I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility. From this perspective, I am very much an optimist.
I'm an Associate Experience Director at Razorfish in New York City. I have over a dozen years experience as both an information architect and content strategist. I also teach an Introduction to Information Architecture & Design workshop at the School of Visual Arts.

In March, I gave my presentation "Everything Is Not Important" at SXSW in Austin, TX

I'll be teaching my Introduction to Information Architecture & Design workshop at SVA this summer.
My recent article on how to break into the field of information architecture on Onward Search
Recent Writing & Presentations
- SXSW 2013: Twitter, Transparency, and Data Storytelling, Scatter/Gather, Mar 21, 2013
- Summary: Everything Is Not Important, Scatter/Gather, Mar 15, 2013
- Presentation: Everything Is Not Important, SXSW, Mar 9, 2013
- Interview: SXSW 2013 Q&A: Robert Stribley, Scatter/Gather, Jan 22, 2013
- Information Architecture: A Guerilla Guide to Breaking In, Onward Search Blog, Aug 27, 2012
- To Tweet, Perchance to Dream: Dismissing Three Twitter Myths, Scatter/Gather, Feb 28, 2012
- I Was a Twenty something Gay Basher, BJUnity, Feb 10, 2012
- Interview: SXSW 2012 Q&A: Matthew Diffee, Scatter/Gather, Feb 2, 2012
- Autofail: How Apple's Autocorrect Teaches Bad English, Scatter/Gather, Oct 7, 2011
- How Egypt Got Her Voice Back, Scatter/Gather, Feb 7, 2011
- Your Content Is Showing, Scatter/Gather, Dec 30, 2010
- Robosketching for the People, Scatter/Gather, Oct 15, 2010
- A Bah-Bah-Bah Blog Blunder? Scatter/Gather, July 22, 2010
- Cheaper Than a Bag of Popcorn, Scatter/Gather, Mar 18, 2010
Awards
- WWD.com - min online - Best of the Web: Design
- EMC.com - Best Information Services Website and Best Technology Website
- Wachovia Intranet - The Nielsen Norman Group - Ten Best Intranets of the Year
- South Carolina Fiction Project, 2000 - For my short story "Daddy Buys a Buick"
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Mini Beer Documentary: Pied Piper IPA, Gill's Tavern, Gill, MA https://t.co/Y422D9Y3y2
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Razorfish is looking for: Creative Director, Emerging Experiences http://t.co/5W6492X4tz #job
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Trouble Will Find Me FTW http://t.co/INF1xDiVrW
