In preparation for migration of content to a new CMS the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) engaged Adam Ungstad for his expertise in information architecture and content strategy to make their web content more relevant, readable and understandable. In the initial phases of the project Ungstad completed an inventory of selected sub sites within the www.wmo.int domain […]
I am very proud to have been invited to speak at World Information Architecture Day (WIAD) in Zurich this coming February 21, 2015. World Information Architecture Day is the brainchild of the Information Architecture Institute, and the idea behind the day is that different cities across the world simultaneously host a day of celebration of […]
In April 2013 I had the pleasure of speaking on User Experience at the for the WordPress Geneva group. The presentation covers some universal principles and design patterns of User Experience (UX) Design, and provides information on how to implement them using the WordPress platform. I received really positive feedback on the presentation, and would like to thank everyone […]
The problem with the category “Related Articles” is that it is a synonym for “Miscellaneous.” To be more effective the term should state how the other articles are related – such as “More Sushi Cook Books” or “More General Electric Stoves Under $1000.” Stating the relationship of something with suggested items makes the suggestions more […]
Today I had the pleasure of visiting the University of Laussane, Switzerland to see an exhibit on Hungarian architect Yona Friedman, called the Genesis of a Vision. I’m certainly no expert on Mr. Friedman’s work, but I found the exhibit interesting coming from the perspective of someone who designs space with information. There were a […]
Adam Ungstad was lucky enough to speak at the Information Architecture Summit in New Orleans 2012, tackling the subject of metadata. Slides from the presentation are presented below, and the original session description follows: Metadata provides a foundation for the cross-channel experiences we consume in the dawn of the 21st century by enabling consistency, context […]
From the beginning I was attracted to WordPress as a platform for development not only for it’s ease of use but also for the grassroots community that surrounded it. I attended WordCamp Victoria in January of 2011 and was glad to be able to contribute to the 2012 edition with easy ways to improve […]
Throughout the later half of 2009 I was lucky enough to be a part of the team that created the Province of British Columbia’s first “blogs .” It was an exciting endeavour – it meant using an open-source platform, WordPress, for the first time, and commenting enabled a new tool for citizen engagement, in this case […]