Here are links to some of the on-line resources we've found useful (although we don't necessarily endorse these companies or individuals). If you have other links you think we should know about, or if you notice any broken links, please drop us a line.
Opinions/weblogs
Usability
Information architecture
On-line magazines/forums
Professional organizations
Web diagramming tools
Web mapping tools
Content management resources
Statistical tools
Search engine resources
People and places
Opinions/weblogs
Stig Andersen
Danish-language blog from a good friend - a seasoned information architect.
Holger Dahl
Another Danish blog from another friend - a terrific graphic designer.
Jesse James Garrett
Outstanding links, plus some terrific original work.
Sim D’Hertefelt
Sim was a usability architect for Icon Medialab in Belgium, now gone freelance. Great articles with a refreshingly European slant.
Mark Hurst
First-class articles from a first-class mind.
Keith Instone
Rich collection of original articles and presentations. Excellent!
Jason Kottke
San Francisco-based web developer with some interesting observations.
Mike Lee
One of the most creative thinkers around!
Victor Lombardi
The brains behind the ever-popular "Noise Between Stations."
Donna Maurer
Way smart Australian IA who doesn't just blog for the sake of her ego.
Peter Merholz
Good stuff from one of the founders of San Francisco's Adaptive Path.
Lou Rosenfeld
Excellent "bloug" from one of the IA industry's pioneers
Bruce "Tog" Tognazzini
Pioneer Apple developer, now a principal at the Nielsen-Norman Group.
Christina Wodtke
Insightful and entertaining. A classic "must-read."
Usability
Usable Web
Over 1100 great links to usability topics. Also articles by top authors in the field. Unfortunately, the site is no longer being expanded although the links are maintained.
Usability.gov
First-rate source of usability info maintained by the National Cancer Institute.
Usability News
On-line journal of the British HCI Group
Usability Must Die
Hmm...this fellow has a good point
Usability Views
Great links, plus inexpensive e-reports
User Experience Net
Makes connections between UX people and organizations
Jakob Nielsen
The most vocal usability guru on the web.
User Interface Engineering
Usability guru Jared Spool’s site.
Findability.org
If you can't find it, you can't use it! Great site, superb links.
Open Usability
Project to bring open-source developers and usability experts together
WebWord
Interesting usability weblog maintained by John S. Rhodes.
Information architecture
The Information Architecture Institute (formerly the Asilomar Institute)
Excellent, multi-language resource for IA professionals.
Argus Center for Information Architecture
Still on-line but no longer maintained.
Boxes and Arrows
Superb site emphasizing IA and design for digital media.
Evolt
IA and usability forum.
Information architecture tutorial
The title says it all.
Interaction Design Group
Practical tools and other IX resources
SIGIA archives
Special interest group maintained by ASIS&T
Tagsonomy
Facinating blog about tagging, hosted by some heavy-hitters in the IA community
Unified Modelling Language Resource Center
Excellent resource for UML business and application modelling info.
On-line magazines/forums
Business 2.0
One of the best on-line business magazines.
Communication Arts Network
Excellent resource for the graphic-arts industry, including web developers. One of the most beautiful sites around!
Internet Com
Comprehensive portal for Internet professionals.
Journal of Digital Information
Peer-reviewed web journal sponsored by the British Computer Society and the Oxford Press.
Tomalak’s Realm
Links to strategic web-design stories. Updated daily.
Web Developer’s Virtual Library
Extensive on-line resource--mostly technical articles.
Web Monkey
All things web. Superb tutorials in HTML and many other subjects.
Wired
All things cool.
ZDNet
Articles and reviews of hardware and software.
Professional organizations
American Society for Information Science & Technology
The leading organization for information professionals.
American Society of Indexers
Devoted to the advancement of indexing, abstracting, and database building. Superb on-line resources.
Association for Computing Machinery
The world's first educational and scientific computing society. Good special interest group in computer-human interaction (SIG-CHI).
Content Management Professionals
Furthers best practice techniques based on shared experiences of experts and peers.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
Provides information on conferences, meetings, and member services.
SIGCHI.dk
Danish special interest group for computer-human interation.
Society for Environmental Graphic Design
Wayfinding and signage in built environments.
Society for Technology Communications
Organization serving the technical communication profession--writers and designers alike.
Usability Professionals' Association
Professional network for usability practitioners.
Web Analytics Association
Fabulous organization for folks interested in statistics and qualitative analysis.
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
The World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Accessibility Initiative.
Software
Web diagramming tools
Inspiration
The best choice for mixed PC and Mac environments.
Visio
The defacto standard for PC environments.
Flowchart Maker
Mac only.
Smart Draw
Good alternative to Visio in a pure PC environment.
Concept Draw
PC and Mac. Interesting translation feature lets users import Visio files.
Web mapping tools
Powermapper
Reliable mapper for static HTML sites.
Content management resources (CMS)
Clueful Consulting
Excellent directory of both free and commercial CMS products
CMS Watch
Independent source of information and analysis
University of Washington iSchool CMS Evaluation Lab
Just what the title says
Statistical tools
Webtrends
One of the best log packages available.
Adbility
Links to about a dozen other statistical tools.
Net Perceptions
Heavy-duty click-tracking and analysis software.
Search engine resources
Search Tools
Avi Rappoport's fantastic site-search reference.
Search Engine Watch
Outstanding collection of tutorials, articles and other info on every imaginable aspect of search engines.
All Search Engines
Links to 2500 search engines. Terrific resource!
Kartoo.com
An interesting relationship map disguised as a search engine