Since I started I draw boxes I’ve realised that I’d like to have more on my website than just information architecture resources. Which leads me to wonder what the best way to structure my site is. (more…)
July 9, 2008
July 7, 2008
Should IAs be involved thoughout the web development process?
A fundamental question for me relating to the information architect role is how we fit in to and interact with the wider web team, and to what extent IAs should be involved throughout the web process. (more…)
June 19, 2008
First impressions of Axure software
June 16, 2008
Wireframes are simply facilitators for discussion
The title of this article should really be: IA documentation is simply a facilitator for discussions. And the key point is this: in a web project we’re all (as a team) trying to develop a set of complex shared understandings about what this product will be and how it will work. As long as the IA documentation helps us do this in the most effective way, that is all that matters. (more…)
June 12, 2008
Yes/no questions: dropdown, radio buttons or checkbox?
Today I came across a dropdown menu in a web form for a yes/no question, and it didn’t sit well with me. Far too much for the user to think about when making their choice.
To enable the user to express a preference in this way you could use:
- Radio buttons
- A checkbox
- A dropdown menu (more…)
May 30, 2008
Raison d’être
So this is my first post…
I’m not sure what this site will develop in to – if anything (useful). But I’ve created it because I think it’s important to share ideas relating to making and planning web sites. Information architecture is such a new and evolving discipline, I wanted to get involved in the community to let other know what it is to me, and to find out what it is to them. (more…)
