Information architecture. Information architecture (IA) is the structural design of shared information environments; the art and science of organizing and labeling websites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability; and an emerging community of practice focused on bringing principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.[1] Typically, it involves a model or concept of information which is used and applied to activities that require explicit details of complex information systems.
These activities include library systems and database development. Historically the term "information architect" is attributed to Richard Saul Wurman,[2][page needed] and now there is a growing network of active IA specialists who comprise the Information Architecture Institute.[3] What is 'Information Architecture'? Starting a blog post with a definition of the topic to be discussed makes me feel rather like the captain of a school debating society.
However, I've struggled to find a better introduction to the question of "What is information architecture? " than the definition provided by the Information Architecture Institute. We define information architecture as the art and science of organizing and labeling websites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability. Or as someone once put it to me: "You just draw boxes, don't you?
". Information architecture isn't just about drawing boxes. The Information Architecture Institute.