SIGIA-L Mail Archives: SIGIA-L: Info Architects
SIGIA-L: Info Architects
From: Charles Dowdell (crd_at_pt.com)
Date: Tue Apr 18 2000 - 13:00:05 EDT
A number of years ago I took a course at Rochester Institute of Technology
called 20th Century Information Design. During this course I discovered
what I believed to be the future, "Information Architecture". In
particular, I was captivated by thoughts by Richard Saul Wurman, Will
Burtin and many others. I have been following these visions since.
I eagerly anticipated the "Defining Information Architecture" conference in
Boston and was pleased with the information and turnout.
My main question remains unanswered however,
**If the title "Information Architect" is to endure, how can we prevent the
title from being watered down. How can the title and function be protected
from casual and trendy use?**
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http://www.rit.edu/~932www/UGrad/UGradCat/courses/interdis/cdm.html
http://www.ted.com/
http://design.rit.edu/DAO/designers/willburtin.html
http://cccw.adh.bton.ac.uk/schoolofdesign/MA.COURSE/LBurtin.html
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Charlie Dowdell, PhD in Progress.
crd_at_pt.com
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