Jorge Arango is an information architect with over 20 years of experience designing digital products and services. He is a partner in Futuredraft, the experience design consultancy that solves complex problems using co-creation throughout the design process. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Jorge is a frequent speaker at global UX conferences. He is a co-author of Information Architecture for the Web and Beyond, the fourth edition of O'Reilly's celebrated "polar bear" book. He has also served the global UX community as president and director of the Information Architecture Institute, and as thematic director of the first World IA Day.
As a designer, Jorge aims to produce information environments that help people understand and interact with their world more effectively. He is influenced by his background in architecture, which he is passionate about.