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

[Donna Maurer]

The reason I asked for better examples rather than a swipe based on 
perception was that I had something like this happen last year.

I was writing a conference talk about the usability & user-centred 
design fields. My initial ideas about what to talk about were based on 
my perception of the field. And they were going to be critical. But I 
didn't want to criticise without something solid to base my argument on. 
The more I thought about why I had a particular perception, the less I 
could justify it. I thought that was a quite interesting thing to 
observe in myself.

I too have watched the industry grow. And I have seen these criticisms a 
few times. But when I really try to figure out what actions or 
individuals are the cause of these criticisms, I can't do so.

So I hope this is an example where a response to criticism is 
constructive. I haven't been deriding, condescending or hostile ;) Just 
interested to consider where the perception is *actually* coming from.

Donna



Lee Hsieh wrote:
> 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...
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> Lee
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