December 20, 2021

I Thought It Meant “Dis I Like”

It’s been a little over a month since YouTube removed public dislike counts on all videos. Soon after this pronouncement, I noticed an interesting phenomenon begin to occur in the comments sections of YouTube videos. Users started making their own “dislike buttons.” Other users simply left one word comments that said… you guessed it. As Continue reading

Categories: Culture, Information Architecture

Tags: YouTube
December 13, 2021

My Top Songs of 2021 (According to Spotify)

I had fun writing about my favorite songs of 2020, so I wanted to do the same thing for this year. Same rules as last time: The ranking is determined by my personal Spotify Wrapped 2021 playlist I will only count songs released in 2021 Only one song allowed per artist One problem – as Continue reading

Categories: Music
August 15, 2021

Thoughts on WIAD Rebrand 2021

Towards the end of July, I received an email from the newly created WIAD Organizer Alumni newsletter. I learned that the Global Board is looking for input into a rebranded name and tagline, since both the event and the nonprofit entity behind it exist as separate but identically named entities. The email linked to a Continue reading

Categories: Information Architecture

Tags: World IA Day
August 15, 2021

The Design of Understanding

Last month I visited my family in America for the first time in quite a while. I didn’t bring any books with me so that I might instead read something from my stateside shelf. Richard Saul Wurman’s Information Architects immediately stood out. I hadn’t actually read it cover-to-cover until then. With many of its 232 Continue reading

Categories: Information Architecture, Reading

Tags: Information Architects, Richard Saul Wurman
July 30, 2021

Stuck in My Head: BIA – WHOLE LOTTA MONEY

I didn’t expect this track to stay with me for so long, but since it’s been over a week since I’ve been humming lyrics about putting on my jewelry simply to visit the bodega, I decided it’s time to write about BIA’s “WHOLE LOTTA MONEY.” The two-note sub bass line takes care of the hard-hitting, Continue reading

Categories: Music

Tags: Stuck in My Head