11 info architecture
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The document announces corporate partner days with information sessions about Technology industry partners like General Motors. The sessions on specific dates will provide details on what the partners do, how majors can apply to careers there, available internships, and post-graduation opportunities. Food and drinks will be provided. The General Motors session is on February 26 from 6-7:30pm in a specific building room for students in certain majors.
11 info architecture
- 1. CORPORATE PARTNER DAYS INFORMATION SESSIONS Learn more about these Technology industry partners: • what they do • how your major can apply to a career there • available internships • post-graduation opportunities Food and beverages provided. GENERAL MOTORS Tuesday, February 26, 2013 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Knoy Hall, B029 Representatives are interested in talking with students in CGT, CIT, ECET, MET and TLI
- 2. Bill Buxton – Principal Researcher, Microsoft https://twitter.com/wasbuxton
- 4. Today’s objectives: 1. Sketches, Wireframes, Mockups, Prototypes – what’s the difference? 2. Information Architecture
- 9. Functionality Interactivity Simulates the final design Can be: Paper Linked wireframes Pre-alpha version
- 11. Lo-Fi Hi-Fi
- 12. Lo-Fi Hi-Fi
- 14. Main points What is IA? How do you represent IA in documents? Card sorting Topology: Breadth vs. Depth Organization logics: task-based, user type, topical, org. structure, life event, implementation from BGW 5
- 16. Information Architecture File naming > URL design! http://www.slideshare.net/deanna.marbeck/url-design-for- information-architects-presentation http://webstyleguide.com/wsg3/3-information-architecture/4-presenting-information.html
- 17. Why does information architecture matter? *
- 18. Organize available information to support the user’s tasks.
- 19. How people navigate Optimal rationality Satisficing (Information Foraging Theory)
- 20. How people navigate Benefit Cost
- 21. Navigation costs Scanning page Reading links / menus Finding / Deciding where to click Waiting for page to load Clicking through to find desired page How can you minimize them?
- 23. Magic number 7 ± 2 ???? Recommended depth: 3 levels Recommended breadth: 16 options Breadth & Depth Design Recommendations
- 24. Card Sorting Usability method for developing site organization
- 25. Organization Logics Semantics (conceptual) Task-based Audience-based (user type) Organization-based Life event Implementation See also http://wd.onepotcooking.com/2010/02/13/information- architecture-navigation/