The last month has seen me comÂpleteÂly immersed in User ExpeÂriÂence theÂoÂry and InforÂmaÂtion ArchiÂtecÂture for my new role, and it’s been a very hecÂtic time. While that hasÂn’t stopped me from keepÂing an eye on develÂopÂments on the web, it’s givÂen me less time to write about them.
Here’s a quick round-up of a few links that have grabbed my interÂest over the past weeks; I’d like to write more about them, but time forbids.
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I work as an InforÂmaÂtion ArchiÂtect / DevelÂopÂer, and I’m a big fan of comics. For my IA work I refer freÂquentÂly to the work of Jesse James GarÂrett, espeÂcialÂly his EleÂments of User ExpeÂriÂence book, and as a fan of comics I recentÂly read (again) Scott McCloud’s UnderÂstandÂing Comics.
I’m not sayÂing that to boast of my geek creÂdenÂtials, but to introÂduce someÂthing I nevÂer imagÂined I’d find: a conÂnecÂtion between the two.
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The ongoÂing docÂuÂmenÂtaÂtion of Mark BoulÂton Design’s redesign of the DruÂpal webÂsite is proÂvidÂing some great insight into the process; Leisa Reichelt’s latÂest post, on the comÂmuÂniÂty wireÂframÂing project, is a prime examÂple. Now — whether by hapÂpy serendipÂiÂty or a desire to comÂpete — WordÂPress have begun to do likewise.
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