Information Architecture. By Nathaniel Davis Published: May 7, 2012 “There is information architecture that resembles UX architecture and design, then there’s information architecture that looks like, well, information architecture. ” If you’re new to the debate about the practice of information architecture, you’ll discover that there are two polarities of thought.
Information Architecture. I've said it before and I'll say it again: there has never been a better time to be an information architect. Demand for classic IA remains strong, while cross-channel and ubiquitous beg for attention. It's tremendously exciting but also overwhelming. That's why Jeff and I created Understanding IA.
Information Architecture. By Nathaniel DavisPublished: February 6, 2012 “The rapid rate at which people and organizations create and propagate information complicates our getting a grip on information overload…. ” The one thing we know about information overload on the Web is that we don’t know enough.
Information Architecture. Where does one start when they visit a website and want to find content that interests them? They could start from the beginning and browse through all the content until they find something they like. But that can take a lot of time if what they’re looking for isn’t on the home page. To give users more flexibility and speed in browsing, you can use content filters. A content filter classifies content and displays them in unique ways.
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Information Architecture. Before you spend hours debating with your colleagues and clients on how your menus should look, there’s something you should know. Users spend more time with content navigation links than they do with menus. In fact, some users don’t even look at menus. What users look at is page content.
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Information Architecture. “This is a perfect opportunity for us to use that mega menu we wanted to try out. ” That’s what I heard a few weeks ago, sitting in a client meeting. The client was dealing with balancing a lot of navigation while keeping their home page free for the important messages they want everyone to see. A mega menu – those large multi-column layered menus that pop up when you hover over the navigation – seemed like just the ticket.
Information Architecture. By Jaimie Sirovich Published: August 23, 2011 “In my explorations of taxonomies—especially taxonomies for ecommerce sites—the case I find the most frustrating is what I, for lack of a better term, have christened the browsable facet. ” In my explorations of taxonomies—especially taxonomies for ecommerce sites—the case I find the most frustrating is what I, for lack of a better term, have christened the browsable facet.
Information Architecture. In a world of unlimited access to information and infinite choices, it can be hard to make decisions. We’ve created tools to help us sort the humongous mass of information we’ve created; tools to help us find what we’re looking for. We’ve grown so used to using these tools that we rarely notice their downsides and limitations.
Information Architecture. If a user can't find the information does it exist?The inability of users to find products, services and information is one of the biggest problems and opportunities for website designers. Knowing users' goals and what top tasks they attempt on your website is an essential first step in any (re)design. Testing and improving these task experiences is the next step.
Information Architecture. By Jaimie Sirovich Published: May 23, 2011 “Faceted navigation is one of the most important breakthroughs in modern Web site design. It provides an almost universally positive enhancement to usability. ” Faceted navigation is one of the most important breakthroughs in modern Web site design. It provides an almost universally positive enhancement to usability.
Information Architecture. Duration: 20m | 11 MB Recorded: February, 2011 [ Subscribe to our podcast via ←This link will launch the iTunes application. ] [ Subscribe with other podcast applications. ] [ Transcript Available ] Information architecture exists in all levels of design, from the most abstract to the most concrete. Everything from thinking about the content of the site, right down to embedding a navigation strategy, determines the structure of a website.
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Information Architecture. The other day, I listened to a fascinating interview that John Jantsch conducted with Vanessa Fox, author of Marketing In The Age of Google. Listening to her, I got this idea about links like “Products”, which we see on a lot of corporate sites. Vanessa was talking about these words from an SEO perspective, explaining that, when we use them as the headings and main navigation on the site, the search engines don’t know what to do.
Information Architecture. Duration: 20m | 10 MB Recorded: April, 2010 Brian Christiansen, UIE Podcast Producer [ Subscribe to our podcast via ←This link will launch the iTunes application. ] [ Subscribe with other podcast applications. ] Web applications can get wild. You know the kind; something that’s on your corporate intranet with an obscure purpose, hundreds of screens and some kind of navigation kudzu growing in every direction.
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