Personas: Setting the Stage for Building Usable Information Sites. “Not long ago, I found myself at a newspaper with a Web team who wanted my usability services for a new entertainment site they were building. Our first meeting involved a spirited discussion about the site the team had long envisioned. As the talk of this feature, which functionality, and that content flew around the room, my stomach began to churn. Despite all the creative threads being spun, pulling together this site had the potential to be as awkward as needlepointing a three-piece suit. Something needed to be done very soon. Shortly thereafter, I introduced the Web team to Greg…” [xBlog: The visual thinking weblog | XPLANE]