Boxes and Arrows: The Devil's in the Wireframes came at the right time. I've been thinking about wireframes, and more and more I think they should not be used by people who work in0house, and perhaps not by consultants either. At all.

Sketches, paper prototypes, etc maybe.... but only maybe. Why would you design, but take away the tools that lend clarity to your message such as color and font? Why make the layout do all the work/ Why not leave layout to the one who will combine it with color, font and more: the visual/graphic/interface designer?

Is the wireframe an atrocity whose time has come to be booted out of the development cycle? I'm beginning to think yes.

From Report slams Web personalization | CNET News.com

""Given flexible, usable navigation and search, Web site visitors will be more satisfied with their experiences and will find fewer barriers to the profitable behavior sought by site operators," according to the report published Tuesday. "In fact, good navigation can replace personalization in most cases.""

New catch phrase: ITIAS

nope, not catchy enough. Still how often do peopel come up with outrageous solutions to simple problems? Sigh.