#28918
Information Architects are often put on the defensive by spears flung by brethren in related disciplines. In taking the accusations seriously and accepting truths within them, Grant Campbell reveals greatest strengths in shallowness, insularity, and being 'relegated' to history.
Campbell, Grant. Boxes and Arrows (2007). Articles>Information Design>Professionalism
#23871
Defining information architecture is a reccuring theme in all IA forums, and frequently leads to re-naming efforts as well, from information therapist to experience designer. This page is dedicated to that ongoing struggle.
Lombardi, Victor, Tal Herman, Eric Scheid, Sunir Shah, Christina Wodtke, John Paul Fullerton, Keith Tatum, Karyn Young and Rob Manso. IAwiki (2004). Articles>Information Design>Professionalism
#21372
Discussions of how we should label ourselves and define our work are like flu epidemics. They break out from time to time, follow a fairly predictable course, and often make us want to barf.
Rosenfeld, Louis. Boxes and Arrows (2003). Articles>Information Design>Professionalism
#20877
We Are All Connected: The Path from Architecture to Information Architecture
Information architecture has a great deal to do with traditional architecture—especially in the ability of each discipline to plan and connect various important elements together.
Chiou, Fu-Tien. Boxes and Arrows (2003). Articles>Information Design>Professionalism
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In defining a field, each person seems to look at the world and place themselves in the center of the circle, giving their specialty top billing as the summation of all the others. What exactly is gained by this political one-upmanship? In the face of this inflation, I find myself pulling back to the simplest craft title I can find. Or avoiding titles altogether.
Quesenbery, Whitney. WQusability (2001). Articles>Information Design>Professionalism>Usability
#21306
What's in a Name? Or, What Exactly Do We Call Ourselves?
Defining the audience for Boxes and Arrows sparked the same heated discussion as the community-at-large about what exactly do we call ourselves?
Greenfield, Adam and George Olsen. Boxes and Arrows (2002). Articles>Information Design>Professionalism
