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 strategist. 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. He recently earned his CUA credential from HFI. He is a PhD candidate in Instructional Technology at Kent State University.

His website is www.jamieowen.info .

Stories written by Jamie Owen

• Cues, The Golden Retriever [13 comments]
• Designing the Democratic [8 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… [3 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’… [1 points]
• Thanks for the tutorial, Alexa. I was impressed with how det… [2 points]
• Beating the multicultural drum again, how would you adapt th… [0 points]
• As our disciplines evolve, and as technology use adapts and … [1 points]
• A satisfying read. It’s great for eLearning designers beca… [2 points]
• Hey! I had this same idea! You beat me to the punch. I hope … [0 points]
• Thanks for the article—I liked being reminded that designi… [1 points]
• Even if this story idea never unfolds on this site, I'd sure… [1 points]
• Thank you for an interesting read, Joseph. Your article rem… [0 points]
• Thanks for the comments. <br /> The theme I see running thro… [1 points]
• Two thoughts from Dave Malouf seemed relevant to this articl… [0 points]
• Cues for fun and profit--a neat article on a related use of … [0 points]