Holistic Information Architecture
Designing for an Integrated Experience
OZ IA 2010
@samanthastarmer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexeik/4119235148
me
UX & IA related work for places like Amazon, Microsoft
REI – Recreational Equipment, Inc. US Outdoor co-op
Create and lead IA, UX, IxD teams
Masters of Library & Information Science
Teach at University of Washington
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirpics/464458290/
first time at brick &
mortar
stuff I’ve been
thinking about…
Me. lonely
not any more
information is going
everywhere, bleeding out of we
thought was cyberspace and
back into the real world...
Andrea Resmini, Luca Rosati
http://pervasiveia.com/
a
story…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sugarpond/3016905349
Huh. An electronic Visa.
Well, that’s pretty cool.
except that I can’t
check in online
even though I bought my
tickets (and my Visa) online
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mkooiman/787191703
damn, have to talk to a
person
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jopoe/4569447498
waited in long check-in
line
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryansblog/411455656
“This won’t work”
but, it has official stuff
and numbers and …
Censored!
“I’m a human, not a
machine”
where’s your itinerary?
thank god I’m old school
what about my visa?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/slworking/4169134307
no idea
“Change screens, Pillow Pillow”
“Where’s the Pillow?”
“Didn’t they cover that in training?”
“Backslash Backslash”
“Okay, tietac”
“What?”
“Tietac”
“huh?”
“Like Tie”
“carrot backslash”
“United States”
“Pillow Pillow”
“Change Screens”
10 minutes of this,
still couldn’t find it
lesson?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjern/2150873799
design for the space
between…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrxception/4999592715
don’t design for just a
website
an app
or a physical
environment
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24218656@N03/4589621372/
consider the experience
of transitions
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcdemoura/2209204939
/
why?
70% of US online
consumers research
products online and
purchase them offline
Forrester, Profiling The Multichannel Consumer, July 2009
65% of visitors to an online search
engine were looking for further
information in relation to a product
or service they saw in a television
commercial or in a newspaper
advertisement.
Pubblicita offline e ricerche nei motori, 2007
From ‘Information Architecture for Ubiquitous Ecologies’, Andrea Resmini and Luca Rosati
digital and physical
are colliding
technology is
everywhere
internet of things
http://endtimesworldnews.punt.nl/upload/internet_of_thing
Taken from http://www.slideshare.net/morville/ubiq
but
‘integrated
experiences
are
few and far
between’
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino
http://www.slideshare.net/designswarm/creating-the-internet-of-things
don’t design for
technology, design for the
holistic experience
how?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/saroy/34554645
information architecture
is the foundation
information, not technology, is
the foundation for closing the
gap between experiences
across channels
across channels
across platforms
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshb/103547740
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phrenzee/1447530226
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimbach/538233744
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brownpau/2788253333/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stigster/3761714132/
across channels
across platforms
across digital & physical
…predictable pathways of
information are changing: the
physical world itself is becoming a
type of information system.
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/The_Internet_of_Things_2538
recently, I had high
hopes…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alist/2584773454
LAX terminal 3 = pits of
hell
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gohow-airport
goHow
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gohow-airport
http://www.flickr.com/photos/__olga__/4749585423/
information ties the
experience together
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalydaly/10813808
15%+ weekend traffic
via phone app
there is an enormous demand
right now to have information on
the go…people are living their
lives on the move, and that is
increasingly how they want their
real estate information.
Amy Bohutinsky, VP of Marketing for Zillow
“holistic storytelling
experience across channels
reporters now write for
digital first => extensibility
content centric,
platform agnostic
NYT brand now content
provider, not a newspaper
think about
consistency
shh…I’m going to
show you…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/1423935574
Organizational underpants
Website
Email
Catalog
Ad Campaigns
In-Store Signage
Packaging
Product Information Guides
all the same product
but inconsistent information
MEANS
inconsistent experience
it's not about the channel, it’s
about what information is
needed to provide the holistic
experience
I’m the same customer in every interaction
think about the
journey
Think about on ramps and off ramps
event on website
local event board
signage in washroom stall
the design of a physical space can and
should take advantage of information
architecture (IA) deliverables, in
particular when designing an
integrated model of IA.
Apple, Ikea and their integrated Information Architecture
Davide Potente & Erika Salvini – University for Foreigners of Perugia, Italy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-o/330134132
information is the bridge
information is blurring the lines
between products and services to
create multi-channel, cross-platform,
trans-media, physico-digital user
experiences
Peter Morville
Signage with Visual Merchandising
What is my journey?
Holistic experiences require
holistic information
architecture. Across channels,
platforms, devices and
touchpoints.
Questions??
http://www.flickr.com/photos/druclimb/3277540656/
Thank you
sstarme@rei.com
@samanthastarmer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexeik/4119235148

Holistic Information Architecture - Oz IA 2010

Editor's Notes

  • #3 But most importantly (at least to this conversation), I spent 10 years in the restaurant and bar business and waited on a LOT of customers.
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  • #77 Regardless of how I was interacting with the Parker – whether it was making a reservation online, calling them to check something about my reservation or physically at the hotel. I was the same person, the same customer interacting with them.
  • #91 Regardless of how I was interacting with the Parker – whether it was making a reservation online, calling them to check something about my reservation or physically at the hotel. I was the same person, the same customer interacting with them.