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Ang Madsen

Ang Madsen

27 Mar 2023 — 2 min read
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Variability and infrastructure

Variability and infrastructure

Information architecture is not set in stone. Done well, it will live longer than the raw data, which is moving and accumulating through time at the speed of time and the amassing of a quantity of information driven by the quantity of people. But as the data shifts, as our

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There is no AI in here

There is no AI in here

And I truly mean zero. I've done what I can to block AI scraping, build my own graphics, and write every word...often three or three dozen times. 😂 The information architecture is my own (better be, since I consider myself an information architect). I even do my best

By Ang Madsen 17 Dec 2025
We have to care about information

We have to care about information

We're hitting a very scary point in information. We have to care about information. Not caring about information is tantamount to giving up – of saying that nothing matters enough about anything. Narrative is living for the next five minutes in the misguided confidence that you understand the world

By Ang Madsen 15 Dec 2025
The weight of our decisions: designing isn't simple

The weight of our decisions: designing isn't simple

A habit of intentional design is the gravity point of building trust for what's new. Humanist design is the gravity point of real loyalty.

By Ang Madsen 10 Dec 2025
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humanizing information: literacy, social fractals, function/abstraction, and design concepts