Comments on: The CIA http://mauvyrusset.com/2008/01/02/the-cia/ User Experience, the Universe and Everything Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:14:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Roma http://mauvyrusset.com/2008/01/02/the-cia/#comment-67 Roma Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:35:31 +0000 http://mauvyrusset.com/2008/01/02/the-cia/#comment-67 This is great stuff, Richard. When someone asks me if I know you, my new reply will be, "You mean Richard Dalton, the CIA Agent?" ;-) This is great stuff, Richard. When someone asks me if I know you, my new reply will be, “You mean Richard Dalton, the CIA Agent?” ;-)

]]> By: Keith Instone http://mauvyrusset.com/2008/01/02/the-cia/#comment-65 Keith Instone Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:21:04 +0000 http://mauvyrusset.com/2008/01/02/the-cia/#comment-65 I think adding "context" to the name (or at least the definition) of web concepts is a wonderful idea. With the merging and mashing-up and blurrying of so many things in the Internet today, our poor users must have contextual clues to help them stay sane and happy. Sometimes this means just a better focus on the contextual aspects of what we have always done. For example, when working with my IA team, we talk a lot more about contextual navigation than sitewide and local navigation. We always dealt with all 3, now we pay more attention to the contextual (compared to 10 years ago). I am not sure renaming RIA to CIA is the key - and I know that was not your point. I think making sure everyone on the UX team is always conscious of context as a key part of the experience, and designs appropriately, then we will be OK. I think adding “context” to the name (or at least the definition) of web concepts is a wonderful idea. With the merging and mashing-up and blurrying of so many things in the Internet today, our poor users must have contextual clues to help them stay sane and happy.

Sometimes this means just a better focus on the contextual aspects of what we have always done. For example, when working with my IA team, we talk a lot more about contextual navigation than sitewide and local navigation. We always dealt with all 3, now we pay more attention to the contextual (compared to 10 years ago).

I am not sure renaming RIA to CIA is the key – and I know that was not your point. I think making sure everyone on the UX team is always conscious of context as a key part of the experience, and designs appropriately, then we will be OK.

]]> By: Richard http://mauvyrusset.com/2008/01/02/the-cia/#comment-63 Richard Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:30:12 +0000 http://mauvyrusset.com/2008/01/02/the-cia/#comment-63 Yeah, I agree. I didn't mean to imply that we should all start calling them CIAs ;-) Yeah, I agree. I didn’t mean to imply that we should all start calling them CIAs ;-)

]]> By: Jody http://mauvyrusset.com/2008/01/02/the-cia/#comment-62 Jody Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:34:48 +0000 http://mauvyrusset.com/2008/01/02/the-cia/#comment-62 Great thought. I've always thought Rich was too broad and relative a term. Contextual is far more focused and true a label for us the practitioners, but I don't know if it beats Rich for the purposes of 'selling' the concept. Great thought. I’ve always thought Rich was too broad and relative a term. Contextual is far more focused and true a label for us the practitioners, but I don’t know if it beats Rich for the purposes of ’selling’ the concept.

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