The St. Louis Group for Information Architecture is pleased to announce: Tuesday, January 26, 7 p.m. At the offices of XPLANE; 809 Geyer Avenue (in St. Louis’ historic Soulard neighborhood).

“We will be talking about user-centered design and its relationship to information architecture. Attendees are asked to bring a object to show to the group and explain what makes the object easy/hard to use, what they like/dislike about it, and how the object could be improved. The ‘object’ can be whatever the attendee wishes: an actual physical product, a picture of a product, a screenshot of a website or software application, etc. This meeting is open to all. An informal cocktail hour will follow afterwards at Norton’s. Hope to see you next Tuesday!”

“…IDSA held one of their National ‘DesignAbouts’ in Manhattan, with hosts Symbol Technologies. The conference theme, ‘Innovation,’ attracted about 100 of ID’s best and brightest… A few take-away points: -Simplicity takes ages to master; -Rekindle the loss of childhood imagination with the “mastery of play” as a tactic for innovation; -Sasha says, ‘If you don’t want to see something, open your eyes.’”

“Analogous to the various models used in business to guide strategic planning, quality improvement, problem solving and other activities, there are models to guide creativity and innovation. In this working paper, we will explore the various models for creative thinking that have been suggested in the literature over the past 80 years. We will extract common themes from these various models and present a composite model that integrates these themes.”

“…IDSA held one of their National ‘DesignAbouts’ in Manhattan, with hosts Symbol Technologies. The conference theme, ‘Innovation,’ attracted about 100 of ID’s best and brightest… A few take-away points: -Simplicity takes ages to master; -Rekindle the loss of childhood imagination with the “mastery of play” as a tactic for innovation; -Sasha says, ‘If you don’t want to see something, open your eyes.’”

“In English, time rushes forward. In Mandarin Chinese, it moves down. The past lies above, and the future lies below. So is the mind of a Mandarin speaker different from the mind of an English speaker? The question is one of science’s loaded topics, a politically charged theory with a racist past. But researchers now say they are uncovering proof that it may be true.”

“This is a listing of the most commonly used traffic signs in the United States… Traffic signs are devices placed along, beside, or above a highway, roadway, pathway, or other route to guide, warn, and regulate the flow of traffic, including motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, equestrians, and other travelers.” And here’s the official government Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

“This is a listing of the most commonly used traffic signs in the United States… Traffic signs are devices placed along, beside, or above a highway, roadway, pathway, or other route to guide, warn, and regulate the flow of traffic, including motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, equestrians, and other travelers.” And here’s the official government Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.