The IA Summit was held in Miami, FL from April 10-14. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the main conference sessions. Check out the presentations from
Sunday, April 13.
IA Summit 2008, Day 2
Podcasts from April 13
Learning From Others
The IA Summit was held in Miami, FL from April 10-14. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the
main conference sessions.
Check out the presentations from Monday, April 14.
IA Summit 2008, Day 3
Podcasts from April 14
Jeff Parks talks to a few of the very talented folks from VizThink ’08.
Using Design Visuals To Communicate Ideas
A Podcast from Vizthink '08
Will Web 2.0 technology and design patterns ever work inside large enterprises? They are jumping on the hype, announcing their own implementation projects. Alexander Wilms looks in-depth at some issues and challenges corporations might face.
The Trouble With Web 2.0
Can it work for the large enterprise?
With the vigorous debate within the Design community about roles and domains of expertise, we sometimes forget that our monikers are for those who would hire us, not for us. Olga Sanchez-Howard helps us refocus our efforts with resume and portfolio tips for Information Architects and Interaction Designers.
Getting Hired
What Employers Really Want
During a two-year adventure designing websites for nonprofits, Olga Sanchez-Howard navigated waters both familiar and not. Now she shares her thoughts on what is shared and unique between the nonprofit and for-profit worlds.
Designing for Nonprofits
User Experience Professionals Can Make a Difference in Society
Information architects can do their jobs better if they understand organizational change management. Matthew Clarke offers a primer on change management, and explains how it applies to IA.
The Information Architect as Change Agent
Design games offer an alternative to traditional methods for brainstorming, collecting requirements, building team communication, modeling, and prototyping. Jess McMullin shows us how game principles and examples can complement existing methods.
Using Design Games
Accessible information architecture builds a bridge between planning, design, and development. Frances Forman gives us a place to start thinking more deeply about how information can be structured and transformed to make user interaction more flexible for everyone.
Practical Plans for Accessible Architectures
Joe Lamantia shares three stories of failure and how changing your self-definition can open the way to continued success. (Part 1 in the Lessons From Failure series.)
It Seemed Like The Thing To Do At The Time
The Power of State of Mind