trying to add a spellcheck (yes, i know I need it most of all) so some things may not work for a bit)
trying to add a spellcheck (yes, i know I need it most of all) so some things may not work for a bit)
Lou wonders what are the skills an IA must possess.
"Contributors were asked to comment on the differences between Information Design and Information Architecture."
Where Should You Put the Links? A Comparison of Four Locations
"participants indicated that they believed that embedding the links within a document made it easier to navigate, more easily recognize key information, promoted comprehension, and was easier to follow the main idea of the passages while searching for specific information"
also check out their studies on font sizes and layouts.
This Week's Agenda: The Usability Industry
Michael Roberts takes off where Nielsen leaves off.
"With ‘usability’ gaining greater visibility, this is a good time to implement a user-centered design process. This article looks at ways that the approach and techniques of such a process can be applied to the task of introducing a new process."
several other interesting papers here on both IA and usability
MYTHOPOEIA: The Making of Myths
Has many strange and compelling images. Interesting for its navigation.illustration choice, as well as the intriguing content.
they'll be mocking me any day now...
This study is an attempt to measure how much information is produced in the world each year.
This appears to me to be an excellent way to waste time.
from LouisRosenfeld.com
"I see information architecture as the intersection of three areas (imagine yet another three-circled Venn diagram):
users: (who they are, what their information-seeking behaviors and needs are)
content: (volume, formats, metadata, structure, organization)
context: (business model, business value, politics, culture, resources and resource constraints) "