Chris Baum, Author at Boxes and Arrows

Author: Chris Baum

Chris is a UX practitioner who started his career in technology as a customer service rep for a startup back in the go-go Web boom. After taking over product management responsibilities and building his first website, he moved on to usability and design management roles at Charles Schwab. He returned to product management as Sr. PM for eTrade and Jaman.com, an online social cinema company, before coming back into the design seat. He is putting together a consulting practice combining all of his skills as you read this.

In designer guise, he is recognized as an expert user experience practitioner and an enterprise information architect. Chris is also the Editor-in-Chief of Boxes and Arrows.

Articles by this author:

IA Summit 2008, Day 1

Posted by Chris Baum

The IA Summit was held in Miami, FL from April 10-14. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the
main conference sessions.
Check out the presentations
from Saturday, April 12.

April 26, 2008 Conferences and Events / Learning From Others / Podcasts and Posters

IA Summit 2008, Day 2

Posted by Chris Baum

The IA Summit was held in Miami, FL from April 10-14. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the main conference sessions. Check out the presentations from
Sunday, April 13.

April 26, 2008 Conferences and Events / Learning From Others / Podcasts and Posters

IA Summit 2008, Day 3

Posted by Chris Baum

The IA Summit was held in Miami, FL from April 10-14. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the
main conference sessions.
Check out the presentations from Monday, April 14.

February 14, 2008 Discovery, Research, and Testing / Learning From Others / Process and Methods

What Is Your Mental Model?

Posted by Chris Baum

Indi Young talks about the power of the mental model and how it can grow over time and help your organization avoid strategic blindspots. The story includes an excerpt of her new book, and B&A readers are elegible for a discount.

December 10, 2007 Conferences and Events / Interactivity / Learning From Others

Interactions 08 in the Garden of Good and Evil

Posted by Chris Baum

Dan Saffer opens up to B&A about the IxDA and Interaction 08 conference. He helps us understand context of the organization, how the conference evolved, and what to expect in Savannah.