The idea: Look at the history, shape and and sound pattern of each letter, summ it up in 140 characters collect beautiful specimen for each letter. It started with a random tweet in December 2010 (“Do you have a favorite font for every letter?”) and turned into an surprising back and forth between a hobby [...] www.informationarchitects.jp | 7/5/11 9:40 AM

It’s been two weeks since the launch of Writer and it went off like a rocket. We sold almost 5,000 copies in two weeks. Of course, version 1.0 had some birth defects (1.01 is out now), but the feedback was overwhelmingly positive—with the exception of a few complaints, mostly about the absence of features and [...] www.informationarchitects.jp | 6/16/11 1:38 PM

A better tool doesn’t make a better craftsman, but a good tool makes working a pleasure. iA Writer for Mac is a digital writing tool that makes sure that all your thoughts go into the text instead of the program. Here is what makes iA Writer different:

1. Character: No preferences. It is how it is. It works like it works. Love it or hate it.
2. Signal vs Noise: Focus mode allows me to think, spell and write at one sentence at a time.
3. Speed: Writer works without mouse. It automatically formats semantical entities such as headlines, lists, bold, strong, block quotes written in markdown

www.informationarchitects.jp | 5/27/11 11:55 PM

I had a perspective changing talk on the subject of pay walls with the chief executive of a big publishing company (no, I can't tell you who). He asked me what I think about pay walls. I told him what I always say: The main currency of news sites is attention and not dollars and that I believe that it is his job, as a publisher, to turn that attention into money to keep the attention machine running. He nodded and made the following, astonishing statement. www.informationarchitects.jp | 5/4/11 8:29 AM

I'm not a nuclear expert. I am a 40-year-old Swiss Web designer, with a degree in philosophy, living in Tokyo. And I'm a father of a two-year-old boy. I was kind of nonchalant about nuclear energy so far, but not anymore. For obvious reasons. I've read a lot recently; it's hard to understand the discussion. I'm not talking about technicalities. One can learn the basics pretty quickly. I'm more confused about the overall logic of the debate about our future. What I'd like to know: Is more technology really the right solution? Don't we have enough technology? What is it that we are really lacking? www.informationarchitects.jp | 4/26/11 12:32 PM

All Japan-based employees of iA are doing well. We are however all but untouched by the current events. The many well-wishes of friends and clients help us a lot and we want to thank you for that. Most of our employees have left Tokyo to the South by now. If the situation should get dramatically [...] www.informationarchitects.jp | 3/15/11 10:26 PM