Continue reading

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IA Summit 2009: Business Centered Design

TweetIt is standard for a User Experience Designer to have a passion for the people, but occasionally they forget about the business that serves them. Christina Wodtke (twitter) gave the attendees of the IA Summit a reminder of why keeping … Continue reading

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IA Summit 2009: Effective Prototyping

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

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

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: Opening Keynote

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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