During the closing plenary of the IA Summit on Sunday, Jesse James
Garrett said that “Information Architecture is not a profession …
and neither is Interaction Design … we have and always will be User
Experience Designers”. I’m paraphrasing a little from memory (the
podcast isn’t out yet) - but the gist is there.

I’m a big believer in this viewpoint (and I chaired the IA Summit
last year!). I believe that both IA and IxDA are disciplines or
“fields” - but are inseperable enough that the “job” is User
Experience Designer. This puts the emphasis on the end product rather
than the tools we use to achieve it.

So … i'd be interested in some viewpoints on this, i’ve also set
up itsjustux.org - if you agree then go there and sign the petition
and spread the word.

 - Richard

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