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The Iowa Idea: Jorge Arango
“We need to resist the siren call of the extreme.”
In this episode of The Iowa Idea Podcast, I sit down with Jorge Arango. Jorge is an information architect, author, and educator. He helps design products and services that bring business goals and user needs into alignment. Jorge is the author of Living in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places (released in 2018) and co-author of Information Architecture: For the Web and Beyond. He’s a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at global design conferences. In addition to his design consulting practice, Jorge also writes a blog, hosts a podcast, and teaches systems design in the graduate interaction design program at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.
We explore Jorge’s journey from an architect of buildings to an information architect and a designer of digital systems and applications. We discuss the need for responsible design and why it’s important to be suspicious of extremes, especially in the context of social media.
It was an honor having Jorge join me on the show. I thank him for sharing his time and insights. I hope you enjoy the episode.
About Jorge
Jorge Arango
Information Architect, Author, and Educator
Jorge Arango helps design products and services that bring business goals and user needs into alignment. Over the past twenty-five years, he has architected digital experiences and “made the complex clear” for organizations ranging from non-profits to Fortune-500 corporations. Jorge’s areas of expertise include strategic design direction, conceptual modeling, and navigation design.
Jorge is the author of Living in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places (Two Waves Books, 2018) and co-author of Information Architecture: For the Web and Beyond (O’Reilly Media, 2015). He’s also a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at global design conferences. In addition to his design consulting practice, Jorge also writes a blog, hosts a podcast, and teaches systems design in the graduate interaction design program at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.
Links
Jorge’s site: https://jarango.com
Jorge’s Podcast: https://theinformed.life
Jorge on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jarango
Credits
Episode produced by Spark Consulting Group (www.inspiredbyspark.com) in Iowa City, with support from Executive Podcast Solutions (https://www.executivepodcastsolutions.com/)
The Iowa Idea Podcast music written and performed by Paisley Bible (https://paisleybible.bandcamp.com/).