jarango

I provide information architecture, user experience design, and interaction design services to organizations all over the world. I also founded BootStudio, one of the first web consultancies in Central America.

I’m an active member of the global IA/UX community, and strive to build bridges between designers, clients, and users from different cultures.

About my career:

• I’ve been producing websites since 1995.
• I’ve led web teams in my home country of Panama, the US, and the UK.
• I’m the managing editor of Boxes and Arrows, an online magazine about design.
• I’m UXnet’s local ambassador for Central America.
• I serve on the board of directors of The Information Architecture Institute.
• I’m the program chair for the 2008 IDEA conference.

My resumé (35Kb .pdf)

Elsewhere:

• My personal blog—Occasional posts about IA, UX, and personal matters.
• Infotectura—A blog about IA and UX, in Spanish.
• That Word—Suggest alternative definitions for words and vote for your favorites! (A semantic toy.)
• Design Across Cultures—A blog about cross-cultural design. Seldom updated these days.
• Slideshare—Presentations
• del.icio.us—Bookmarks
• Flickr—Photos
• Amazon—Wishlist
• Twitter—Stream of consciousness
• Friendfeed—Ask me if you want access

I’m also on Facebook. Look me up; if I know you I’ll add you as a friend.

Contact:

jarango at jarango dot com

“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add,
but when there is nothing left to take away.”—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry