Boxes And Arrows : The Design Behind the Design

Jamie Owen

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Jamie Owen is a Visual Information Specialist for a training arm of the Department of Veterans Affairs. His learning audience is comprised of medical practitioners and clinicians. In his current role, he serves as interaction designer, graphic designer, and web strategy go-to guy. One notable tool he's created is a templatized system for helping SMEs chunk information so that it can be better articulated in web-based learning.

Previously, Jamie worked for marchFIRST (USWeb/CKS) as an associate IA and interaction designer; for Ernst & Young as an interaction and graphic designer.

Jamie's relevant background is in graphic design and education. He's keenly interested in the role of technology use in multicultural settings. His irrelevant background involves playing music, fixing up an old house, gardening, and reminiscing about his plebian delights of discovery during initial attempts at Myst. He is a PhD candidate in Instructional Technology at Kent State University.

His favorite chocolate is Scharffen Berger 70% and his fledgling website is a work-in-progress.

Stories written by Jamie Owen

• Cues, The Golden Retriever [10 comments]

Comments made by Jamie Owen

• Though this is a good idea, it does not involve multi-cultur… [1 points]
• I know it's been a while since anyone has commented here, bu… [0 points]
• This is roughly related to how some cognitive processes rely… [1 points]
• Louise-- Without knowing the bank or seeing the layout, i… [0 points]
• "I can only surmise that Hoekman recommends a focus on activ… [0 points]
• I might need some help on some of these concepts. My MO has … [0 points]
• Austin— Thanks for your questions—I’m glad you called… [0 points]
• Thanks for this article, David--it's encouraging to be remin… [2 points]
• Eric-- Your comments seemed on-base at first. Though in r… [1 points]
• So what you're saying is "form follows function"? [0 points]
• It's always interesting when several simple things are broug… [1 points]
• What happens when someone in Terry's position (as team leade… [1 points]
• It seems that with such diversity across the globe, the rang… [0 points]
• Fun article! I love this kind of stuff. As an inveterate (th… [2 points]
• Seems to me that filtering the search results works sort of … [4 points]
• Schools DO teach search and filtering strategies--I've seen/… [1 points]
• ...And the unhelpful example 2 may get worse before it gets … [0 points]
• A really good article with a good number of insights. Thank … [3 points]
• Yes indeed, thanks for revisiting this topic. Since we're al… [3 points]
• An instructor of mine once said "Bad design done on a comput… [1 points]
• Thank you both for the complimentary responses. David: I… [2 points]
• There’s a short piece entitled "Total Recall" in the 4/13/… [0 points]
• Thanks for the compliment, Margot. Yeah, I probably should h… [0 points]
• Thanks for this article, Holger. It’s helpful that you’… [2 points]
• Thanks for the tutorial, Alexa. I was impressed with how det… [2 points]