[Sigia-l] So, how did you become a[Information Architect|UsabilityEngineer|Interface Designer|etc.]?

[Anjali Arora, NYU]

I think the lack of precision with regard to these titles also has to do
with the nascent nature of these fields; the ground is constantly shifting,
and therefore getting one's bearings & creating a crystal-clear identity can
be an enormously difficult task.

And we are not the only ones; the outgoing President of Yale School of
Management laments in a recent NYtimes article titled 'Are Business Schools
failing the world?" :
"It's extremely difficult to figure out what to teach in a two-year course,
to reflect today's realities, let alone what the world will look like 10 or
20 years from now when the graduates reach their stride in terms of their
careers."

(http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/19/business/yourmoney/19advi.html?ex=1276833
600&en=4c9efe4d768fd2dd&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)

On a probably unrelated note, I am very heartened to see the fervor this
list exhibits toward the profession, the constant effort to learn &
understand. I have seen too many professionals drained & totally indifferent
toward their jobs :(

-anjali



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Han" <notheory at gmail.com>
To: "Boniface Lau" <boniface_lau at compuserve.com>
Cc: <sigia-l at asis.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] So, how did you become a[Information
Architect|UsabilityEngineer|Interface Designer|etc.]?


On 6/26/05, Boniface Lau <boniface_lau at compuserve.com> wrote:

> In the case of IA, even the IAs themselves cannot come up with a solid
> definition of the term "Information Architecture". The title
> "Information Architect" is therefore just a marketing hype.