The UX field is booming. It seems like the number of user experience practitioners has doubled in the last year — from newbies who’ve just entered the workforce, to mid-career changes, to folks who’ve been doing this all along but finally found out what to call themselves. It’s incredibly reassuring to finally see a long [...]
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You’re not a user experience designer if…
April 23rd, 2011 · 82 Comments · Industry, User Experience
Meet me at NYC’s Internet Week 2010
June 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Community, Events, Industry
Internet Week 2010, starting today and ending on Sunday, is a wide array of events all around NYC raising the profile of our ever-growing tech industry. I’ve been generally underwhelmed by the daytime offerings, but will be out and about each night. Where you can find me (and if you see me, say hello!): Monday, [...]
Old Guard Versus New Guard: An Interview by Tom Johnson
June 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Community, Industry
While at STC Summit in Dallas a month ago, Tom Johnson, a technical writer for the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, asked if he could interview me for his blog I’d Rather Be Writing. From Tom’s blog post: In this videocast, I talk with Whitney Hess at the STC Summit in Dallas about her [...]
Volume 1, Issue 1 of the Journal of IA
May 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Articles, Industry
The very first issue of the Journal of Information Architecture was published yesterday, after much dedication and tirelessness from contributors around the world. The Journal of Information Architecture is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Its aim is to facilitate the systematic development of the scientific body of knowledge in the field of information architecture. The long [...]
Meet me at IA Summit 2008
April 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Community, Industry
Tomorrow afternoon I’m heading down to Miami, FL to attend IA Summit 2008, a conference for information architects. While I don’t strictly call myself an IA, information architecture is a very important part of what I do as a user experience designer. Many of the most influential leaders in our field will be speaking or [...]
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