Lorem Ipsum, UX Portfolios, Thought Leaders and Designing for a Customer Niche

I answer questions about UX, Information Architecture and other topics on Quora. A selection of these answers will be reposted on Medium with occasional, minor editing for clarity. Following are selected questions I answered inĀ August. In a UX Portfolio, can I use lorem ipsum or do I have to use the real text from a … Read more

On UX Deliverables, Accessibility, Education and Portfolios

I answer questions about UX, Information Architecture and other topics on Quora. A selection of these answers will be reposted on Medium with occasional, minor editing for clarity. I answered the following questions inĀ June. Is it worth learning UI or UX design? Do you actually use it to build a product? Answered Jun 30 UX … Read more

The Occasional Mentor: How to Advance as a UX Professional

I answer questions about UX, Information Architecture and other topics on Quora. A selection of these answers will be reposted on Medium with occasional, minor editing for clarity.  One of the things that makes a very good UX designer is developing empathy not just for the user but also for your entire team. Knowing what … Read more

Press Mentions: Broadway World

Noreen Whysel was listed among featured artists at the CUNY Segal Center’s Prelude 2016 announcement: The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Announces PRELUDE 2016 by BWW News Desk 9/22/16 The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY is pleased to announce the full lineup of its thirteenth annual PRELUDE Festival. Dedicated to … Read more

Exploring a 9/11 Geographic Archive

Oral history as a primary source is being revived through initiatives like Story Corps and World Pulse and through improved storage capacity to archive and exhibit personal stories, making it less expensive for even the smallest and least funded groups. We are moving toward an environment where alternative narratives can be both manipulative (alternative facts, … Read more

On UX Deliverables, Hardware and Being a UX Designer and a Fine Artist

I answer questions about UX, Information Architecture and other topics on Quora. A selection of these answers will be reposted on Medium with occasional, minor editing for clarity. I answered the following questions in May. What are the UX design deliverables? Answered May 24 Early in the history is ASIST’s Information Architecture Summit, there was … Read more

Portfolio: IDEF Registry

Client: OASIS/Identity Ecosystem Steering GroupVisit Website My Role I led user testing for the Identity Ecosystem Framework (IDEF) Registry as part of the National Strategy for Trusted Identity in Cyberspace (NSTIC), a White House initiative. The IDEF Registry, a digital identity standard assessment tool, launched its alpha version on June 6, 2016. Because development of the alpha version … Read more

Dreams, Resilience and Making a Difference

Noreen Whysel’s address to the 2017 Initiate Class of the Beta Phi Mu Theta honor society at Pratt Institute School of Information given on May 17, 2017. Slides are available at Google Slides. Thanks to Dean Tula Giannini, Vinette Thomas, Beta Phi Mu initiates, graduates and guests. And especially to Karen Erani for inviting me … Read more

The Best User Experience Education Programs in NYC

I answer questions about UX, Information Architecture and other topics on Quora. A selection of these answers will be reposted on Medium with occasional, minor editing for clarity. What are the best User Experience education programs based in New York? Are there any college accredited programs? Answered Apr 30 NYU has a degree in itsĀ Interactive … Read more

Diversity and Inclusion in Wikipedia: Reflections on IA Summit 2017

IĀ was honored once again to represent Wikipedia at the 2017 Information Architecture Summit team is in Vancouver last month. The IA Summit is an annual conference of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). It was hosted at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver on March 22-26 where I led two Wikipedia sessions. On Saturday afternoon, … Read more