This month’s topic at for the IA meetup at The Local is social networks with special guests Bruno Borzstein from Curbly.com, Jon Dahl from Slantwise Design – developer of fanchatter.com among others -, and Katie Ware. Just in time for our conversation, Google announced their Open Social project and the Facebook backlash begins “I think [...]
“Categories organize, hierarchically. Tags need not. Tags provide meta-information, Categories need not. Tags cross-connect, Categories do not.” – Carthik Frankly, that’s splitting hairs. The notion of ‘tags’ has done 3 things: Given us an excuse to lauch websites without a pre-defined categorization schema, and allow that schema to grow and change over time. Made it [...]
We all struggle with this question at one time or another Should wireframes contain: Exact copy? Images? Color?
Hello IA Meetup friends – Garrick and I are pulling together some new dates and times for the Twin Cities IA Meetup group, starting this September. Going forward, we’ll plan for: * the first Tuesday of the month (starting September 4!) * 5:00-7:00 p.m. * at the Local in downtown Minneapolis ( www.the-local.com, 931 Nicollet [...]
I know I am. Seems as if most documentation out there is still focused more on DB/Server admin issues than general ‘how to design a usable portal using MOSS and the various templates and web parts that makes sense to content owners and site users’. Anyone have any suggestions for documentation (online or off) that [...]
Don’t ask me why, but our internal network update announcements are still sent via email in the SNP format which is basically a screen-shot of an access form (old habits die hard…). So, I went to open one today and realized I don’t have the SNP viewer. So, I go to MS.com to download it [...]
Space150 is looking for an Information Architect to help our teams and clients visualize the logic of information spaces. Information Architect will be responsible for documenting the structure of a product under the guidance and direction of an Associate Creative Director and Information Designer. Responsibilities: • Diagram site architectures and user interfaces using site maps [...]
It’s bee a little while since we’ve talked a serious information architecture, so, on Saturday, June 16th, at 2pm, we’ll meet at the Dunn Bros on 3rd (by the Depot) and talk taxonomies. With special guest Matt Thompson from the Star Tribune. Matt’s in the process of developing a taxonomy that encompasses all information in [...]
IKEA and Flash. As an information architect, I was never really comfortable with the Webbys having a category for navigation in their suite of awards. This year’s winner is a great example of why contests are not really indicators of quality and best practices. A contest has its place. It is a great opportunity to [...]
“My one big concern is how, at this Summit, I saw no examples of interesting work built on IA principles. The presentations are all very process and framework oriented. Can you imagine going to a graphic design conference and not seeing books, posters, collateral? Or to an architecture conference, and there are no pictures or [...]