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June 2003

Information Architecture: Theory & Practice

Added on 12 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“(…) creating consistent and functional systems for navigation, graphics, page layout and title languages so that the user knows where to go, what to do, and encourages them to return.” (Kelly Goto – GotoMedia)

Information architecture

Inside the PARC: The ‘Information Architects’

Added on 12 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“When the center opened in 1970, it was unlike other major industrial research laboratories; its work wasn’t tied, even loosely, to its corporate parent’s current product lines. And unlike university research laboratories, PARC had one unifying vision: it would develop ‘the architecture of information.'” (Stanford and Silicon Valley Archives Project) – courtesy of jack johnson

Information architecture

Nathan Shedroff on Experience Design

Added on 11 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“One of the problems I see with the Web right now is that we have a sort of crisis of innovation. There really isn’t much new in the web. In some ways the Web is stagnating. Everyone’s sites look and act the same. Every website has the same functionality within its vertical category, but there’s so much more we can do.” (Juan C. Dürsteler – Inf@Vis!)

Interviews

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Added on 11 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

Three intensive course meetings, lasting three days each on Interaction, Information, and Interface Design (Ars Media and Istituto Europeo di Design)

Information design

New Methods for Experience Design

Added on 11 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Designers need to better understand people’s emotions, desires, dreams, and relations to others.” (Nathan Shedroff)

User experience

Participation: A Dialogue with the Experts

Added on 10 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“While the premise of paradigmatic change was well received, the specific solution of participant was not endorsed. Here are four alternatives that were suggested and my analysis as to why participant remains the best thesis to date: (…)” (Dirk Knemeyer – Thread Inc.)

Information design

Motion Graphics

Added on 10 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“(…) here’s a few of the short films I’ve made.” (Nigel Holmes) – courtesy of elearningpost

Information graphics

Themes in User Experience, Part 2: Empathy

Added on 10 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Empathy is a critical quality for people working in the user experience field.” (PeterMe)

User experience

AIfIA-Metrics Mailinglist

Added on 10 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Towards standard methods and metrics for evaluating IA” (AIfIA) – courtesy of column two

Information architecture

Pace-Layering Meaning and Whatever Comes First: The IAs Are Back in Town

Added on 10 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

– “With IA Summit #5 now in view, IA may be mainstream or mature – and I have suspicions which of these comes first. ” (Andrew Dillon – ASIS&T Bulletin June/July 2003)

Information architecture

The New Media Reader Excerpts

Added on 10 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“The new media field has been developing for more than 50 years. This reader collects the texts, videos, and computer programs – many of them now almost impossible to find – that chronicle the history and form the foundation of this still-emerging field.” (Noah Wardrip-Fruin & Nick Montfort – NMR)

Information design

DUX: Five Lessons Learned

Added on 10 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“The days were interesting, I feel like I learned a few things and, most importantly, I felt excited to be a part of this vibrant, rich, and curious community, particularly at this point in time.” (Erin Malone – Boxes and Arrows)

User experience

Deliverables and Methods: Special Deliverable #8

Added on 10 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“(…) I would like to explore the relationship between deliverables and methodology. Unfortunately, this calls for a definition of IA methodology, which may challenge the definition of IA as the hardest question in our field.” (Dan Brown – Boxes and Arrows)

Information architecture

The Structure of Content and Metadata

Added on 9 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“(…) I’ve been thinking about structured content a lot lately. Here are some thoughts (some extremely basic).” (Peter van Dijck)

Information architecture

Metadata is Essential Web Writing Skill

Added on 9 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Creating great metadata for your content begins with understanding who your reader is. What is the metadata they look for when they read a page of your content? What are the type of words they use when they search for your content? When scanning your classification, what are the “trigger words” that will make them want to go deeper into your website?” – (Gerry McGovern)

Metadata

Vitruvius Pollio

Added on 9 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

The Ten Books on Architecture – ed. Morris Hicky Morgan (The Perseus Digital Library– Tufts University)

Classics

Instructional Diagrams

Added on 6 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Presenting new information about structure and processes is a common function of diagrams.” (Chris Mueller)

Instructional design

The Trouble with Scenarios

Added on 6 June 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Scenarios and personas are hot tools for software design and information architecture. (…) in the world of design scenarios, laptops are never forgotten on the roofs of Audi station wagons. A well-loved scenario thrives on deception.” (Cathy Marshall – TEKKA)