Visual Sophistication /
International Perspective

We offer a range of consulting, design, and management services, from the conception of Internet and Intranet website, to the user interface design of complex applications, to the analysis and organization of Enterprise Web Space for large organizations. All our services are provided by our experienced European and American experts. Read more about our services

Recent Activities

Recent Publication

New Prespective on Data Visualisation

Paul Kahn and Olof Schybergson, CEO and founder of the international digital design agency, Fjord, have co-authored Data Visualisation: The Path to Understandability. The white paper examines current thinking, future developments and how organisations can harness the power of effective Data Visualisation.

Recent Publication

Locating Value with Alignment Diagrams

Paul Kahn and James Kalbach, a leading information architect and author, have co-authored Locating Value with Alignment Diagrams. The article expands on Kalbach's recent presentation at the EuroIA conference in Paris, demonstrating the business value of alignment visualizations used in Service Design, User Experience Design and Information Architecture. The article appears in Parsons Journal for Information Mapping (PJIM) Volume 3, Issue 2.

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Recent project

Supply Chain Change Management

K+A worked with the Schlumberger Technical Services to deliver change management services to support major changes to the supply chain software process. Our work helped suppliers and administrators understand their new roles. We also helped the team communicate exciting changes to the search functions that gave field users better ways to visualize and select products for their work. Read more about the Schlumberger Supply Chain project

Recent project

Real-time monitoring for seismic surveys

K+A worked with the Schlumberger/WesternGeco to transform a set of use cases and technical requirements for monitoring seismic survey crews into a complete application interface prototype and interaction design specification. The client requested us to design the UI in Silverlight as part of an agile development process. Read more about the Schlumberger Seismic Survey project

Recent publication

UX Storytellers book released

UX Storytellers: Connecting the Dots Edited by: Jan Jursa, Stephen Köver and Jutta Grünewald, contains stories by 42 information architects and user exerience designers from around the world, telling how they became interested in their chosen field. The book begins with Paul Kahn's story of driving a taxi in Boston, "Learning Information Architecture"See the UX Storytellers media kit about EuroIA IV

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Professional Conference & Publication

EuroIA VI featured Paul Kahn keynote

The sixth EuroIA Summit was held in Paris on 24-25 September. Paul Kahn of Kahn+Associates will gave the closing keynote talk: Structured Data: None / Some / All. Read EuroIA Day 2 Report about EuroIA IV
View Structured Data slideson Slideshare

Listen to Paul Kahn talking with Jeff Parks on July 20, 2010 for Radio Johnny. Listen to the Johnny Holland interview

Recent project

Building connections for a French literary publisher

Kahn+Associates was asked to improve the existing P.O.L website to address several issues: improve access to information about hundreds of books and authors, introduce contemporary features, and streamline the backoffice workflow.Read more about the P.O.L website

Recent Publication

Visualisation Magazine Volume 3 - Isometrics

Volume 3 of Visualization Magazine, co-curated by Arnaud Velten and Chris Watson, is now available. Kahn+Associates contributed to this collection, which also includes an essay by Dynamic Diagrams co-creator Krzysztof Lenk. See Visualization Magazine

Professional Conference & Publication

Patterns the Connect presentation available

K+A presented "Patterns that Connect: Creating Overview Maps of Complex Data Networks" at EuroIA 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The presentation slides are now available on Slideshare. A paper based on the same case will be in a future issue of Information Design Journal (IDJ) featuring work from the DD4D conference. Patterns that Connect (slides)

Recent Information Design

Simplifying the Velib' experience for visitors to Paris

We know from experience that the Velib' bike rental system is difficult for visitors to understand and use. We set for ourselves the challenge of creating a printed explanation, small enough to fit into a pocket, which would simplify the process for our guests. Read more

Recent Publication

Designing Universal Knowledge: The World as Flatland — Report 1

This remarkable dictionary-like collection, conceived and editing by Gerlinde Schuller of Information Design Studio, Amsterdam, includes "Designing hypertext is an intellectual task", an interview with Paul Kahn Read the interview

INRS

Information Architecture for the future INRS website

INRS, Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité (National Institute for Research and Safety), is the French national agency responsible for improving the health and safety of workers throughout the country. As part of a revision of their website, we were engaged to recommend changes to their information architecture. Read more about the INRS project

INRAP

Reorganisation of the INRAP intranet

With a staff of 1500, the French National Institute of Research in Preventive Archaeology (INRAP) is unique in Europe. To support its own research staff and the wider archeology community, we defined the tree structure and navigation pathways between the Intranet and the future scientific portal, in the form of maps and page models. Read more about the INRAP project

FRAME

Designing a web site that presents 24 French and American art museums

The dynamic FRAME (French Regional & American Museums Exchange) website uses web technology to promote collaboration among museum professionals as well as promoting the resources of each participating institution with the general public. Read more about the FRAME project

Schlumberger

User Interface Design for CMS

Investing in the user interface for authoring and administering a sophisticated content management system is an important step in Intranet success. Read more about the Schlumberger project

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes

Creating an online game

How do museum educators invites 21st century children to discover strange objects from around the world and built their own cabinet of curiosities? K+A designed and built The Room of Wonders online game now available in French and in English. Read more about the Room of Wonders project

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