Definitioner av IA
Här kommer mina samlade definitioner av informationsarkitektur. Kan vara bra att samla på ett ställe även om det är lite mycket text.
Definitioner
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IA:
The art and science of organizing information to help people effectively fulfill
their information needs. Information architecture involves investigation, analysis,
design and implementation. Top-down and bottom-up are the two main approaches to
developing information architectures; these approaches inform each other and are
often developed simultaneously.
[ACIA - Argus Center for Information Architecture, Kate Hagedorn]
Top-down IA (ny webbplats) "big":
The process of developing an information architecture based on an understanding
of the context of the content and the user needs. This involves determining
the scope of the site and the creation of blueprints and mockups detailing
the grouping and labeling of content areas.
[ACIA - Argus Center for Information Architecture, Kate Hagedorn]
IA:
Information architecture involves the design of organization, labeling, navigation
and searching systems to help people find and manage information more successfully.
Louis Rosenfeld/Peter Morville
Bottom-up IA (re-design) "little":
The process of developing an information architecture based on an understanding
of the content and the tools used to leverage that content (e.g. search, indexes).
This involves the creation of building blocks, the databases to contain them and
the procedures for their maintenance.
[ACIA - Argus Center for Information Architecture, Kate Hagedorn]
IA:
IA involves the design of organization and navigation systems to help people
find and manage information more successfully.
WebWord
IA:
The blueprint of the site upon which all other aspects are built - form, function,
metaphor, navigation and interface, interaction and visual design. IA is the science
of figuring out what you want your site to do and then constructing a blueprint
before you dive in and put the thing together.
HotWired
IA:
IA is a combination of organizing a site's content into categories and creating an
interface to support those categories.
Cnet, Shel Kiman
IA:
An information architecture is like the plan for a website, similar to the
architect's drawing. The information architect's job is to define the nature and
scope of an information service or website before the first HTML tag is committed
to disk.
Stephen's Web, Stephen Downes
IA:
...which I define as the process of structuring and organizing information so that
it is easier for users to find and for owners to maintain.
Louis Rosenfeld
IA:
Systems design is a multidimensional process that requires a new kind of project
manager - the information architect - who has the knowledge and experience to
develop information structures that account for the multiple levels and layers of
interaction among humans, machines, and the physical environment.
Cohill, 1991 Info Architecture and the Design process
IA:
1. The combination of organization, labeling, and navigation schemes within
an information system.
2. The structural design of an information space to facilitate task completion
and intuitive access to content.
3. The art and science of structuring and classifying web sites and intranets
to help people find and manage information.
4. An emerging discipline and community of practice focused on bringing principles
of design and architecture to the digital landscape.
Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld, Isbjörnsboken II
IA & Customer experience (CE):
Customer experience is founded on empathy with and understanding of the customer.
Information architecture, on the other hand, is based on an understanding of
information.
Mark Hurst, goodexperience.com
IA:
While definition of IA is at best fuzzy, ranging from the narrow view that it
is a Web-specific profession, to the dismissive view of it as just another
name for library science, it is clear to me at least, that the IA label
excites many people. while I accept IA as a concept and even a meaningful
description of a design process, I need more convincing that any one person
could be described accurately as an information architect.
Andrew Dillon, asis.org
IA:
For us, information architecture is designing information that people understand
and use to make their business more successful.
Mark Johnson, TUB.com
IA:
Information architect's aim to organize web-page content (text, graphics and
shopping carts) into definable categories that can be supported by intuitive
navigation system.
Ivan, Klariti.com
IA:
Information architecture is the practice of designing the infrastructure of a
Web site, specifically the navigation.
Aaron West, iboost.com, iBoost journal
IA:
Information architecture is primarily about the design of information environments
and the management of an information environment design.
Earl Morrogh, boxesandarrows.com
Postat av Caroline den 16 april - 14:03 | Arkivänk | Kommentarer (0)
Ämne: Terminologi
AIFIA
Asilomar Institute for IA (AIFIA) är en ej vinstdrivande organisation som arbetar för att föra fram IA på bred front. Här finns följande definition på IA:
1. The structural design of shared information environments.
2. The art and science of organizing and labeling web sites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability.
3. An emerging community of practice focused on bringing principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.
Eftersom det är non-profit får man gäran engagera sig i nåt av de olika deluppgifter de tagit på sig (ordlista, länkbibliotek och verktyg för "innies and outies" (innies=inhouse IAs; outies=consultant IAs).
Namnkunniga snubbar som Peter Morville, Lou Rosenfeld och Christina Wodtke sitter i styrelsen.
http://aifia.org/
Postat av Caroline den 28 mars - 13:01 | Arkivänk | Kommentarer (0)
Ämne: Omvärld
Resultat från IA-sökning i Dialog
Resultatet från Malin Cs och Christels sökning i databasen Information Science Abstracts finns i Bark-mappen. Vi har lyft fram några gobitar värda att läsa.
Just dessa är hämtade från Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology:
Information Architecture in Library and Information Science Curricula
IA: The State of the Profession
Information Architects and Their Central Role in Content Management
If this is information architecture, I need a plumber!
Architects and Information Architects
I aug/sept numret 2000 finns ett antal intervjuer som beskriver informations arkitektens praktiska arbete.
I Think Therefore IA?
Postat av Malin C den 28 oktober - 10:56 | Arkivänk | Kommentarer (0)
Ämne: Informationsarkitektur
Web redesign
En bok som kan vara läsvärd, jag har bara hunnit snegla på innehållsdeklarationen än, är Web redesign av Emily Cotler och Kelly Goto.
Web redesign finns delvis på webben och ska verka som ett komplement till den tryckta versionen med olika nedladdningsbara resurser.
Postat av Malin C den 24 oktober - 14:01 | Arkivänk | Kommentarer (0)
Ämne: Böcker
Konferens om tillgänglighet sänds på webben
Missa inte! Imorgon hålls en konferens på Rosenbad om "Tillgänglighet på webben - hur man gör webbplatser som passar alla". Konferensen sänds live på webben. Hoppas man kan se den i efterhand!
Postat av Erik Stattin den 22 oktober - 16:07 | Arkivänk | Kommentarer (0)
Ämne: Omvärld