I draw boxes

July 7, 2008

Should IAs be involved thoughout the web development process?

Filed under: General musings, Information Architecture, Interface design — Chris @ 5:49 pm

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

Filed under: Information Architecture, Interface design, Technology — Chris @ 5:55 pm

I’ve spent the afternoon installing and reading about Axure web prototyping software. It takes Visio functionality to the next level, by adding the ability to define and output complex interactivity and AJAX-style controls. (more…)

June 16, 2008

Good books

Filed under: Books, Information Architecture, Interface design — Chris @ 11:06 am

Two books that have changed the way I look at design. (more…)

June 12, 2008

Yes/no questions: dropdown, radio buttons or checkbox?

Filed under: Information Architecture, Interface design — Chris @ 3:09 pm

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…)

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