Embracing Information Architecture and Information Design

Added on 3 August 2004 Peter Bogaards
“Information architecture (IA) and information design (ID) are two fields that are taking the Web experience to a new level. They form the foundations of what is now widely known as user experience design (UXD). In this article, I argue that e-learning teams too have to embrace UXD practices in addition to learning design practices to take the learning experience to a higher level.” (Australian Flexible Learning Community)

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

Added on 2 August 2004 Peter Bogaards
“(…) over 10,000 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia and Africa are also represented. Collection categories include antique atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket, wall, childrens and manuscript maps. The collection can be used to study history, genealogy and family history.” (About the collection) – courtesy of o’reilly network

Bringing human information behaviour into information systems research: an application of systems modelling

Added on 30 July 2004 Peter Bogaards
“In their influential paper, Dervin and Nilan compared and contrasted the ‘traditional’ and ‘alternative’ paradigms for human information behaviour research, highlighting the inadequacies of the former and promoting the importance of the latter. In this paper, we argue that the two paradigms are not irreconcilable. We offer a research framework that allows qualitative and quantitative views of the same problem to be combined using systems models. We demonstrate how this approach can be used to reconcile the six key differences between the two paradigms as argued by Dervin and Nilan.” (David Johnstone et al. – Information Research July 2004) – courtesy of chris mcevoy

These web sites are identical – or are they?

Added on 28 July 2004 Peter Bogaards
“This survey compares 10 web sites through elements of their layout: styles, page construction and elements. The survey seeks similarities and differences between those well known web sites, built by famous, talented designers. What can be observed is that those web sites agree on implicit, internalized layout and design norms (Consensus rate), and that deviance from these rules (Dissidence rate) is uncommon.” (François Briatte) – courtesy of douglas bowman

3D User Interfaces: Theory and Practice

Added on 27 July 2004 Peter Bogaards
“(…) addresses the critical area of 3D user interface design – a field that seeks to answer detailed questions that make the difference between a 3D system that is usable and efficient and one that causes user frustration, errors, and even physical discomfort. The authors present practical information for developers, the latest research results, easy-to-follow guidelines for the UI designer, and relevant application examples. While there are quite a few books devoted to user interfaces in general and to 2D user interface design in particular, 3D user interfaces have received significantly less attention.” (Doug A. Bowman et al.) – courtesy of nooface