Designing Change: Cleaning out your closet with IA

Information Architecture used to just be for the tech world, but today you can look around and see IA applied everywhere. Marketing campaigns, your favorite television series, even Times Square uses aspects of Information Architecture to guide its 'users.'

On March 31st, #DesigningChange will take a look at how anyone can apply Information Architecture to their lives.

Whether you're building a website, fixing a workflow, writing a proposal, planning an event, or putting together a business plan, how you organize information and guide people through and to your message can be the maker or breaker of a project.

Come and join us at Livestream Public and learn some of the basics of IA, and how to start tackling your mess - whatever that may be. If you can't make the event, make sure to tune in and watch (http://new.livestream.com/LivestreamPublic/DesigningChange). Thanks to Livestream, we'll be streaming (http://new.livestream.com/LivestreamPublic/DesigningChange) on their site starting at 7PM!

When: Tuesday March 31st, 2015

6:30 PM- 9:00 PM

Our panel will begin at 7!

LOCATION UPDATE!

Where: Livestream Public

195 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237

It's right by Radish Lab, so you don't have to change your travel plans!

It's going to be a great night, and we can’t wait to see you!

• The #DesigningChange Team

PANEL

For over 15 years, Donna Lichaw (http://www.greatnorthelectric.com/) has helped businesses such as Atlantic Records, Citi, Bloomberg, Seamless, Apartment Therapy, and WNYC to create, launch, and innovate digital products, campaigns, and services. Emphasizing a unique mix of storytelling, design strategy, and product development, she drives teams to think big and get measurable results by starting small: story first.

In addition to running her product strategy and consulting practice (http://www.greatnorthelectric.com/), she is on the adjunct faculty at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City. Donna is currently writing a book for Rosenfeld Media (http://www.greatnorthelectric.com/storylines/) about using narrative architecture to design successful products and services.

Abby Covert (http://abbytheia.com/) is an independent information architect living and working in New York City. She specializes in delivering a collaborative information architecture process and teaching those that she works with along the way.

She speaks and writes under the pseudonym Abby the IA, focusing on sharing information architecture content with those working within the design and technology communities. She is the author of "How to Make Sense of Any Mess" a book about information architecture for everybody.

Abby teaches information architecture at The School of Visual Arts and General Assembly NYC. She is the current president of the Information Architecture Institute, a global non-profit membership organization focused on empowering IA leadership, currently serving members in 73 countries.

A few thank yous...

This month's Designing Change meetup is being produced in partnership with Livestream and hosted at Livestream Public (http://www.livestream.nyc/). Find out more about Livestream Public and go check out some more of their awesome events!

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We would also like to thank General Assembly Hub (https://hub.generalassemb.ly/) for their help in promoting us. Hub (http://bit.ly/designingchange) helps you discover the best events in tech, business, and design. All events featured on Hub are vetted by community curators and tailored to your career interests.

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