Date:
Fri, March 16, 2007 12:45:10 PMFrom:
Boxes and Arrows updates
Subject:
Boxes and Arrows: everything old is new again
Hello True Believers! We've got a geek-tastic issue for you this week! Come all you data-adoring user-centric inventors of a new universe, and check it out!
== NEW STORIES ==
Content Analysis Heuristics
by Fred Leise
Many Web professionals consider content inventories critical parts of most projects. Are there certain specific things to look for during a content inventory? Fred Leise definitely thinks so. He proposes a set of content analysis heuristics and discusses how to utilize each one.
[http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/content-analysis]
Deep Context
by Jorge Arango
Most IA tools and methods focus on the users and the content being developed for websites. Jorge Arango uses the ideas from anthropologist Edward Hall as a starting point to dig deep into the idea of context, its variations, and the impacts on how people interpret information.
[http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/deep-context]
== NEW JOBS ==
Interaction Designer at Digitas in Boston
[http://jobs.boxesandarrows.com/jobs/89]
Front-end Developer at Convio in Austin, TX or Berkely, CA
[http://jobs.boxesandarrows.com/jobs/88]
Staff Front-end Developer at Convio in Austin, TX or Berkeley, CA
[http://jobs.boxesandarrows.com/jobs/87]
User Experience Designer at Upoc Networks, Inc. - A Dada Company in New York City
[http://jobs.boxesandarrows.com/jobs/86]
Computer Scientist / Human Factors Specialtist at U.S. Census Bureau in Washington, DC
[http://jobs.boxesandarrows.com/jobs/85]
Firmware Engineer at Logitech in Fremont, CA
[http://jobs.boxesandarrows.com/jobs/84]
Interaction Designer, Y! Messenger at Yahoo! in Sunnyvale, CA
[http://jobs.boxesandarrows.com/jobs/83]
User Experience Architect at Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. in Boston area-Malden, MA or Boca Raton, FL
[http://jobs.boxesandarrows.com/jobs/82]
== NEW EVENTS ==
PhillyCHI March Meeting - Kip Voytek - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - March 29 2007
Kip Voytek of R/GA will present 'Knowing Smirks & Grins of Delight' - a presentation discussing how interaction design must create an emotional connection with users in order to meet clients' needs.
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/188]
Where is the DESIGN in our Design Process? - New York, New York, USA - March 22 2007
An IxDA Community Discussion
Thursday, March 22, 6:30 p.m.
Location: Midtown Manhattan
Full details provided on RSVP (e-mail nyc-rsvp@ixda.org)
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/187]
Body Mind Spirit Festival - Warren, Michigan, USA - April 28 2007
Saturday April 28th at the Macomb Sports and Expo Center.
14550 E. 12 Mile Road, Warren, Michigan 48088.
Admission $6.00. Free Parking. Printable $1.00 Off coupon at www.phenomenews.com
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/185]
Institute of Design Strategy Conference 2007 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - May 17 2007
An annual international executive forum addressing how businesses can use design to explore emerging opportunities, solve complex problems, and achieve lasting strategic advantage,
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/152]
Persuasive 07 - Stanford, California, USA - April 26 2007
Second International Conference on Persuasive Technology
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/151]
Topic Maps 2007 - Oslo, Norway - March 20 2007
Learn about how the ISO Topic Maps standard is being applied around the world to solve problems of information management, knowledge management and systems integration.
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/147]
From Business to Buttons - Malm�, Sweden - June 14 2007
From Business to Buttons is a two day conference offering insights and methods in how to create positive effects for the business and for society when designing Information Technology.
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/146]
Mobile TV World Forum - London, United Kingdom - June 11 2007
Over 1000 visitors anticipated to attend
Joint networking area and exhibition with the Digital Radio Show
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/136]
IPTV World Forum Eastern Europe - Prague, Czech Republic - May 15 2007
IPTV World Forum Eastern Europe 2007 will consider the current Pay TV markets in the region and the strategies of major players in terms of digital migration
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/135]
An Event Apart Boston 2007 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - March 26 2007
Join Eric Meyer, Jeffrey Zeldman and guests Steve Krug, Dan Cederholm, Molly Holzschlag, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Cameron Moll, Ethan Marcotte, and Jason Santa Maria for two days of design and code.
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/129]
IA Summit 2007 - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - March 22 2007
The Information Architecture Summit is a premier gathering place for discussion about information architecture. Everyone who touches on IA is welcome to share and learn.
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/127]
IIID Vision Plus 12 - Schwarzenberg Vorarlberg, Austria - July 05 2007
IIID Vision Plus 12 at Schwarzenberg:
Information Design -
Achieving Measurable Results
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/126]
UPA 2007 - Austin, Texas, USA - June 11 2007
Patterns: Blueprints for Usability
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/64]
TEDGLOBAL "Africa: the next chapter" - Arusha, Tanzania - June 04 2007
The 50 speakers are all doing something valuable for Africa's future. Their voices will inspire. And their ideas will spread.
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/63]
CHI 2007 - San Jose, California, USA - April 28 2007
Reach beyond
[http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/62]
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