[Sigia-l] IA research?

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Anne Miller:

> If you're suggesting that the complexity and sophistication inherent in all
> of these contributions which are needed given the complexity of the problems
> to be solved in contemporary design, can be contained in an all knowing
> 'designer' then this entire discussion (which is important in bridge
> building and which till now has been insightful) is rendered irrelevant. Is
> this your position?

If you want to build a bridge you need to understand where it leads to. If
you want to relegate "design" to a representational ghetto than you aren't
making friends on the other side of the bridge. Design is about solving
problems, not (solely) representation. A designer solving problems
(conceptual or otherwise) is not "all knowing," he's just doing his job.
Trust me, designers have been solving "complex and sophisticated" problems
long before certain people "helped create the profession of information
architecture."

Ziya
Nullius in Verba