It wouldn’t be an understatement to say that I’m an Edward Tufte fanboy. I’ve always had a fascination with the visual display of ideas and information, and enjoy exercising my information design muscles whenever I get the chance. A few samples of my work are shown below.
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Web2.0 is a meme that has taken the Internet by storm. But does it mean anything? After doing some research, I concluded that it’s better to think of Web2.0 as an intersection of concepts, rather than any single thing. |
In the course of my leading Sapient’s San Francisco Web development group, I spent some time analyzing the skills within the general practice. Graphics were used to help in group discussions on the subject. |
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A schematic representing the proposed evolution of Sapient’s Web development practice, based on the knowledge spectrum already identified (see above). |
‘Knowledge blocks’ as a simple visual representation of subject matter expertise. Block width and height correspond to knowledge breadth and depth, respectively. |
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A diagram used (within a specific client engagement) to illustrate conceptual differences between e-services, e-business, and e-commerce. |
A schematic illustration of the benefits gained by using e-services to accomplish tasks (“Do-it-yourself e-services”). |
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Possible steps a business would take to evolve towards providing and using e-services. |
An illustration of the three components of a digital media style guide, and how they are related. |
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A diagram to represent the basic processes and structure associated with managing a digital media style guide (see above). |
A visualization of the discovery phase for a client project, showing the groups that would be involved and their degree of involvement over the course of the project phase. |
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An overview of a DHTML navigational system implemented for a client. This diagram shows the visual design and related HTML implementation details. |
Details of DHTML menu functionality for the navigational system shown to the left. |
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A diagram to illustrate the various factors that affect the time required to download a Web page. |
An illustration of the elements of a client-side technical benchmark for a Web site. These benchmarks are a critical part of the design and development process, since they reveal any technical constraints that might affect design. |
