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"My overall strategy for IA is 3 step process; understanding the problem (note: not merely identifying the problem but really understanding it), find a solution (there may be more than one solution, but there is often only one right solution), and present the solution (a large part of your job as a IA is presenting your work so the client can understand the results)"

"We create the smallest number of wireframes to explore a concept before stopping and reviewing. Does the idea hold up? If so, add on another layer of information and see whether it still stands. If it doesn’t, change direction and explore another route.

"This diagram also begs the question: what is user experience design by itself, those areas that aren’t filled up with other bubbles? I tried to answer some of that in an earlier post, but the short answer is: not much, aside from coordination between the various disciplines, or what used to be called creative direction."

The World as Flatland – Report : Designing universal knowledge

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