IA // COLLAB

Kasper told me about a real-world case o…

Jonatan Riber Andersen — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:04:16 +0000

Kasper told me about a real-world case of applying Information Architecture namely “silkeborg bibliotekerne”. Creuna worked with this case and made some interesting user research and I must say that I actually like the resulting website that they made. (just a suggestion try to search for a topic in their search engine and see the type of suggestions it gives)…

At the following link a description of the work is presented… There is also a link to the actual “strategy” document which is really the most interesting part for us as Information Architects…

http://www.silkeborgbibliotekerne.dk/om+bibliotekerne/om+hjemmesiden/8+grundregler/at+n%C3%A5+m%C3%A5let

The UX

Kasper Stæhr Hornbek — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:14:11 +0000

In the beginning of the semester, we dis…

Mathies Jespersen — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:00:26 +0000

In the beginning of the semester, we discussed the three p’eas of IA. Here’s another great approach to peas: http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Oct-09/OctNov09_Surla.html#

Informationsarkitekt Søges

Kasper Stæhr Hornbek — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:33:48 +0000

http://1508.dk/karriere/ledige-stillinger/ux-ia%27er.aspx

This seems to be a quite good Vygotsky r…

Mathies Jespersen — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:35:05 +0000

This seems to be a quite good Vygotsky reference site.

Even though this article from the Open U…

Mathies Jespersen — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:15:23 +0000

Even though this article from the Open University refers a lot to social sciences, I think it captures the essence of Schütz’s estrangement quite well and some of it can be transferred to how we perform research:

Just as there are difficulties if you become too detached, if you become too involved in the lives of the people and social relations you are studying, you can lose sight of the aims and objectives of your research. In such situations, where the researcher is unable to stand back from the taken-for-granted assumptions of the people involved, the research will not really convey what is actually happening

What do you think? Have you found any Schütz-related articles worth sharing?

Unfortunately a lot that passes for data…

Mathies Jespersen — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:23:23 +0000

Unfortunately a lot that passes for data visualization isn’t much more than data fire works. It makes an impressive pop but fades into darkness. Entertaining but not really informative [...] Sometimes common sense trumps making something overly complex

Michael Surtees on data visualisation on his blog DesignNotes.

Some cool stuff about augmented reality …

Mathies Jespersen — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:38:56 +0000

Some cool stuff about augmented reality over at Smashing Magazine.

Here’s a Smashing Magazine list of data…

Mathies Jespersen — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:39:48 +0000

Here’s a Smashing Magazine list of data visualisation and infographic tools. Many great links for inspiration, for instance this extensive Flickr pool with examples of visualisation!

Some quick links, mainly from the Hot St…

Mathies Jespersen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:17:26 +0000

Some quick links, mainly from the Hot Strudel blog:

- Quick Heuristics for User Experience
- Best Practices for Designing Faceted Search Filters
- Contextual Interviews and Ethnography: Two Different Types of Home Visits
- Principles of Effective Web Navigation
- 10 Productivity Tips for Web Designer and Developers

Physical Interaction and the Future of U…

Mathies Jespersen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:14:03 +0000

Physical Interaction and the Future of User Interface Design is a quite interesting article. I just stumbled upon the term ‘affordances’ and some words on J.J. Gibson:

“But there are alternative perspectives on human behavior, in particular the ecological psychologyy of J.J. Gibson. Gibson coined the term “affordances” which is (mis) used and abused by interaction designers today. But affordances, the relationships between people (or other organisms) and artifacts, are just a part of a larger “perception-action” framework. In this view, perceiving or sensing information is a physical behavior itself, not just a means to drive a subsequent physical action. Likewise, physical behavior drives perception – the two are connected, not divided, resulting in a perception-action loop.”

Mattel’s new Avatar action figures co…

Mathies Jespersen — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:27:26 +0000

Mattel’s new Avatar action figures come packaged with i-Tags – cards that, when placed in-front of a webcam and viewed via a computer monitor, are superimposed with the action figures’ virtual alter egos!

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Mathies Jespersen — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:23:35 +0000

Hi all, Check out this video. Its reall…

Anders Tolborg — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:55:45 +0000

Hi all,

Check out this video. Its really relevant in relation to selling ourselves later on

http://vimeo.com/4304573

Value Network analysis and Value convers…

Mathies Jespersen — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:25:36 +0000

Value Network analysis and Value conversion of tangible and intangible assets

How to become a SAMURAI designer

Kasper Stæhr Hornbek — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:28:41 +0000

Hi Guys: Now you can also become a Samurai Designer, how would not like that?
Check: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/06/how-to-be-a-samurai-designer/

Cybernetics and Service-Craft: Language for Behavior-Focused Design

Anders Tolborg — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:14:50 +0000

Hi,
I found this article the other night. It tries to describe how we can use cybernetics in relation to design. The first part of the article is really easy to understand, but later the complexity is raised quite a bit. Personally, I am a bit lost when the authors begin to list different cybernetic frameworks and how they are usable in relation to design.

http://www.dubberly.com/articles/cybernetics-and-service-craft.html

Felix Stalder discusses the definition o…

Mathies Jespersen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:58:03 +0000

Felix Stalder discusses the definition of ‘change’ quite well in this brief article on information ecology.

Should we co-create an online canon of l…

Mathies Jespersen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:54:51 +0000

Should we co-create an online canon of literature?

Google Scholar link to Bateson’s “Step…

Mathies Jespersen — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:57:29 +0000

Google Scholar link to Bateson’s “Steps to an Ecology of Mind”