I'm not a definitions guy so don't take this as support of keeping all
these terms around.
I do, however, work with a lot of different people who use specific
terms to explain what they do AND other people that need to understand
them.
So I need a simple, concise way to explain things.
For me that has been:
Information architecture defines the structure of information (which
can exist in many formats).
Interaction design enables people to manipulate and contribute to that
information.
Visual design communicates these possibilities to people and creates
affinity to them (desirability).
User experience design is the summation of these considerations.
Just thought I'd throw that into this discussion.
thanks~
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