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Complete Beginner’s Guide to Information Architecture

“Information architecture is an often misunderstood job title. Are they Designers? Developers? Managers? All of the above? In this article we’ll discuss what information architecture is, why it’s related to usability, and what are the common tools/programs used in information architecture.

Along the way we’ll share some of the tweeters, books, and resources we found useful for budding information architects. Even if you’re familiar with the discipline already, you can probably pick up something you’ve missed.”

From UXBooth. This article is comprehensive but the data is presented in neat little boxes, for example, links to the Twitter addresses for several information architects and links to software used to create information maps, not a ton of prose. But the insights are thorough. Information architecture is both a distinct skill set requiring you hire someone to do it and a skill that business and software program managers should possess.

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