Users rule.

20 Signs You Don't Want That Web Design Project

Another good article from one of the best: Jeffrey Zeldman

User Experience Lesson from Barack Obama

I think this is a pretty good article written by John Yesko.

Hail to the Chief

To become the 44th President of the United States, president-elect Barack Obama essentially had to apply for the job, and then go through a vigorous interview (and background check) during which he had to convince his employers that in spite of race, religion, or creed, he was the best candidate for the job. 

Sound familiar?

Happy 70th Birthday Mom

This weekend my siblings and a few friends gathered to celebrate my mother's 70th birthday. Mom and the 3Ts.  Circa 1964.

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So What Does an Information Architect Do?

When friends and family ask me what I do for a living,  I tell them "I figure out where all the links on websites should go to and why."    I also tell them "I create blueprints for the information that will be on the website.  They don't care to hear about user research, mental models, and taxonomies.  I already tried that approach.

50 Years Old, Still Fly, and a Grandfather?

I turned 50 years old on July 2, and I'm cool with that because physically, I feel like I'm 40.  Most folks are surprised to learn that I'm 50 years old.  So I guess I still look fly.  LOL

Mr. Information Architect

In previous jobs, I've done a lot of the tasks that information architects do, but I've never held that title. 

Webcontent2

My best friend is a application developer, and he's always kidding me about my AOL Instant Messenger name, webcontent2.

This Really Happened

While at work this morning, an astounding sequence of events occurred.

Words to Design By

"Cleverness for the sake of clarity may well be a liability."   

Hershell Gordon Lewis