IA & UX Meetup

I attended the Seattle Information Architecture & User Experience Meetup this week. This was my third time to this monthly event. It's a great group of IA and UX folks, ranging from students in UW's MSIM program to professionals in a variety of related fields. This time I was pleased to meet Andrew of Mastadon Labs, a Seattle website design agency. It wasn't until he mentioned karaoke that it clicked -- I was already following him on Twitter. I remembered the enthusiasm for karaoke that frequently shows up in his Twitter feed. Great to meet you, Andrew!

I also spent some time talking to an MSIM student named Rachel. I'm not sure how we ended up talking about lava and Hawaii's volcanoes, but it was a great conversation! I wish I'd found out more about her site so I could link to it here. Well, next time. Good luck to her and the other students working on their MSIM or MLIS.

If you're an information professional of any kind, I recommend checking out this meetup. As I mentioned, attendees come from quite a variety of fields, and it's interesting to hear different perspectives on information management and user experience. Plus, it's now being held at Piecora's Pizza, so there's plenty of yummy stuff to eat while you chat!