Comments on: Everything and the Kitchen Sink: http://boxesandarrows.com/everything-and-the-kitchen-sink/ Boxes and Arrows is devoted to the practice, innovation, and discussion of design; including graphic design, interaction design, information architecture and the design of business. Mon, 20 May 2013 13:09:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: toddwarfel http://boxesandarrows.com/everything-and-the-kitchen-sink/#comment-6209 toddwarfel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/everything-and-the-kitchen-sink/#comment-6209 Great review Austin. I think your assessment is pretty accurate. If someone is looking for an encyclopedia, it’s a pretty decent textbook. However, it’s not for the faint of heart,someone looking to brush up on personas, just sharpen their skills, or get a quick how to. This book takes a substantial investment to wade through. I appreciate it’s thoroughness, but really wish the writing style was something that doesn’t lose you in the process of reading it. Sadly, as you suggest, I was gravely disappointed in this book – I had such high hopes. There’s just too much in the book.

As you’ve said, it’s not for all, but it can provide some value to those in our field.

]]> By: dave http://boxesandarrows.com/everything-and-the-kitchen-sink/#comment-6210 dave Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/everything-and-the-kitchen-sink/#comment-6210 Todd, I had snatched this book from the new book shelf at my corporate library – after three overdue notices, I decided I’d had enough and set the book down. The Eisenberg brothers (grokdotcom.com) introduced me to personas about three years ago – they have several good articles on their site.

I’d like to see a book called “B2B Speed Dating: Practical Personna’s for the Marketing Challenged”.

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Have you checked out Mulder’s “The user is always right”?

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