Interesting discussion of IA vs. ID in Design Matters. Lou Rosenfeld,
Richard Saul Wurman start it off, followed by a bunch of second generation
IA’s and old school ID’s, including Andrew Dillon, Nathan Shedroff, Bob
Jacobson and myself.
download the PDF
George Olson throws his hat in the ring: he attempts to come to a definition
for “what we do.” It’s an interesting essay on the elements of user
experience. (he has a browser bug that may require you to scroll down to the
content)
HannaHodge is closed — “It is with both sadness and great pride that I must inform you of the end of an era for us at HannaHodge. As of July 2001 we will cease operations.”
“Many users go to Web sites seeking specific information–and are eager to leave as soon as they find it. This means designers may have trouble steering users to material they’re not actually looking for, even if the users would find the information valuable. ”