Key Pointe Usability Consulting, Inc. http://www.keypointe.ca User Experience & Information Architecture Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Content Priorities: What is it and why is it useful? http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1784 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1784#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:07:00 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1784 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1784 0 How We Share Knowledge http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1778 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1778#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:48:53 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1778 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1778 0 Learning About Mobile Information Architecture http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1769 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1769#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:46:31 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1769 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1769 0 Content Mapping: Better Connections Between Site Maps and Wireframes http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1693 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1693#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:59:10 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1693 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1693 4 Guiding Others Through the Maze: Working with Stakeholders to Build a Taxonomy http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1713 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1713#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:20:30 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1713 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1713 0 The Basics of Taxonomy Use and Maintenance http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1501 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1501#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:05:51 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1501 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1501 0 Site Maps: What Are They Good For? http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1686 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1686#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:27:35 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1686 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1686 0 What to Say? Responding to Usability Testing Participants http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1677 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1677#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:43:07 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1677 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1677 0 Search: Give It More Thought http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1668 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1668#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:57:55 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1668 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1668 2 UX Facilitation with Limited Resources http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1645 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1645#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:42:34 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1645 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1645 0 Learning More: Basics on User Research and Usability Testing http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1640 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1640#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:03:38 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1640 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1640 1 Facilitating a UX Meeting: Focusing on OARR http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1623 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1623#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:55:44 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1623 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1623 0 “How do you find your clients?”: This IA’s Approach http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1618 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1618#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 15:56:59 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1618 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1618 0 Financial Services – Taxonomy http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1601 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1601#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 22:27:23 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1601 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1601 0 Information Architecture Framework: Practice Is About Behaviour http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1581 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1581#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 16:32:53 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1581 Call Yourself a Practitioner? Prove It." In the article, he challenged us to improve the rigor of our information architecture practice. This website has a blog post about Davis' practice, "Information Architecture Practice Framework." Last night at the Vancouver IA Meetup, we discussed the section "Practice is About Behavior" from the Call Yourself a Practitioner article. It was an interesting discussion: since I run the group and introduced the discussion, I thought the conversation would be more directed. I thought the conversation would lean towards "what I do and what I want to do and what I have a challenge doing as an information architect." ]]> http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1581 0 When to Use A Hierarchical or A Faceted Taxonomy http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1574 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1574#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:46:58 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1574 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1574 0 Social Q&A On Intranets: Promoting Information Sharing http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1565 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1565#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:54:23 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1565 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1565 0 Applying Information Seeking Principles http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1557 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1557#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:13:52 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1557 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1557 1 Information Seeking Fundamentals: An Overview http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1533 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1533#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:57:01 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1533 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1533 0 Information Architecture Practice Framework http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1481 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1481#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:32:30 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1481 Call Yourself a Practitioner? Prove It." and "Framing the Practice of Information Architecture." You might ask why I was so excited to see these articles and I'll tell you. It solidified for me how I've always felt but could not put into words: that IA is not about interaction design (or even wireframes) but is about information organization and strategy.]]> http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1481 0 Card Sorting for Rocky View County http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1472 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1472#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:08:39 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1472 Kathy Hanbury and the card sorting facilitation done by yours truly. In an effort to help us all learn from each other, I thought I'd review how the card sorting went: what I did, how the sessions went, how things could have been improved and what worked.]]> http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1472 0 Metrics: Measuring User Experience, Taxonomy, Usability http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1456 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1456#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:47:54 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1456 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1456 0 User Research & Strategy http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1419 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1419#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:33:43 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1419 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1419 0 Information Architecture http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1422 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1422#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:34:34 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1422 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1422 0 Usability Testing http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1425 http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1425#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:38:13 +0000 Theresa Putkey http://www.keypointe.ca/?p=1425 http://www.keypointe.ca/?feed=rss2&p=1425 0