Information Architecture Lenses - by Dan Brown
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A new tool you can use during the design process for information architecture, lenses provide essential questions to evaluate and critique virtual structures and navigation.
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- 1. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown IA Lenses Helpful Perspectives for Information Architects Confab – April 2019 Dan Brown @brownorama – @ialenses
- 2. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 2 Information architecture is the design of virtual structures, through which users find or interact with information. design virtual structures
- 3. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 3 A lens is a perspective from which to consider, explore, and interrogate a design decision. consider explore interrogate perspective design
- 4. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 4 What’s a lens? Category Title Description Prompts Key Question
- 5. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 5 There are 51 of them
- 6. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 6 I know, right? 😳 🤪 🤓
- 7. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 7 Where did lenses come from? CIRCA 2016
- 8. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 8 Observation 1: Ambiguous Labels I can’t tell the difference between research and publications.
- 9. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 9 Challenge 2: Lack of Context Nothing tells me what the World Bank really does.
- 10. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 10 Challenge 3: Value of Persistent Navigation I wish the navigation helped me understand where I am.
- 11. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 11 After observing, we ask… Ambiguous labels Lack of context Persistent navigation I can’t tell the difference between research and publications. Nothing tells me what the World Bank really does. I wish the navigation helped me understand where I am.
- 12. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 12 After observing, we ask… Ambiguous labels Lack of context Are there clearer words? Can users grok what’s available? Persistent navigation What would actually help users? I wish the navigation helped me understand where I am. I can’t tell the difference between research and publications. Nothing tells me what the World Bank really does.
- 13. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 13 What else can we ask? Are there clearer words? Can users grok what’s available? What would actually help users? How will this be maintained? Will this distract users? Who benefits most from this structure? Which one of these items is not like the others?How can this increase user confidence? Does this tell a story? How difficult to build? What precedent does this set? What’s the shelf-life? What burden does this place on the menu? How do we support exploration? And many more…
- 14. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 14 Why is this important? 🤔
- 15. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 15 IA → scary consequences 🤡 🤡
- 16. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 16 Steward Brand’s “Pace Layering”
- 17. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 17 Pace Layers NATURE CULTURE GOVERNANCE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMERCE
- 18. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 18 Pace Layers CULTURE GOVERNANCE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMERCE ART/FASHION SLOWER FASTER
- 19. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 19 Pace Layers DOMAIN STRUCTURE NAVIGATION UI DESIGN VISUAL DESIGN 💥 💥
- 20. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 20 IA deals with the abstract ☁
- 21. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 21 ☁Researching ☁Analyzing ☁Consulting ☁Informing ☁Funding ☁“country” ☁“topic” ☁“region” ☁“practice”
- 22. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 22 Critique makes things better 🔬
- 23. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 23 1. scary consequences 2. about the abstract 3. depends on critique(like all design)
- 24. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 24 Lenses give us questions to ask ourselves
- 25. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 25 Lenses give us questions to ask ourselves
- 26. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 26 But, lenses don’t give us answers 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥
- 27. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 27 Using the lenses Who we are Where we work What we do Understanding poverty Work with us
- 28. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 28 Example 1: Lens of Stability Who we are Where we work What we do Understanding poverty Work with us
- 29. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 29 Example 2: Lens of Narrative Who we are Where we work What we do Understanding poverty Work with us
- 30. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 30 Example 2: Lens of Narrative We face big challenges to help the world’s poorest people and ensure that everyone sees benefits from economic growth. Data and research help us understand these challenges and set priorities, share knowledge of what works, and measure progress. Data & Research - By country - By indicator Development Priorities - Climate change - Education - Energy - Conflict & Violence - Poverty - Sustainability - Trade - Health Who we are Where we work What we do Understanding poverty Work with us
- 31. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 31 Example 3: Lens of Multiple Homes We face big challenges to help the world’s poorest people and ensure that everyone sees benefits from economic growth. Data and research help us understand these challenges and set priorities, share knowledge of what works, and measure progress. Data & Research - By country - By indicator Development Priorities - Climate change - Education - Energy - Conflict & Violence - Poverty - Sustainability - Trade - Health Who we are Where we work What we do Understanding poverty Work with us
- 32. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 32 Lenses are a new tool Not a replacement 🔨
- 33. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 33 Lenses let me re-examine what I do 🤔
- 34. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 34
- 35. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 35 What am I really struggling with? Who we are Where we work What we do Understanding poverty Work with us We face big challenges to help the world’s poorest people and ensure that everyone sees benefits from economic growth. Data and research help us understand these challenges and set priorities, share knowledge of what works, and measure progress. Data & Research - By country - By indicator Development Priorities - Climate change - Education - Energy - Conflict & Violence - Poverty - Sustainability - Trade - Health
- 36. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 36 Can we see them work one more time?
- 37. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 37 You get a lens and… You get a lens and… You get a lens and… You get a lens and… You get a lens and… You get a lens and…
- 38. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 38
- 39. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 39
- 40. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 40 Follow Lenses on Twitter @ialenses
- 41. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 41 Send me your thoughts dan@eightshapes.com
- 42. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 42 What I’m working on now… 1 2 3 4 5 🏁 PORTAL BUSINESS PROCESS LAUNCHPADGUIDEDASHBOARD UNIFIED NAVIGATION-PORTAL- DASHBOARD- GUIDE-LAUNCHPAD THING 🤡
- 43. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 43 There’s work to be done. 🤡
- 44. @ialenses — EightShapes — Dan Brown 44 Thank you! Dan Brown @brownorama @ialenses