Complete Beginner’s Guide to Information Architecture
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“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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Hi Tim,
I've read the link you provided and it has been helpful in letting us understand what information architecture is all about. I specially liked this line, “They will have an overarching vision for how things will work, but they cannot specify too much without exiting their area of expertise.” I can relate to this as a web architect. I can envision what a site would look like but to completely see it, I could go as far as becoming a graphic artist and a web developer to make it work out.
Davis Ali commented on June 4, 2010 at 8:45 am |