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[James Melzer]

My company has an entire team of people in the role Paula describes:
IA/usability/interaction design. And we're hiring.

~ James

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On 3/9/06, Paula Thornton <paula.thornton at prodigy.net> wrote:
> Reality check.
>
> While many are in denial, I continue to collect artifacts which CLEARLY
> point out that the business community is willing to accept and 'pay for' a
> role that is a cross between IA/usability/experience design. I have a
> specific story where there was a team with each of these as distinct roles.
> That group has recently been reorganized and redefined for a single resource
> to 'do it all'.
>
> If the clear momentum is a role in which individuals are doing all three
> disciplines, how might they make a distinction in their topics of interest?
> Moreso, should they?
>
> Of greater consideration/concern (a point that I've been raising for now 6
> years, having seen the 'endgame' all along) where is there a professional
> association which embraces and supports this realistic role?
>
> There's a lot of denial in the ranks...
>
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