What’s Hard?

We all have to ask hard questions about our work – being a teacher is no exception.

How I made sense of my mess

IA is so much more than web navigation – information is everywhere! I just had to figure out how to talk about it.

EuroIA 2014 Keynote

The following was delivered as the closing plenary address at the European Information Architecture Summit in Brussels, Belgium on September 27, 2014.  — I was asked here today to reflect on the past ten years of our practice in the field of information architecture. It is my opinion however that to only go back that far…

Selling Information Architecture

We shouldn’t have to sell IA, but we need people to understand its importance and the importance of it being done correctly.

The Making of the IA Summit 2014

As a committee chair for the 2014 IA Summit, I decided to give the conference a 15-year birthday present. A bunch of data about it’s growth!

Permission Granted

I’ve been practicing as an IA for ten years. A whole decade! Here’s the story of my time in the IA world.

Frequently Asked IA Questions

Information Architecture can be a complex idea to grasp, but there are a few questions that people always tend to ask.

On Terror

Terror happens. But when it does, admitting what is real, getting a good night’s sleep and making new plans forward are tools that help.

Establish Interactions

Breaking projects down into manageable tasks can make them feel less daunting. Here are some tips to help avoid procrastination.

On Taxonomy

Having structure is important. It can help us see a clear path forward or organize our messiest thoughts.