Jim Kalbach

Jim Kalbach is a noted author, speaker, and instructor in user experience design, information architecture, and strategy. He has consulted for large companies such as eBay, Audi, Sony, Elsevier Science, Lexis Nexis, Citrix and more. Jim also held the title of Head of Information Architecture with Razorfish in Germany, and was UX Strategist at USEEDS, a design and innovation agency in Berlin. Jim holds a master’s degree in library and information science and a master’s degree in music theory and composition, both from Rutgers University.

How the heck did this guy find time to write a book?

Before returning to the US in 2013 after fifteen years in Germany, Jim was co-founder and long-time organizer of the European Information Architecture conferences. He also co-founded the IA Konferenz in Germany, a leading UX design event because of its cool use of the letter "z". Previously Jim was assistant editor with Boxes and Arrows, a prominent journal for user experience information. He also served on the advisory board of the Information Architecture Institute in 2005 and 2007.

Clearly, Jim is easily bored. So to keep himself entertained outside of work, he channels his creative energy into music by playing jazz bass in jam sessions and combos in his current home of Jersey City. (Energy that will have been put to great use during his Friday workshop with Jeff Gothelf!) In 2007 Jim published his first full-length book, Designing Web Navigation (O’Reilly, 2007). He blogs at experiencinginformation.com.