How to bluff your way through an interview on Information Architecture
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The document discusses information architecture and how to prepare for an interview for an information architecture role. It defines information architecture as making websites user-friendly and easy to navigate. It outlines the roles and responsibilities of an information architect, which include organizing a website's structure and content. It also provides tips for how to redesign a website, such as conducting stakeholder interviews, auditing content, analyzing user needs, and creating wireframes.
How to bluff your way through an interview on Information Architecture
- 1. Information Architecture How to bluff your way through an interview on Coleman Yee
- 2. P olar bear
- 3. Information Architecture How to bluff your way through an interview on
- 4. Why does anyone need an information architect?
- 5. Goal of IA
- 6. User-friendly website Easy to access information
- 7. Role of an IA Webmaster Web manager Usability specialist
- 9. Large (enterprise) websites 100+ pages 1000+ pages
- 10. Anderson Homes
- 11. skyscraper
- 12. C ollapsed building
- 13. angry
- 14. hypertension
- 15. death
- 16. Additional value of IA
- 17. amazon
- 18. How do you go about redesigning a website?
- 19. Context Goals
- 22. Content? Content audit / inventory
- 24. Users Audience
- 25. Users? Surveys Focus groups Interviews Observation
- 28. Design
- 29. Site structure Hierarchy? etc.
- 31. Structure
- 32. Site structure
- 33. Design
- 35. wireframes
- 36. wireframes
- 37. wireframes
- 38. Design Test
- 39. skyscraper
- 40. contractor
- 41. Users don’t appreciate your work
- 42. Users sometimes appreciate your work
- 43. angry
- 44. hypertension
- 45. death
- 46. IA is quite fulfilling
- 47. Just one more thing …
- 48. Have you heard of the polar bear book?
- 50. You’re hired! Thank you c oleman yee
- 51. Credits Polar bears by gim2468 http://flickr.com/photos/20406121@N04/2222146762/ House by Eric Anderson http://www.andersonqualityhomes.com Skyscraper by borkur.net http://flickr.com/photos/borkurdotnet/363516757/ Collapsed building by Bettyx1138 http://flickr.com/photos/bettyx1138/1849386514/ Angry man by liber http://flickr.com/photos/liberato/2915235479/ Hypertension by taurusaficionado http://flickr.com/photos/taurusaficionado/2616840185/ Graveyard by jimmedia http://flickr.com/photos/jimmediaart/419238063/ Construction by gorbould http://flickr.com/photos/gorbould/3083371867/ Contenty inventory from http://iainstitute.org/tools/download/RiceContentInventory.xls Wireframes from http://www.gdoss.com/web_info/PRI_wireframes.pdf