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My aim in my career is to understand the mechanics of communication on a deeper level. The components of expressing and communicating in several media as well as the elements of creating rewarding experiences are important for me to master--no matter what medium.
Information
I believe that the Information Age is just now starting and that we have been in the Age of Data. This has been characterized by a proliferation of relatively meaningless and useless data that has little impact on our lives. I am dedicated to transforming data into information and then into knowledge and wisdom, as well as teaching others to do the same. These steps begin by understanding the mechanics of organization and presentation. It is also imperative to know which media work well for what kinds of messages: text, sound, voice and music, animation, video, illustrations, photographs, and diagrams, video, and other forms. Using media inappropriately can destroy a message's meaning and impact.
Interface
To me, interface design is the combination of three disciplines: information design, interaction design, and sensorial design. It is not possible to separate this relationship nor ignore their concerns. The goal of all of these processes is clear communication in appropriate forms. This is done by creating compelling experiences and understanding the component of experience.
Interaction
Experience is the place in which knowledge can grow and interaction is the means by which valuable experiences can be created. Knowledge is an experience as opposed to an object; a process more than a thing. Interaction design is a way of comparing and understanding how different kinds of experiences can be developed to support the goals and messages of any communication. My interest is not to focus merely on print, video, and interactive products, but on all experiences since these products and any communications need to compete within the full spectrum of human experience and not merely against interactive television, CD-ROMs, and game cartridges.
Communication
One of the best ways to communicate is through conversations and this is the next step for interactive products to take. It is also something that people must be helped to do well.
Communication is more than merely talking or writing. It is the most important experience with which we live. It is the key to successful business, understanding, and interaction. Good communication is critical to all interaction, whether between two friends, or many strangers. Successful communication relies on literacy with all forms of communication, including, text, images, sounds and music, voice, diagrams, numbers, and video for both producers and consumers. Being able to communicate clearly means being able to choose which medium is most appropriate to the message.
All communication is viral in nature. This is to say that the mechanisms for the creation, transformation, and transmission of all messages are analogous to those for genetic material. There are, in effect, ecologies of information and meaning that are woven into all aspects of our communications, including how we think, store, and retell our thoughts and experiences. It is my current goal to understand these mechanisms in order to build a taxonomy with which to use to create even more successful messages and help others to understand how to communicate better.
To me, this is the new domain. It is a dimension that has been there all along, but one in which I am only now becoming aware of. It is also at the very heart of how we relate and communicate to each other and, I feel, is our next step in evolution.
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