This document provides an introduction to a course on Information Architecture and Design taught at the School of Visual Arts. It introduces the instructor, Anh Dang, and outlines some of the key topics that will be covered in the class, including organizing information using techniques like card sorting, visualizing data using visual variables and gestalt principles, and designing user interactions that consider concepts like affordances, mapping, constraints, visibility and feedback. The document includes examples and proposes exercises for students to redesign an interface to improve its usability based on information architecture principles.