{"id":41,"date":"2013-09-12T19:34:45","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T02:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courses.haigarmen.com\/desn315\/?p=41"},"modified":"2013-09-14T16:53:41","modified_gmt":"2013-09-14T23:53:41","slug":"information-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.haigarmen.com\/desn315\/information-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the context of web site design, information architecture describes the overall conceptual models and general designs used to plan, structure, and assemble a site. Every web site has an information architecture, but information architecture techniques are particularly important to large, complex web sites, where the primary aims are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organize the site content into taxonomies and hierarchies of information;<\/li>\n<li>Communicate conceptual overviews and the overall site organization to the design team and clients;<\/li>\n<li>Research and design the core site navigation concepts;<\/li>\n<li>Set standards and specifications for the handling of html semantic markup, and the format and handling of text content; and<\/li>\n<li>Design and implement search optimization standards and strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are five basic steps in organizing your information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inventory your content: What do you have already? What do you need?<\/li>\n<li>Establish a hierarchical outline of your content and create a controlled vocabulary so the major content, site structure, and navigation elements are always identified consistently;<\/li>\n<li>Chunking: Divide your content into logical units with a consistent modular structure;<\/li>\n<li>Draw diagrams that show the site structure and rough outlines of pages with a list of core navigation links; and<\/li>\n<li>Analyze your system by testing the organization interactively with real users; revise as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Choosing the right site structure for your site depends greatly on your audience and the content being presented.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.haigarmen.com\/desn315\/files\/2013\/09\/3-9-700.jpg\" alt=\"3-9-700\" width=\"700\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.haigarmen.com\/desn315\/files\/2013\/09\/3-9-700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/courses.haigarmen.com\/desn315\/files\/2013\/09\/3-9-700-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next<\/strong><br \/>\nMany of the activities above can be achieved using <a href=\"http:\/\/courses.haigarmen.com\/desn315\/card-sorting-and-whiteboards\/\" title=\"Card sorting and whiteboards\">card sorting and whiteboards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/webstyleguide.com\/wsg3\/3-information-architecture\/index.html\" title=\"Web Style Guide: Information Architecture\">Web Style Guide: Information Architecture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/aafmvya6bk7t\/understanding-information-architecture\/\">Understanding Information Architecture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sixrevisions.com\/usabilityaccessibility\/information-architecture-101-techniques-and-best-practices\/\" title=\"Information Architecture 101: Techniques and Best Practices\">Information Architecture 101: Techniques and Best Practices<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jjg.net\/ia\/\">Jessie James Garrett&#8217;s IA resource page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Books:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.oreilly.com\/product\/9780596527341.do\" title=\"Information Architecture for the World Wide Web\">Information Architecture for the World Wide Web<\/a><br \/>\nDesigning Large-Scale Web Sites<br \/>\nBy Peter Morville, Louis Rosenfeld<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the context of web site design, information architecture describes the overall conceptual models and general designs used to plan, structure, and assemble a site. 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