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Redesign Must Die



            Louis Rosenfeld
            University of Illinois
            9th Annual Webmasters Forum
            April 30, 2008
©2008 Louis Rosenfeld, LLC (www.louisrosenfeld.com). All rights reserved.
About me




Biases:
         Library science background
         Information architecture consultant
         Works mostly with Fortune 500s
©2008 Louis Rosenfeld, LLC (www.louisrosenfeld.com). All rights reserved.
Redesign this:
six months, a million pages




©2008 Louis Rosenfeld, LLC (www.louisrosenfeld.com). All rights reserved.
One ribbon-cutting later




©2008 Louis Rosenfeld, LLC (www.louisrosenfeld.com). All rights reserved.
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Redesign Must Die

  • 1. Redesign Must Die Louis Rosenfeld University of Illinois 9th Annual Webmasters Forum April 30, 2008 ©2008 Louis Rosenfeld, LLC (www.louisrosenfeld.com). All rights reserved.
  • 2. About me Biases:  Library science background  Information architecture consultant  Works mostly with Fortune 500s ©2008 Louis Rosenfeld, LLC (www.louisrosenfeld.com). All rights reserved.
  • 3. Redesign this: six months, a million pages ©2008 Louis Rosenfeld, LLC (www.louisrosenfeld.com). All rights reserved.
  • 4. One ribbon-cutting later ©2008 Louis Rosenfeld, LLC (www.louisrosenfeld.com). All rights reserved.