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Complete Beginner’s Guide to Information Architecture

Complete Beginner’s Guide to Information Architecture
Timothy Greig structures the information flow of a library website. Photo by Timothy Greig Information architecture is an often misunderstood job title. Are they Designers? Developers? Managers? Along the way we’ll share some of the tweeters, books, and resources we found useful for budding information architects. A Common Workplace Scenario An information architect joined my team on a project I worked on in Atlanta. Who is an Information Architect? I find it easiest to derive what a job entails by listening to the people who do that job. Jesse James Garrett says: Information architecture encompasses a wide range of problems. Jesse James Garrett The Information Architecture Institute defines Information Architecture as: The art and science of organizing and labeling web sites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability. Information Architecture Institute Lastly, to quote Andrew Hinton: Andrew Hinton in Linkosophy Each quote is insightful. Evolution of the IA

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Définition de l'Architecture de l'Information Réflexions sur l'architecture de l'information, ses origines, son présent et son avenir. Rédigé par Peter Morville, l'un des fondateurs de l'AIfIA. Peter Morville le 14 novembre 2002 NewsTools Apps Spectra Spectra merges the news spectrum and the color spectrum into an expansive news viewing experience. With comprehensive live news coverage, striking design, complete customization, dynamic browsing, human body interaction and many other unique features, Spectra brings A Fuller Spectrum of News to life in our most immersive extension yet.

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Framing the Practice of Information Architecture By Nathaniel Davis Published: September 7, 2011 “The practice of information architecture is the effort of organizing and relating information in a way that simplifies how people navigate and use information on the Web.”—DSIA Research Initiative Les principes de la Gestalt appliqués au webdesign (1/2) J’ai toujours entendu dire qu’un bon design de page web se résumait à peu de choses : équilibre, rythme et organisation du contenu. C’est pas faux, mais un peu plus de détail ne ferait pas de mal. Pour aller dans le détail, il faut se pencher légèrement sur la psychologie de la forme, que l’on appelle aussi gestaltisme (le terme qui à lui seul vous fait paraitre intelligent), avec quelques principes simples, assez évidents pour certains, que l’on appelle les principes de la Gestalt. Les principes de la Gest- quoi ? C’est généralement la réaction quand on lit pour la première fois le terme. La Gestalt, selon Wikipédia, signifie en allemand la forme.

Navigation stress test The idea behind my navigation stress test is to ask some really hard questions about your web site navigation to see if it can "pass". It is called a "stress test" because most pages will not pass. The failures may be serious, or they may not matter at all, but at least by performing the test you will have discussed the navigation issues and made conscious design decisions. The questions are detailed ways to ask about 3 basic concerns users often have upon arriving at a page: Where am I? What's here?

L'architecture de l'information - Consulting et architecture interactive Lorsqu’un utilisateur cherche une information sur un site, le processus doit être rapide et efficace, sans qu’il ait à faire un effort pour comprendre comment le site est organisé. Les problèmes de recherche et de “repérabilité” (néologisme utilisé pour traduire le terme “findability”) impactent fortement l’image et la popularité d’un site. C’est ce à quoi s’intéresse l’architecture de l’information. Définitions

Comparing User Research Methods for Information Architecture By Jim Ross Published: June 7, 2011 “Nowadays, there are multiple techniques and tools, both online and offline, for generative and evaluative user research for information architecture (IA), which provide greater insights on organizing and labeling information.” In the old days, card sorting was simple. We used index cards, Post-it notes, spreadsheets, and buggy software—USort and EZCalc—to analyze the results, and we liked it! But this isn’t another article about how to do card sorting.

5 features to look for in an enterprise search data solution  - Watson July 14, 2016 | Written by: Alison Frederick Categorized: Cognitive Enterprise Share this post: How do you manage, search, and process data to turn it into usable information? The ultimate guide to information architecture Information architecture is equal parts art and science. Whether you hire a dedicated IA professional, or just sort of let IA happen on your projects, if you’re designing things with content, you’re using IA. But while you can just kind of “let the content happen,” in whatever way seems to make sense for your project at the time, a well-thought-out, well organized structure for your content can make your site infinitely more usable for your end users. While not every project can have a dedicated IA, understanding the basic principles behind good information architecture can go a long way toward making sure your site’s content is as easy to access and use as possible.

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