Information Architecture
Summary
Information architecture (IA) is the art of expressing a model or concept of information used in activities that require explicit details of complex systems. Among these activities are library systems, Content Management Systems, web development, user interactions, database development, programming, technical writing, enterprise architecture, and critical system software design. Information architecture has somewhat different meanings in these different branches of IS or IT architecture. Most definitions have common qualities: a structural design of shared environments, methods of organizing and labeling websites, intranets, and online communities, and ways of bringing the principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.Historically the term "information architect" is attributed to Richard Saul Wurman.
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“Seeding UX into the DNA of an organisation” - Mel McVeigh at UX People
Last week I helped host Zebra People’s UX People, a day long conference featuring talks and practical workshops from the likes of Cennydd Bowles, Christopher Lee Ball and Oli Shaw. You can download all of my notes from the day in an ebook for iBooks, for Kindle or as a PDF.
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EuroIA is nearly upon us
It is just about a month to go until EuroIA, which this year is being held in Rome. The full programme is now available for download, and discounted “early bird” tickets are still available for a couple of days until the 31st. Speaking at the event, amongst others, will be Peter Bogaards, Eric Reiss, James Kalbach, Mike Atherton and Jonathan Khan.
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From display:none to display:relevant - Why “Responsive IA” is vital
You can’t be involved in digital product design and not have heard the buzz-words “responsive design” - building one URL that changes the information and design displayed as you access it with different devices with different screen sizes. The Boston Globe has won awards for doing it in the news space.
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3 must read articles on user experience and product development
I stopped keeping a linklog on here a while back, but in the space of a couple of hours today I saw three absolutely must read posts about user experience and product development which I thought worth passing along.
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I’m leaving the Guardian
The title says it all - after three-and-a-bit years I’m going to be leaving the Guardian.
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Responsive information architecture
On May 3rd I’ll be teaching a day long masterclass in “Responsive IA”. I’ve long been fascinated by how to make content, context and user work on small screens, and intrigued by how to make coherent and satisfying user experiences with a minimum of design and sign-posting, so I’m very pleased to be able to announce this as one of my main projects for the year.
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Bad websites ruin the internet, not “Graphic designers”
The link was to this piece by John Naughton - “Graphic designers are ruining the web”.
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Information architecture and the falling price of digital disruption
The cost of disrupting an established business has dropped considerably. But how do you defend yourself against endless disruption? Information architecture could be the answer, argues Martin Belam.
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Follow the Guardian Hack Day 2011
Yesterday and today, staff at the Guardian have been having a get together that sums up the kind of thing the organisation is really good at.
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“The Rise and Fall...and Rise Again of Information Architecture” - Bob Royce at EuroIA 2011
I’ve been gradually working through the remaining notes I made on my trip to Prague to speak at this year’s EuroIA. One of my favourite talks was more heavily focussed on software engineering than anything else on the conference programme, which put a big smile on my face.
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