Jason Withrow, Author at Boxes and Arrows

Author: Jason Withrow

is a faculty member in the Internet Professional department (http://inp.wccnet.edu) at Washtenaw Community College (http://www.wccnet.edu). He teaches a wide variety of web design classes, including classes on user experience, web coding, project management, and professional practices. He maintains an instructional website (http://courses.wccnet.edu/~jwithrow), although it is mainly for his students.

Prior to entering the teaching field, he worked in industry as an information architect at a web design firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In his spare time he works as a freelance information architect and web designer.

Articles by this author:

February 27, 2006 Learning From Others / Process and Methods

Competitive Analysis: Understanding the Market Context

Posted by Jason Withrow

Just when you thought you fully understood the three circles of information architecture, your assumptions are being challenged again. Withrow comes around with an argument for looking at the context circle differently.

January 2, 2005 Professionalism / Workplace and Career

Crafting a User Experience Curriculum

Posted by Jason Withrow

It isn’t often that one has the opportunity to create a course about user experience, let alone an entire sequence of user experience courses. Jason Withrow’s opportunity forced him to examine his perceptions of the user experience industry.

August 31, 2004 Deliverables

Site Diagrams: Mapping an Information Space

Posted by Jason Withrow

Site diagrams can be quite helpful in answering all kinds of hard questions. How to create the right diagram became a personal challenge for Jason Withrow. He shares his story through tips and techniques…

December 11, 2003 Foundational Thinking / Process and Methods

Paradigm Dissonance: A Significant Factor in Design and Business Problems

Posted by Jason Withrow

How often do we want to simply make our point, instead of bringing our opinions together to reach consensus? Look at all the PowerPoint presentations and slick brochures: we want to tell our view, instead of listening to others. We want our opinion to be heard.

August 11, 2003 Design Principles / Process and Methods / Professionalism

Cognitive Psychology & IA: From Theory to Practice

Posted by Jason Withrow

What do cognitive psychology and information architecture have in common? Actually there is a good deal of common ground between the two disciplines. Certainly, having a background in cognitive psychology supports the practice of information architecture, and it is precisely those interconnections and support that will be explored.