This document provides an introduction to an information architecture and design workshop. It begins with an introduction by Robert Stribley where he provides some background about himself. It then outlines the agenda for the workshop, which will cover concepts like user research, competitive reviews, personas, card sorting, conceptual design, grids, navigation and wireframes. The document discusses some of these concepts in more detail, such as defining information architecture, the design process, conducting user research and competitive reviews. It also provides examples of personas created for the workshop project. The overall summary is that this document outlines the agenda and introduces some of the key concepts that will be covered in an information architecture and design workshop.
Using architectural plans as a metaphor for an IA’s work
The 2010 Summit is in Phoenix, AZPartially adapted from: “A brief history of information architecture” by Peter MorvilleInformation Architecture: Designing information environments for purpose, edited by Alan Gilchrist and Barry Mahon
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User Research in Copenhagen’s Elderly Homes - http://www.localhiddenvariable.com/ciid/user-research-in-copenhagens-elderly-homes/
Goals and data from focus groups, stakeholder interviews, etc – including user behaviors and opinions
Wikipedia: Cluster analysis or clustering is the assignment of a set of observations into subsets (called clusters) so that observations in the same cluster are similar in some sense
As part of our analysis of the user research, we mapped the participants onto the behavioral matrix identified. The mapping revealed clusters of people with a similar observed behavior. These clusters helped us to determine key attributes for the personas.
Ordering lunch on a Virgin America flight - http://www.flickr.com/photos/stribs/sets/72157603319502113/ - Photo: stribs
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Nathan Shedroff is Program Director of the MBA in Design Strategy program at the California College of the Arts. His books include Experience Design 1, Making Meaning, and contributing to Richard Saul Wurman's Information Anxiety 2. Advisor for Rosenfeld Media
Adapted from Atsushi HASEGAWA’s The 7 Navigation Types of Web Siteshttp://www.slideshare.net/atsushi/the-7-navigation-types-of-web-site
Head of design at Braun, the German consumer electronics manufacturer, DIETER RAMS (1932-) was one of the most influential industrial designers of the late 20th century
Northern End of the High Line, NYC – Photo: Flickr.com/stribs