Design Matters

The mission of the Information Design and Architecture (ID-IA) SIG is to offer members the opportunity to develop knowledge and learn collaboratively about optimal ways to present and structure information in print and online.

As one of the STC virtual communities we support the STC mission: Creating and supporting a forum for communities of practice in the profession of technical communication.

Activities

Members of the ID-IA SIG contribute articles; listings of resources and conferences and courses; and news of related organizations for this site. Topics addressed include information architecture, experience design, interface design, type design, and visual design. Members also are identifying examples of information design that are effective, and collaboratively describing the principles that underlie these examples

The SIG has a members-only email list and participates in networking events at the STC Annual Conference. In 2007 we will sponsor a progression, host a table at the welcome reception, and host a table at the networking luncheon. We hope to have a social event, too, offering another chance for a face-to-face meeting of members.

How to join

Membership in the ID-IA SIG is open to STC members only. To join the SIG, download the “SIG sign-up form” (pdf). Complete the form and return it to STC. Please provide an email address that you check often, because communication with members is by email.

To join STC, download and complete a membership application or join online at www.stc.org/join.asp. To see the chapters and SIGs you belong to, log in on the STC site and on the page that opens, click the link for your profile (also at STC Members > Member Services > My STC Profile).

Copyright statement

Design Matters invites members to submit 500 to 1000 word articles that they wish to be considered for publication. Note: By submitting an article, you implicitly grant a license to Design Matters to run the article and for other STC publications to reprint it without permission. Copyright is held by the writer. Please let the Information Design and Architecture SIG of STC know if this article has run elsewhere, and if it has been submitted for consideration to other publications.