book-in-progress

by dan klyn

this book is for creative people
who're paid to design someone else's
complex systems, structures and experiences.

i'm writing it primarily for web designers and developers, even though the majority of the research behind it is being conducted with architects.

regular-old-architects seem to do a better job than information architects in the schematics-and-models phase of a project. their trade is an ancient one, and i suspect they've learned some things about the creation and use of abstract representations of design intent to secure client buy-in and sign-off.

so i'm going back to the source to find what the librarians forgot to steal from the regular-old-architects.

i'll be looking for and sharing methodologies and practices to better protect us and our designs from that accursed moment late in a project when our clients suddenly comprehend and want to make radical changes to the key aspects of the design.

ultimately, i want to prevent and protect against that moment when a client says those dreaded five words...

 

 

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