The difference between Information Architecture and UX Design
Next to explaining what I do for a living, the second question I most frequently hear is: “What’s the difference between Information Architecture and User Experience?” The line always seems to blur between the two, even though there’s clearly a difference. How should I go about explaining it?
ProRail & NS, Innovation that improves safety and comfort on the platform
In this age of rising passenger numbers and the increasing frequency of incoming and outgoing trains, the passenger on the platform is under pressure. ProRail – together with NS Dutch Railways – wants to improve the transfer process on platforms: more comfortable, faster and safer.
Obvious always wins
It’s tempting to rely on menu controls in order to simplify mobile interface designs —especially on small screens. But hiding critical parts of an application behind these kinds of menus could negatively impact usage.
Nextr – Public Transportation Guidiance
Nextr is an iPhone app that guides you through all public transportation systems in Germany. Public transportation guidance rethought. Available in the App Store.
Content- out Layout
¨Grids do not exist in a vacuum. They exist in relation to the content. We never start with a grid. We start with an idea which is then translated into a form, a structure.¨ by Linda van Deursen Grids serve well to divide up a predefined canvas and guide how content fits onto a page, […]
Be my eyes, lend your eyes to the blind
Be My Eyes is an app that connects blind people with volunteer helpers from around the world via live video chat. Downloading the app users can help blind people see.
Towards a new Information Architecture
When the internet was first becoming a thing, it was very different than it is now. It wasn’t very interactive. To be honest, it barely had any interface design either. The great bulk of websites were just walls of text arranged into a semblance of order by tables with the borders turned off.
Information Architecture Basics
Information architecture (IA) focuses on organizing, structuring, and labeling content in an effective and sustainable way. The goal is to help users find information and complete tasks. To do this, you need to understand how the pieces fit together to create the larger picture, how items relate to each other within the system. Why a […]
Information Architecture and Business Strategy
Business strategy and information architecture are closely inter-related. For most organizations, the days of slapping a web site on top of an existing business strategy are gone. Web sites, extranets, and intranets play key roles in defining relationships between a company and its customers, investors, suppliers, and employees.
Information Architecture
Information architecture is the work that goes into creating intuitive navigation schemes for software. Information architecture generally applies to websites, but can also apply to web applications, mobile applications, and social media software. Ideally, a website or application’s navigation scheme makes it easy for users to find desired information or functionality. On a website, the […]
How to explain Information Architecture
How to explain information architecture…to your cab driver, bartender,hotel bellhop or fellow human in an elevator or other short interaction.
Complete Beginner’s Guide to Information Architecture
Information architecture is an often misunderstood job title. Are they Designers? Developers? Managers? All of the above? In this article we’ll discuss what information architecture is, why it’s related to usability, and what are the common tools/programs used in information architecture.
Am I An Inforamtion Architect?
Many people have asked themselves this question. We often find ourselves alone at the office wondering why we can’t fit into any specific department or, after so many evaluations, feel like we’re just not doing what it is that we really want to.