Online portfolio and blog of author Michelle Zaffino
#BuildinPublic It’s Spring! We’re building, and seeing seeds we planted last Fall come to fruition. New product features are sprouting. New revenue streams are flowing. New ways of leveraging our colossal creative machine are pumping in new rev. Specifically, v4 of MyLibrarian is being stitched together. We had many different versions prior to this, and […]
It was my experiences this past year with Women Who Code, Girl Develop It and other organizations that prompted me to attend coding training through a 3-month Front End Development/JavaScript bootcamp given by AcademyX through TechSF. Read more about Completed Front-End Web Development (JavaScript/JQuery) Bootcamp!! …
I’m an Information Architect and UX Content Strategist in San Francisco, where I’ve lived for more than ten years. My previous role was as an ecomm marketing copywriter and content curator, editor, and journalist.
In 2012, I received a Masters in Library and Information Science. I’ve been doing IA work since 2007, for my own projects, and now since earning my degree, this is how I want to apply IS: mapping websites using wireframes, work flows, and other prototype blueprint tools. Information Architects are digital librarians who organize and label information, while structuring it into logical search and navigation systems throughout the website. It’s the art and science of shaping and planning a site so visitors can find what they need, fast, for a stellar user experience (UX). I’m also involved in a library startup, In the Stacks, where we’ve created several book recommendation products and curate book discovery. Read more about Cover Letter & Bio for Information Architecture …
View Michelle Zaffino’s work samples: On BeHance On Cargo Collective
Michelle Zaffino is an Information Architect/UI/UX consultant living in San Francisco. In 2012 she earned a MLIS, with a specialization in Information Architecture/Digital Libraries, which when combined with her former career as an Ecomm copywriter, content strategist and Research Editor, gives her a unique perspective. She’s been doing Information Architecture/User Interface/User Experience Strategy work since […]