Category Archives: Information Architecture

Two Workshops in May (Hamburg) – IA and Navigation

I’m giving two all-day workshops on IA and Navigation here in Hamburg in May. The workshops are being organized and sponsored by Karen Lindemann of Netflow. See the details on Netflow’s site (in German only). Registration is now open. The

Two Workshops in May (Hamburg) – IA and Navigation

I’m giving two all-day workshops on IA and Navigation here in Hamburg in May. The workshops are being organized and sponsored by Karen Lindemann of Netflow. See the details on Netflow’s site (in German only). Registration is now open. The

Alex Wright – The Web That Wasn’t

Finally got around to watching Alex Wright’s Google Tech Talk entitled The Web That Wasn’t. Alex is the author of GLUT: Mastering Information Through the Ages, a book I don’t own yet but will be getting soon. The talk is

Alex Wright – The Web That Wasn’t

Finally got around to watching Alex Wright’s Google Tech Talk entitled The Web That Wasn’t. Alex is the author of GLUT: Mastering Information Through the Ages, a book I don’t own yet but will be getting soon. The talk is

Librarians, IA, and the Long Tail of Information Spaces

Not sure if anyone has ever made this connection before, but I’m going to give a try. Let me know if you’ve heard this already. Here goes: If we consider all published information in the world, we can assume it

Librarians, IA, and the Long Tail of Information Spaces

Not sure if anyone has ever made this connection before, but I’m going to give a try. Let me know if you’ve heard this already. Here goes: If we consider all published information in the world, we can assume it

Seven Lies of Information Architecture – Liz Danzico

Liz gave a talk at An Event Apart in Chicago recently called The Seven Lies of IA. Don’t have the presentation, but I bet it was a good talk. Here are the seven lies: 1. Navigation must be consistent. 2.

Seven Lies of Information Architecture – Liz Danzico

Liz gave a talk at An Event Apart in Chicago recently called The Seven Lies of IA. Don’t have the presentation, but I bet it was a good talk. Here are the seven lies: 1. Navigation must be consistent. 2.

Jumpchart – Website Creation Tool

Just came across Jumpchart. Looks like a very handy tool for planning websites. Doesn’t look like it can handle designing serious interaction for an RIA, though. I’m also not sure how well it scales up. If you have a 10,000

Jumpchart – Website Creation Tool

Just came across Jumpchart. Looks like a very handy tool for planning websites. Doesn’t look like it can handle designing serious interaction for an RIA, though. I’m also not sure how well it scales up. If you have a 10,000

Web Trend Map

Information Architects, a design agency in Tokyo, created this Web Trend Map. It’s not all that useful, but fun to look at. I have a large poster of the London tube on my office wall–as a sort of homage to

Web Trend Map

Information Architects, a design agency in Tokyo, created this Web Trend Map. It’s not all that useful, but fun to look at. I have a large poster of the London tube on my office wall–as a sort of homage to

Optimal Sort – New Card Sorting

Optimal Usability, a usability consulting company in New Zealand, has a beta version of their new card sort program called Optimal Sort. On the surface of things it looks to be quite good. I only tried out the online demo

Optimal Sort – New Card Sorting

Optimal Usability, a usability consulting company in New Zealand, has a beta version of their new card sort program called Optimal Sort. On the surface of things it looks to be quite good. I only tried out the online demo