I’ve just finished my first 2 months working as a consultant. On 1st September 2009 I started work at EMC Conchango, the number 2 digital agency in the UK (according to the NMA top 100 list). Life as a consultant definitely seems different to working in an agency. I’ve jotted down a few of the differences here. (more…)
November 2, 2009
November 14, 2008
Great digital marketing ebooks from Wunderman
I came across these great digital marketing ebooks (PDFs) from agency Wunderman. In particular the one entitled How to think digital. They seem to be freely available – enjoy!
July 24, 2008
The user experience of a toilet on South West Trains
Whitney Hess’s recent post about the user experience of a staircase reminded me that user experience design is everywhere and affects us everyday. Don Norman’s seminal work The design of everyday things analyses the design of many objects, such as telephones and doors. I came across this terrible design recently and had to share it here. (more…)
July 9, 2008
Structuring my presence on the web
Since I started I draw boxes I’ve realised that I’d like to have more on my website than just information architecture resources. Which leads me to wonder what the best way to structure my site is. (more…)
July 7, 2008
Should IAs be involved thoughout the web development process?
A fundamental question for me relating to the information architect role is how we fit in to and interact with the wider web team, and to what extent IAs should be involved throughout the web process. (more…)
June 19, 2008
First impressions of Axure software
June 16, 2008
Wireframes are simply facilitators for discussion
The title of this article should really be: IA documentation is simply a facilitator for discussions. And the key point is this: in a web project we’re all (as a team) trying to develop a set of complex shared understandings about what this product will be and how it will work. As long as the IA documentation helps us do this in the most effective way, that is all that matters. (more…)
The stupidity of rel=nofollow
I am truly baffled by the existence of the rel=nofollow attribute on wordpress comments. Even more so by that fact that it is enabled by default, and can only be disabled by installing a plugin.
It seems to me that inter-linking between blogs is exactly what the web is about. Democracy of content, freedom of speech and sharing opinions. Why shouldn’t a commenter on a blog get some search engine ‘credit’ from the page they have chosen to enrich by commenting on? (more…)
June 12, 2008
Yes/no questions: dropdown, radio buttons or checkbox?
Today I came across a dropdown menu in a web form for a yes/no question, and it didn’t sit well with me. Far too much for the user to think about when making their choice.
To enable the user to express a preference in this way you could use:
- Radio buttons
- A checkbox
- A dropdown menu (more…)
