I just started working with an instructional design team on developing a new course. It’s interesting to be introduced to another discipline’s design process, particularly when you work in a field with a fairly well defined process of its own. At yesterday’s Akron UX Meetup we talked about the tension that can exist between IA…
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UX Akron Meetup 6/12/2013
The UX Akron Meetup will be held tomorrow at 6pm at the Tannery in downtown Kent. (Free parking at the new parking structure on S. Depeyster!) If you’re local to NE Ohio, join us for an informal discussion about the role of usability testing in UX work. Local luminaries Keith Instone and Paul Sherman will…
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I am going to be developing an online course in Advanced Information Architecture for Kent State’s IAKM program. The course is a 7 week asynchronous course that will be taught online in Oct, following a 7 week Intro to IA course currently being developed by Paul Sherman. I’m beginning to think through the kinds of…
Read moreHow to Survive in Design (and in a Zombie Apocalypse)
A fun (and relevant) article about design process: https://medium.com/the-year-of-the-looking-glass/3edbdb0bbee8/
Read moreTGIF….sort of
In this instance, The Onion sums up the week far better than I can.
Read moreIA Summit Review (part 3 of N)
Onto the the next of my three major take-aways from Karen McGrane’s fabulous IA Summit closing keynote. Major Take-Away #2 or “The Role of the Lovable Fool” Next Karen had a slide with “skill” (may not have been that exact word) on one axis and “likability” on the other. She began by observing that people…
Read moreIA Summit Review (part 2 of N)
Onto the 3 major take-aways from Karen McGrane’s fabulous IA Summit closing keynote. These aren’t necessarily in the order they were covered in her presentation, as I’m working from memory and spotty notes–but one of the things that stands out to me about this talk is how vividly I recall key points, which I think…
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I’m home from the IA Summit in Baltimore and am still processing what a great event it was! (And I’m already chomping at the bit to book a flight for next year’s event–Sea World here we come!) This conference tends to be a highlight for me on an annual basis but like all events that you…
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Introducing Sift
I’m delighted to announce that I am formally changing the name of my consulting firm from BaileySorts to SiftUX effective today with the launch of my new website: SiftUX. While I will continue to provide solo consulting, the new name reflects a shift in focus toward more partnership and team-based work efforts that will enable…
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A disturbing trend in UX books?
This morning, Karl (a professor who teaches both HCI and Information Architecture) handed me a semi-recently published textbook (2012) that he said he thought might be able to finally serve as a comprehensive text book that could be assigned to students in the program where he teaches. I looked at the book with a lot…
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