[Sigia-l] Being considerate of others (Off Topic Posts)

[MJJAIXEN at up.com]

This distinction has had me on the verge of unsubscribing several times.
Many of those topics would be better suited for a "User Interaction Design"
or "User Experience" list.  Personally, I consider Information Architecture
to be a distinct skill set.  However, I also believe that there are very
few people who engage in "pure IA"; IA is merely a skill set that they use
in conjunction within a larger UI function.  In today's world, a "jack of
all trades" is much more valuable than a specialist.  I'm sure that's why
some people just label themselves a "designer" without identifying what
they design - whether it's designing an architecture to organize
information, a web site, a web application, consumer electronics,
swimsuits, mini-skirts, kitchens, bathrooms, or high-rise office buildings.

I'd love to see some discussions on topics that you've suggested; however,
I have this feeling that the folks who might be able to contribute have
unsubscribed...

Mike Jaixen


"Lyle Kantrovich" <lyle.kantrovich at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here are some recent examples of things I think of as being off topic
> for this list:
> - The role of anti-marketing design
> - Real-life object emulation for digital UIs
> - If microsoft had designed the Ipod packaging
> - Apple's recent patents on multi-point/multi-touch finger based input
devices
>
> I'm NOT saying that these aren't interesting topics. I'm just saying
> that they aren't on-topic for this list (IMO).
>
(snip)
> Examples of topics I assume are lurking out there:
> - The failure of corporate portals - you bought it, it sucks, now what?
> - Success stories around managing search at your company (on-site or
Enterprise)
> - The greatest book you read recently (for me it was Serious Play by
> Michael Schrage)
> - Patterns, templates, page types...how do you break big design
> problems into smaller ones?
> - IA Infrastructure: what does it take to make an IA group
> operationally efficient?
> - Deliverables: what works best for you and why?