In this podcast, Jeff Parks talks with Jessica DuVerneay, the Global Director for the first annual World Information Architecture Day, held in February 2012.
From the early Christians to the Eames, we’ve been telling stories in space. Now that media installations are becoming more prevalent, how do we use them to inspire and effect users? Second Story faced that challenge when they created an installation for the University
of Oregon.
Content Strategy — in 3D!
In this podcast, Chris Baum speaks with Donna Spencer, Lynne Polischuik, Justin Davis and Erin Jo Richey at the 2012 IA Summit about their panel discussion: “Taking the plunge: Diving into Indie UX.” They share practical and personal experience of being an indie designer.
Leaping Into Indie UX
Chris Baum talks with Patrick Quattlebaum at the 2012 IA Summit about his insights
on tools that designers can use to help companies develop experiences across channels.
Driving Holism in Cross-channel Projects
A Conversation with Patrick Quattlebaum
Jeff Parks talks to B&A founder Christina Wodtke about the past and future of the magazine. Her key message is that designers still need to get their ideas out into the community.
The Past and Future of Boxes and Arrows
A Conversation with Christina Wodtke
Every revolution needs a manifesto, and ‘Portfolio-Centred Design’ is no different. Therefore Stuart Neale stands before you proudly holding aloft his little red book screaming “Power to the designers!”
(I’d walk on by if I were you).
Das Design Revolution
At the heart of design are the stories that give meaning to the work. Andrew Hinton meditates on what stories have taught him about information architecture and the people inhabiting the places he’s helped design.
The Story’s the Thing
Leonardo, the genius. Yet, even the great Leonardo faltered from time to time. Brian Sullivan shares the tale of Leonardo’s kitchen nightmare and teases out the lessons we can all learn from failure.
Leonardo’s Kitchen Nightmare
Many agile teams can’t develop good user experiences because UX just isn’t integrated well enough. With the UX Integration Matrix, Jon Innes helps involve UX in every possible part of the agile process.
Integrating UX into the Product Backlog
The User Experience Integration Matrix
Design patterns are not always the right answer. With limited resources, the better approach is to reach outside the design group to solve the whole problem.
Are Design Patterns an Anti-pattern?
In a world of limited resources, code beats pictures


