Comments on: The Big O: IA Lessons from Orienteering http://boxesandarrows.com/the-big-o-ia-lessons-from-orienteering/ 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: andrew http://boxesandarrows.com/the-big-o-ia-lessons-from-orienteering/#comment-8417 andrew Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/the-big-o-ia-lessons-from-orienteering/#comment-8417 Nice article! This is the kind of cross-disciplinary thinking that I used to get so excited about three years ago, when it seemed like smart people with varied interests had a real place shaping the web. B&A is an old-skool stronghold in that way.

]]> By: Sarah White http://boxesandarrows.com/the-big-o-ia-lessons-from-orienteering/#comment-8418 Sarah White Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/the-big-o-ia-lessons-from-orienteering/#comment-8418 Have you read Erik Jonsson’s book “Inner Navigation” (Scribner, 2002)?

If you liked this article, you might just love this book by an elderly orienteer.
[quoting from book jacket] “A lively, engaging account of subconscious mapmaking”.

Not one mention of website navigation in the book, but a host of interesting thoughts that lead in the same direction Gene Smith has us strolling.

Enjoy!

]]> By: Gene http://boxesandarrows.com/the-big-o-ia-lessons-from-orienteering/#comment-8419 Gene Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/the-big-o-ia-lessons-from-orienteering/#comment-8419 There’s an anecdote on the Amazon page for Inner Navigation (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743222067/qid=1019845804/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-1092290-2711927) that reminds me of being in San Francisco last year. For the whole trip I had North and South reversed and even though I knew I was wrong I couldn’t shake my inaccurate mental model.

Anyway, thanks for the tip Sarah. Looks like an interesting book.

]]> By: Annie Rex http://boxesandarrows.com/the-big-o-ia-lessons-from-orienteering/#comment-8420 Annie Rex Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/the-big-o-ia-lessons-from-orienteering/#comment-8420 Thanks for this! I sent this piece to my husband, who still doesn’t really know what I do after 7 years of doing the user experience consulting thing. The extended analogy really seems to fit. I’m pretty sure he’ll be able to understand at least this aspect of my work since we’ve been addicted off and on to watching Eco-Challenge and he’s quite fond of trail blazing with his mountain bike. Good stuff, Gene.

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