While the field of information architecture (IA) has been around and growing for years in software, engineering, and library science, very few people understand exactly what is IA? Why do we need information architects? (more…)
By Geoff Hart, Associate Fellow, Montreal Chapter and Simon Riffou (graphic designer, Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada). Originally published January 2006
Traditional storyboarding techniques work quite well for primarily linear presentations such as videos. Because these techniques work so well, it’s tempting to extend them to cover user interfaces and multimedia presentations. Unfortunately, the paper-based model for prototyping doesn’t extend well to the nonlinear world of interfaces, hypertext, and multimedia. (more…)
An interview with Karen A. Schriver by Peter J. Bogaards was posted in September, 2005. Karen is a member of the ID-IA SIG of STC. We originally reported this news in 2005.
This list of opportunities was initially posted in 2005. If you have additions or corrections please leave a comment. (more…)
This is a list of conferences specifically focused on information design and information architecture.
For events after December 2005, please visit the events calendar being compiled at this time by the Online SIG at http://www.stcsig.org/oi/on_conferences.htm and on http://stc-on.org/online Please note that announcement of events is a work in progress and this post will be modified from time to time. It may even be deleted eventually.
This list of conferences was posted in 2005. Many of these events take place regularly every two years. If you would like to update this list for 2007, please contact the website manager. The email address is on the Leadership Team page.
Events are listed from latest to earliest. (more…)
The Information Design SIG of STC has defined information design by the scope of its activities.
The SIG has addressed application of design principles to translating complex, unorganized, or unstructured data into valuable, meaningful information.
The practice of information design requires an interdisciplinary approach combining skills in areas including graphic design, writing and editing, instructional design, human performance technology, and human factors.
We found this article on information architecture in STC newsletters in 2005, and are re-posting the link here:
“Information Architecture of Content Management” by Ann Rockley, Silicon Valley Connection, September, 2005.
To gather information for the next edition of “Information Architecture for the World Wide Web,” Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld have been surveying the IA community.
The third survey, “Software for IA,” is now open. (more…)
Undated listings were posted as of March 2003. New listings are dated.
Arnheim, Rudolph. 1974. Art and visual perception: A psychology of the creative eye. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, ISBN 0520026136. (more…)
Undated listings were posted as of March 2003. New listings are dated.
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