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2003 Interviews

Talking About the Elements of User Experience An Interview with Jesse James Garrett (Author of The Elements of User Experience) (10-Feb-2003)
Web Site Optimization An Interview with Andy King, author of Speed Up Your Site: Web Site Optimization (5-Feb-2003)

2002 Interviews

The Dynamic Duo of Information Architecture An Interview with Peter Morville (President, Semantic Studios) and Lou Rosenfeld (Louis Rosenfeld, LLC) (18-Oct-2002)
Improving Business Through User-Centered Design An Interview with User Centered Design Innovators Scott Isensee, Carol Righi and Karel Vredenburg (1-Aug-2002)
About the Blogosphere An interview with John Hiler, editor of Microcontent News (22-June-2002)
AmphetaDesk and the Adventures of Morbus Iff An interview with Kevin Hemenway, creator of AmphetaDesk (18-June-2002)
Usability in Hong Kong An interview with Daniel Szuc, a usability professional in Hong Kong (4-Feb-2002)

2001 Interviews

Dave's Quick Search Deskbar An interview with Dave Bau, the wizard behind Dave's Quick Search Deskbar (27-Oct-2001)
The Austin Chapter of the UPA An interview with Kerrie Green, the President of the Austin chapter of the UPA (20-Oct-2001)
The Face of Information Architecture An interview with Christina Wodtke, the mighty woman behind Elegant Hack (6-Oct-2001)
Painless Software Management An interview with Joel Spolsky, the wizard behind Joel on Software (31-July-2001)
The Gift of Grey An interview with Noah Grey, the Genius behind Greymatter (31-July-2001)
The Usability of Usability An interview with Jared Spool, of User Interface Engineering (25-July-2001)
The Glassdog Barks An interview with Lance Arthur, the man behind Glassdog (17-July-2001)
Understanding the Art and Science of Web Design An interview with Jeffrey Veen, author of The Art and Science of Web Design (27-June-2001)
True Simplicity: Krug-o-rama! An interview with Steve Krug, author of Don't Make Me Think (25-June-2001)
Understanding the VA HyperFAQ An interview with Basil White of the Department of Veterans Affairs (29-May-2001)
What Stinks About Computer Products? An interview with Michael Horowitz of ComputerGripes.com (9-Feb-2001)
Usability at Women.com - Part II A follow up interview with Bill Skeet, Director of Network Architecture at Women.com (28-Jan-2001)
Usability at Women.com An interview with Bill Skeet, Director of Network Architecture at Women.com (20-Jan-2001)

2000 Interviews

The Intersection of Information Architecture and Usability an interview with Alison J. Head, founder of Alison J. Head & Associates (24-Nov-2000)
Writing About Technology an interview with Dan Gillmor, Technology Columnist for the San Jose Mercury News (5-Nov-2000)
Inside Logicept an interview with Jaron Rubenstein, Director of Technology at Logicept (30-July-2000)
Trashy Supermarket Tabloid Memories an interview memory researcher, Dr. James Lampinen (19-June-2000)
Animation, Titan A.E., and Usability an interview with Animation Wizard, Mayo Tirado (31-May-2000)
XML: What You Need to Know an interview with XML wizard, Simon St. Laurent (26-March-2000)
The Myth of the Stupid User (Revisited) another interview with Gerry Gaffney of Information & Design (8-February-2000)
The Myth of the Stupid User an interview with Gerry Gaffney of Information & Design (1-February-2000)
Who is Jakob Siegel? an interview with Mr. Vincent Flanders, the Force behind Web Pages That Suck. (25-Jan-2000)
An Inside View of Fatbrain's eMatter an interview with Judy Kirkpatrick, Vice President and General Manager of Fatbrain's eMatter. (12-Jan-2000)
A Potpourri of Thoughts from an Intelligent Internet Consultant an interview with Mr. David Strom, President of David Strom, Inc. (6-Jan-2000)

1999 Interviews

Thinking Beyond Web Usability an interview with Dr. Donald Norman, President of UNext Learning Systems. (19-Dec-99)
In the Trenches with a Weblog Pioneer an interview with the force behind eatonweb, Brigitte F. Eaton. (29-Nov-99)
The Human Behind Robot Wisdom an interview with the power behind Robot Wisdom, Jorn Barger. (27-Sept-99)
An Inside View of Epinions an interview with Epinions' Chief Technical Officer, Guha! (27-Sept-99)
A Deep Understanding of the Customer Experience an interview with the Founder and President of Creative Good, Mark Hurst. (17-Sept-99)
Web Usability: Past, Present, and Future an interview with the supreme guru of web usability, Dr. Jakob Nielsen of the Nielsen Norman Group and useit.com (22-Aug-99)
The Stranglehold of the Priesthood Has Been Broken an interview with Bruce "Tog" Tognazzini, of AskTog (2-Aug-99)
Tomalak's Realm: The Best Strategic Web Design News Available an interview with Lawrence Lee, publisher of Tomalak's Realm (2-Aug-99)
Take a Ride on the Cluetrain an interview with Chistopher Locke and David Weinberger, two of the four Cluetrain Manifesto developers (i.e., cool dudes). (7-July-99)
Information Architecture Revealed! an interview with Louis Rosenfeld, co-founder and president of Argus Associates. Louis is also co-author of the best-selling Internet book, Information Architecture for the World Wide Web. (25-May-99)
Web Marketing Research an interview with Tim Lee, director of research and editor of WebCMO. (25-May-99)
Killer Resource: The HCI Bibliography an interview with Gary Perlman, Director of the HCI Bibliography Project (14-May-99)
Improving the User Interface an interview with Aaron Marcus, President of Aaron Marcus and Associates, Inc. (28-Apr-99)
Spool Vision: An Eye on User Data an interview with Jared Spool, Founding Principal of User Interface Engineering (12-Apr-99)
The Facts About Repetitive Strain Injuries an interview with Scott Wright, Webmaster and Primary Caretaker of the Typing Injury FAQ (22-March-99)
Interaction Design: The Guru Speaks an interview with Alan Cooper, President of Cooper Interaction Design. (16-March-99)
Web Usability and NetObjects Fusion an Interview with Daniel Will-Harris, the force behind eFuse. (16-March-99)
Snapshot of a Usability Warrior an interview with Keith Instone, publisher and Webmaster of the popular Usable Web usability site. (7-Feb-99)
CGI and Web Site Interactivity an interview with BigNoseBird's, Mr. Bruce Gronich (14-Jan-99)
Visual Design and Web Site Creation an interview with visual design expert, Lynda Weinman (12-Jan-99)
No More Broken Links! an interview with George Bray, CEO of LinkAlarm, Inc. (6-Jan-99)

1998 Interviews

Associate Programs Unleashed! an interview with Allan Gardyne publisher of the Associate Programs Directory (26-Dec-98)
JavaScript and Web Site Usability an interview with Mr. Danny Goodman, the author of the best-selling JavaScript Bible, 3rd Edition (20-Oct-98)
Writing for the Web and Creating Effective Online Content an interview with Amy Gahran, editor and publisher of Contentious (20-Oct-98)
Eye Tracking and the Internet an interview with cognitive psychologist, Dr. Albrecht Inhoff (28-Sept-98)
Behind the Scenes Look @ Web Hosting, an Interview with Web hosting expert, Mr. Travis Burnside (21-Sept-98)
The Scoop on Promoting Your Web Site, an interview with Web site promotion specialist, Mr. Joshua Reimer (13-Sept-98)
Vision, Reading and Computer Users an interview with distinguished optometrist, Dr. Gary J. Williams (31-Aug-98)