Job titles

Article — 9 April 2025 — 2,620 words

The pain in a name — Is information architecture right to call itself architecture?

Architecture — Information architecture — Technology

I have long felt uneasy about modern occupations associating themselves with high-status traditional professions. This has been brought into sharp focus for me since I started a role last year focusing heavily on information architecture, to the annoyance of my wife Alex, who is an actual architect.

Article — 8 August 2024 — 733 words

Find your dream job by letting go of the title

Content design — Information architecture — User experience — User research

Work: Scottish Government

Every discipline feels hard done by in the current climate. But looking beyond your own discipline could help you get your next role.

Article — 27 June 2018 — 739 words

UX psychology and other skeuomorphic job titles

Technology — User experience

Sometimes we have had to use metaphors from the physical world that help explain what’s going on in digital. But take things too far and it becomes counter-productive.