[webproducers] Re: Web producer career trajectory
- From: "Tony Zeoli" <tonyzeoli@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: webproducers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:01:28 -0400
IxDA.org is a good discussion group for IA. There's an IA meetup in New York
City (tonight actually) through Meetup.com. Also, there are a few IA
resources online, like the IAInstitute.org. Check Konigi.com for content and
guidance on best practices. They actually sell IA sketch pads designed
specifically for IA designers.
Here is a partial list of stuff I've come across. Don't have time to put a
full list together, but you'll get the idea. This should be enough to get
you started.
Of course, O'Reilly publishes lots of IA books. There's Information
Architecture for the World Wide Web and Jesse James Garret's Elements of
User Experience that is a good resource too.
*Software:*
Omnigraffle
Visio
Concept Draw
Axure
*SaaS*
http://www.gliffy.com
http://writemaps.com/
http://www.jumpchart.com
http://www.protoshare.com
*Blogs:*
http://www.gravity7.com
http://www.urlgreyhot.com
http://uxmatters.com/index.php
http://designative.info/
*Conferences:*
http://www.designbyfire.nl/2008/
*Resources*
http://adaptivepath.com/events/training/complete/files.php
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?GuiPrototypingTools
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On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Lauren Larson <llarson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is an interesting conversation. I am also a web producer (not a
> content
> producer)...and have always been interested in UI, usability, user
> experience and IA, but never really considered it as an alternative career
> path. How would one go about getting experience in IA that would lead to
> job/career opportunities. Most of us have naturally fallen into the web
> production realm without any formal training, but have things changed?
> Where
> woudl one begin today if they wanted to persue a career in IA, usability,
> etc...Of course books and blogs are a great resource for starters.
> All thoughts appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> Lauren
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Tony Zeoli <tonyzeoli@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > The next logical step would be Executive Producer, but I think that role
> > has
> > been merged into Director level positions.
> > I would say that if you might want to look at Information Architecture or
> > User Experience Design as a logical career path. We're starting to get to
> > the point that sites are so complex, information designers are critical
> to
> > the process. That's the direction I've gone in. I think anyone who has
> any
> > history in web development are moving to that track, as its seen as more
> of
> > a long term profession than producing content, which is increasingly
> being
> > delegated to lower level employees. The thought leaders are working on
> the
> > architecture while the producers are simply just producing content that's
> > being handed to them. Or, they are being put into roles in Product
> > Development, which means that you might define the requirements to an
> > Information Architect, who will create wireframes out of your concepts.
> > Plus, in a world of social media, the producer's job is minimized by UGC
> > content.
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> > On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Rose, Caryn-Amy <crose@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm interested in other producers' thoughts on the career path of being
> > > a Web producer -- I've been moving to bigger and more complex projects
> > > since starting Web project management in '99, and to larger more
> complex
> > > organizations, with larger teams and vendor systems involved. Now it
> > > seems as though to grow further I would need to jump into another
> track,
> > > such as management/director/CIO.
> > >
> > > Do you have thoughts or experience (or dreams) to share on where a Sr.
> > > Web Producer logically advances next?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > -- Caryn-Amy
> > >
> > > Caryn-Amy Rose
> > > Senior Web Producer - Journal Watch
> > > www.jwatch.org
> > >
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