I’m an information architect who loves to make sense of messes.

A hand drawn cartoon of a person deep in thought looking at a mess with a thought bubble showing an imaginary order for the mess.

My mission is to make information architecture accessible to everyone. I contribute to the information architecture and design community through writing, speaking, and mentoring.

I have traveled the world to practice and speak about information architecture and I love teaching people how to use information architecture to make sense of messes so much, I wrote a book about it.

I have held positions as an in-house information architect, as well as worked for clients in consulting and agency settings. I have a set of diverse case studies explaining my impact and have developed a set of simple information architecture tools based on my own process, some of which end up on my Etsy Shop.

I am currently working on a new book about the purpose, process and craft of diagramming.

A picture of Abby Covert at home in her studio, amongst her books many of which are about information architecture and design

I believe information architecture has the power to make the world a clearer place.

I am an active organizer and mentor within the information architecture community. Here are some of the roles I have been proud to serve the community through:

President of the IA Institute from 2014–2016
Co-chair of the IA Summit in 2014
Executive Producer of the IDEA 2009 & 2010
Executive Producer of the IA Summit 2010 & 2012.
Founding faculty member of SVA’s Products of Design
Founding member of the Design Operations Summit and Advancing Research Conference by Rosenfeld Media

One of my most proud career achievements is being the inventor of World Information Architecture Day, a free global celebration of IA held in 50+ locations serving thousands in their local communities annually.

World Information Architecture Day was created to grow local leaders, giving anyone a chance to bring IA community togetherness to their hometown. It’s always my favorite day of the year, maybe it’s yours too?

I wrote about my early journey towards community leadership, in case my story can serve as an inspiration. I have also shared my story on plenty of podcasts over the years.

I live in Melbourne, FL, in a tiny jungle with my husband, son and pup.

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