Recently a question was posed on LinkedIn asking the difference between a designer, an engineer, and an architect. A succinct response was as follows:
Designer - maps the end result the user will experience
Architect - decides which frameworks and methods to use to achieve the desired result
Engineer - develops the solution using best practices within [...]
Filed under: Information Architecture, Web Business, Web Design on August 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
Atlanta, GA – (June 21, 2008) – Sherpa! Web Studios, Atlanta’s leading digital experience marketing firm (sherpawebstudios.com), proudly announces the launch of Cbeyond® PartnerAccess — the new website portal for Cbeyond’s partners and resellers.
Cbeyond PartnerAccess (cbeyondpartners.net) enables partners to maximize their partnership with Cbeyond by more effectively managing their customer accounts. Partners can use [...]
Filed under: Accessibility, Announcements, Atlanta Web Design, Behind the Scenes, Information Architecture, Interface Design, Marketing Strategy, Press Releases, User Experience, Web Business, Web Design on June 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
One of our clients, Cbeyond, recently shared a success story with us. The internal team that worked on the recent Cbeyond PartnerAccess project received a prestigious internal team award for ” demonstrating operational excellence on a major initiative with significant impact to the company.”
And it was well deserved. Cbeyond PartnerAccess is Cbeyond’s [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Atlanta Web Design, Behind the Scenes, Information Architecture, Interface Design, Press Releases, User Experience, Web Business on May 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
I greatly appreciate graphical visualizations that make data-rich information look simple and elegant. Several years ago I attended a seminar presented by Edward Tufte seminar, Professor Emeritus at Yale University, where he taught courses in statistical evidence, information design, and interface design. Tufte has been hailed as “The Leonardo da Vinci of [...]
Filed under: Information Architecture, Usability, User Experience, Web Design on July 30th, 2007 | No Comments »
The field of interactive design once only required someone had working knowledge of the “web”. They were called “web designers” and you often heard of someone’s nephew or neice willing to do it for drinking money. Now, true interactive design requires a level of focus that few truly master. Thinking about it, I don’t think you can ever really master interactive design. Consider the following:
Filed under: Emerging Technology, Information Architecture, Usability, User Experience on January 24th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
