Jorge Arango on Architecting Experiences
Surfacing
English - August 25, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsTechnology Business Marketing userexperience design digitalgovernance technology webdesign Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode of Surfacing, co-hosts Lisa Welchman and Andy Vitale speak to information architect and educator Jorge Arango. This episode saw a discussion of digital ethics and the roles that designers, business leaders, policymakers, and ethicists play in keeping digital spaces safe. Jorge considers the responsibilities associated with architecting online experiences and offers insight into the dynamics that come with the long arc of technological innovation.
About Jorge Arango
Jorge Arango is an information architect and strategic designer based in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. In his consulting practice, Jorge partners with product, design, and innovation leaders to create digital places that make people smarter. He has designed information environments for all types of organizations, ranging from developing world non-profits to Fortune 500 corporations.
Jorge is a frequent speaker at global UX conferences. He is the author of Living in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places (Two Waves Books, 2018) and co-author of Information Architecture for the Web and Beyond (O’Reilly Media, 2015). He has also served the global UX community as president and director of the Information Architecture Institute, and as thematic director of the first World IA Day. Besides his consulting practice, Jorge is also an adjunct professor in the Interaction Design program at the California College of the Arts (CCA).
Jorge’s Personal Links
Books
Living in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places by Jorge Arango
Information Architecture for the Web and Beyond by Lou Rosenfeld, Peter Morville & Jorge Arango
Topics Discussed
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Platform for the Ethics and Politics of Technology (University of Amsterdam)