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May 14/2012 Jeff Parks
I was recently invited to present at the kick-off event for the Interaction Design Association’s Ottawa chapter… Hat tip to Cornelius Rachieru, Samantha Lovelace, Jennifer Fraser, and Jed Looker for organizing what I’m sure will be the first of many great experiences in the nation’s capital.
April 26/2012 Jeff Parks
The following is a summary of my presentation at the 2012 Polish Information Architecture Summit in Warsaw, Poland this month. My heart felt thanks to the organizers and volunteers for your efforts in putting together a fantastic conference and for the honour of being your closing keynote.
April 19/2012 Jeff Parks
In 1968 Peter Drucker wrote a book with an elegant title, The Age of Discontinuity. In this book he identified four main topics which he believed would exert a profound influence on the shape of our world.
April 15/2012 Jeff Parks
…getting from complex to simple is rooted in creativity. We design to make things easy for others to use and interact with. Getting to ease of use should not be about focusing on specific processes or technology – nor should it be easy.
February 14/2012 Jeff Parks
When I met with the new Board of Directors for the Information Architecture Institute in Iceland last year, we worked hard in taking the first steps to rethink the IAI and how to keep all future endeavours not only centred on the needs of the community and advancement of the discipline, but also to involve more of the global community in everything we offered.
