Pete Barry

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area United States

Strategist / User Experience Specialist

Technology / Software / Internet

For years people have asked me what I do. When I told them I was an Information Architect they stared blankly as though I was speaking another language. I liked to lighten the mood by saying, “You know those sticks inside corn dogs? I make those.” The funny thing about corn dog sticks is that they make corn dogs usable. I guess that’s a fair analogy of what I was doing as an Information Architect; making things usable. Whether you call it Information Architecture or User Experience, I’ve spent plenty of time thinking about how information is structured and how people engage that information. Whether documenting the structure and functionality of a new global navigation for a Fo..