Hi guys, So here's my take on IA and IxD, and it's a unifying one that I think represents more of the majority opinion. Of course, pipe up if you think I'm wrong. :)
Information Architecture looks through the lens of product design with a focus on structure, on the "space" side of the space-time continuum. Interaction Design looks through the lens of product design with a focus on behavior, on the "time" side of the space-time continuum. We are sister disciplines when operating in the digital realm, absolutely. If there's silicon, there's near-infinite complexity to mold into order. The object, the structure, the information cannot be useful without its purpose, the behavior, the interaction. So stop any unproductive bickering and recognize that yet again, your perspective on the issue comes from your own personal context and "consensus" is impossible but clarification is. Polite, respectful clarification. As far as working together, I have a practical question for the group coming from my capacity as director of the Conan project. What would people think of soon splitting the IxDA Discussion into various sub-forums, to which you could subscribe/publish/observe etc.? Specifically, one of which could be "Information Architecture". Other potential discussions would be Local Groups and Jobs and someday Events, as well. In the case of an "IA" discussion forum, this could be a place where a typical IxD practitioner with just surface knowledge of IA methods could ask questions and get expert responses. We have some of IA's leading lights in our community, after all. Constructive or unhelpful? I get worried about subdividing the conversation on nearly un-definable grounds; like, IxDA would never want a stand-alone"Prototyping" forum...or would we? Thanks for your thoughts about IxDA IA... ;) Cheers, Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=40789 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
