[Sigia-l] NextD takes a slash at "Findability, InformationArchitecture"

[Lee Hsieh]

Let's just say i've watched the industry grow since '94, as have many others, so i'm not pulling this out of thin air. Not once have i come across an informed, gracious reply to IA criticism by the highly vocal proponents of IA.  If anything, responses to criticism have always been tainted with some form of   derision, condescension and hostility.  On the other hand, those same proponents are quick to praise /promote some event, publication or new term that they were involved with.

As i've learned over the years perception is everthing, regardless of your intent or actions...

Lee


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> Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 17:05:29 -0400
> From: "David Malouf" <dave.ixd at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] NextD takes a slash at "Findability,
> 	InformationArchitecture"
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> Lee, who in the world are you talking about?
> Who are the "ivory-tower"?
> 
> I'm big on saying the IA Community has issues around expansion, but as
> someone who has been around both inside and outside the IA community
> for awhile, I don't buy this. I'm sorry, but show me something real in
> that statement.
> 
> I also take real offense to this, since I know many of those who would
> be considered in that "tower" personally and they have done nothing
> but reach out.
> 
> Lou Rosenfeld co-founded UXNet which is all about collaboration
> Peter Merholz was all about the Expereience Design stuff early on
> which created DUX and brought together the IDEA conference in an
> effort to help collaboration take place
> Christina Wodtke has been kickin' ass at B&A bringing in more and more
> complex voices to that zine.
> Victor Lombardi has definitely moved from IA to strategic and business
> and brings this back to the IA world over and over again.
> 
> Who are these people in the tower?
> 
> Seriously, I find this to be irresponsible, which is why many in the
> IA community are so angry at GKvP's article in the first place. It
> comes from a place of really not knowing who is the IA community at
> all.
> 
> (I bet this defense of the IA community came as a surprise to some.)
> 
> -- dave