Dirk Knemeyer: “The usability paradigm in Web design is about to end.” A re-stirring of the usability vs. design discussions from a couple of years ago. While I agree with the premise that many competing sites today don’t have enough differentiation, I think that usability needs to inform a strong design identity and vice-versa. These should not be mutually exclusive realms.
Keith Instone: “…ask some really hard questions about your web site navigation to see if it can ‘pass’.” Instructions.
Vince Lombardi has published some thoughts on the AIfIA site on outsourcing of IA jobs. His conclusion seems to be that by focusing on the correct skill sets, IAs from established and emerging economies should be able to remain relevant in their own countries and abroad.
During the Future of IA retreat, there was a conversation thread on this issue, and one of the persistent themes was that while implementation is usually outsourced, design isn’t (yet). I believe design is the great differentiator, and this is likely to become even more evident in the near future. (The iPod is the posterchild for this trend.)
To my friends in the US: please exercise your right to vote tomorrow, and be vigilant. This is a very important election; the rest of the world is watching you anxiously. The choice you are about to make is likely to have a huge influence on the lives of a lot of people who don’t have a say in this contest. To quote Dave Winer: Think!
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