whysel Based on a recent request on the IA Institute Job Board, I have compiled some IA/UX salary information resources. As soon as the IAI salary survey comes out, I’ll post a link here. Very few of the postings I receive on the IA Institute Job Board have salary information, but a typical salary/rate conversion is: … Read more
From an online discussion group: Jones, P.H. (2002). Embedded values in process and practice: Interactions between disciplinary practice and formal innovation processes. 11th International Forum on Design Management Research. Boston, June 2002. This academic article discussed the problems with structured process, and the types of informal practices that were adopted by internal communities in spite … Read more
For an overview of CMS for a non-technical audience, try James Robertson’s excellent site:http://www.steptwo.com.au/ Also try: http://www.designit.com.au/articles/rebuilding_gradlink
We will be scheduling a CITI training for CBs and CBOs in Brooklyn this spring. The date is dependent upon the number of participants. Training will include basic GIS principles, GIS desktop software and tips for making your own maps. Contact us at citi@mas.org if you would like to participiate. Additional information about the CITI … Read more
Discussion of GoogleMaps has been lively on my User Interface design lists. Overall ratings for Google Maps are good, but I have problems with the way they locate places based on search. GoogleMapshttp://maps.google.com/Posters say they like that you can drag the map and that the directions appear to be more accurate than MapQuest or Yahoo! … Read more
February 9, 2005, Municipal Art SocietyCITI map technicians Earl Dunn and Marcus Sheftall from Bushwick
IA/UX events listings http://www.adaptivepath.com/events/http://www.nngroup.com/events/http://www.uie.com/events/http://louisrosenfeld.com/presentations/http://www.iasummit.org/2005/http://www.humanfactors.com/training/default.aspwww.usability.gov/events/index.htmlInformation
The South Jersey Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Societywill be hosting a mini-conference on April 28 & 29, 2005, entitled“Mini-Conference on Human Factors in Complex Sociotechnical Systems.”This event will be held at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC), located near the AtlanticCity International Airport, New Jersey. The mini-conference is … Read more
From aifia.org: AIfIA sponsors conferences and events helping to build the practice ofinformation architecture. Learn more about AIfIA’s sponsorship programat http://aifia.org/pg/ia_events_sponsorship.php#000247 ***********September 30, 2004 — AIfIA will sponsor Metadata for Interoperabilityin the Global Corporate Environment, a pre-conference for the DC-2004International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. The one-day pre-conference program takes place on October … Read more
I love finding crossroads where my interests in usability and mapping meet. In Happy Birthday Stop Sign, Eric Reiss discusses the birth and standardization of the ubiquitous stop sign.
