9 Best Articles in 2022
UX Booth
Complete Beginner's Guide to Information Architecture
UX Booth
~15 min read · From 2015 · 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. · Shared by 185, including Vikram Dutt, Philipp Laurim, Thomas Pleil, be, Jacob Jarnvall, Dominic Grzbielok, Ahmad Ragab, Tillmann Allmer, shishir das, Max R. Scheer, designshard, Mike Taylor, Dominik Grolimund, Sibylle Peuker, kp 🇺🇦, Lluís Codina, Christian P. Stobbe, René Clausen Nielsen, Mark Kaigwa, DON’T PANIC
Nielsen Norman Group
Information Architecture: Study Guide
Nielsen Norman Group
2 min read · Apr 11th · Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to our articles and videos to learn about what information architecture (IA) is, how to run an IA research study, and how to design navigation… · Shared by 150, including Johannes Lenz, Lluís Codina, Stef Walter, Christian Hartmann, Mark Kaigwa, Jacob du Toit, Massimiliano Aroffo, Gabriele
CIO.com
What is information architecture? Structuring content for maximum value
CIO.com
5 min read · 2021-08-17 · Information architecture ensures content and data is structured, organized, and categorized in an effective and usable way, thereby maximizing the value of your websites and applications. · Shared by 133, including Evan (he/him), Neil Hart 💙, Dr. Craig Brown, Thomas Pleil, Katja Evertz
zyppy.com
15 Site Architecture Tips for Performance SEO: Master Guide
zyppy.com
20+ min read · From 2018 · How is your website structured? If you need to move the needle on website traffic and conversions, Site Architecture is often one of the most effective SEO levers available in your toolkit. And yet, very few SEOs leverage it to its full advantage. Below is a large, established website where we recently made simple tweaks ... Read more · Shared by 131, including Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator, Filippo Boninsegna📡, Pieter van Diggele, Joona Tuunanen 🇫🇮, Connecticut SEO, Kevin_Indig, Lluís Codina, Quim, Ron Sela, AJ Ghergich, Ronell Smith, Cyrus, Stefan Lieberherr
UX Collective
The future of Information Architecture
UX Collective
4 min read · From 2018 · A speculative look at where Information Architecture might be going, given machine learning and voice interfaces. · Shared by 44, including Jessel Sookha, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, kp 🇺🇦, Niklaus Gerber
Prototypr 👁️✨
A Guide to Information Architecture
Prototypr 👁️✨
7 min read · From 2018 · As a standard part of the UX process, designers create information architecture when building products. Defining every avenue and path that… · Shared by 41, including Jon Thompson, Kat, Matt
contentharmony.com
Types of Content Hubs: 5 Approaches & 30+ Examples
contentharmony.com
5 min read · From 2019 · Getting your site architecture right is one of the harder parts of building a site, whether you’re dealing with millions of pages or hundreds. In particular, one of the most common confusing… · Shared by 167, including Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Joona Tuunanen 🇫🇮, Stefan Diepolder, Rand Fishkin, Jochen Burkhard, designshard, Alexis Sanders 🇺🇦, Stephanie A Kowalski, Matthias Lampe, Katja Evertz, Johannes Lenz, Harsha Mv, Cyrus, Christian P. Stobbe, Ron Sela, Dan Shure, Steve Farnsworth, Gabriele, Dr. Pete Meyers
UX Collective
Grow your application, not your information architecture
UX Collective
6 min read · Jul 31st · How an OOUX approach can help keep the IA lean and simple while scaling your application. · Shared by 130
medium.com
Four Tradeoffs When Designing Navigation Menus
medium.com
9 min read · May 26th · Doing information architecture has always meant making tradeoffs — broad vs. deep, nouns vs. verbs — but let’s add some nuance. · Shared by 166, including Abel Caballero Díaz, CSS Weekly, Stef Walter
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techmonitor.ai
Unlocking the value of artificial intelligence and machine learning
techmonitor.ai
4 min read · Sep 23rd · Artificial intelligence and machine learning have reached enterprise maturity – they are essential components in information architecture. · Shared by 38, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, ipfconline #CES2023, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Ronald van Loon @SASsoftware #ExploreSAS, Nicolas Babin #CES2023, Brian Ahier, Harold Sinnott #DigitalTransformation, Dr. Sally Eaves #InnoTrans2022 #GTC22, Jim Marous 💯, AI
thesephist.com
Design with materials, not features
thesephist.com
7 min read · Aug 5th · Some software interfaces are windows into collections of features. The Uber app, for example, literally opens with a screen full of buttons, each of which take you to a different screen with yet more… · Shared by 49, including Stef Walter, Ole Reißmann
Architizer
Young Architect Guide: What Is BIM and How Does It Differ From CAD?
Architizer
3 min read · Aug 24th · BIM is changing the way we design and build. It is a process of collaboration and information sharing supported by multiple programs. · Shared by 30
journalism.co.uk
Product, information architecture, and the state of innovation in European newsrooms
journalism.co.uk
6 min read · Sep 1st · Reach Plc's Paul Rissen says that it is time for newsrooms to break the silos in editorial and tech teams so readers can get a better news experience · Shared by 7
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Moz
The Difference Between URL Structure and Information Architecture
Moz
20+ min read · From 2018 · How is URL structure different from information architecture, and why does the distinction matter? In this Whiteboard Friday, Will Critchlow helps us distinguish between the two disparate topics and shares some guiding questions to ask about each. · Shared by 33, including Roland Bachmann, Distilled
A List Apart
Everyday Information Architecture: Auditing for Structure
A List Apart
8 min read · From 2019 · To rebuild a system, we must understand it. Enter the structural audit: a review of the site focused solely on its menus, links, flows, and hierarchies. Lisa Maria Martin explains in this excerpt f… · Shared by 58, including Jochen Burkhard, Jacob Jarnvall, Niklaus Gerber, Klaus Eck, Oscar MacDonald, Stu Collett, zeldman
Toptal
The UX Process for Information Architecture
Toptal
8 min read · From 2018 · How UX designers and information architects define information architecture, build the information architecture diagram, understand IA design, and understand visual hierarchy. Read to learn what… · Shared by 19, including Vincenzo Tremonte, Lluís Codina
boagworld.com
What you know about information architecture, might be wrong
boagworld.com
6 min read · From 2015 · We all think we understand information architecture. Yet, it is a specialist area and the things we think we know may not be correct. · Shared by 22, including Claus Heller 🇺🇦, Twitty, Chris Michael, Andreia Costa 🇵🇹
UX Booth
Complete Beginner's Guide to Information Architecture
UX Booth
~11 min read · From 2018 · 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. · Shared by 20, including Gabriele, Nick Floro
UX Booth
Designing for Mobile, Part 1: Information Architecture
UX Booth
6 min read · From 2013 · Mobile devices affect every aspect of our design process. In this – the first part of her series on mobile design – Elaine McVicar explores a handful of the most popular architectures for mobile websites and applications. · Shared by 30, including Lluís Codina, Mohamed JEBLI
MIT Sloan Management Review
Architect Your Company for Agility
MIT Sloan Management Review
Summary · 6 min read · From 2018 · As agility becomes more crucial, so does business architecture – the design of an organization capable of continual change and rapid development and delivery. In a brief article for MIT Sloan Management Review, Jeanne Ross – the principal researcher at MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research – argues for agile architecture featuring empowered teams. Ross suggests mechanisms for aligning teams with organizational objectives and accommodating constant change. · Shared by 38, including getAbstract, Damir Kusar
UX Magazine
Adapting Information Architecture for Lean and Agile Environments with DoGo Mapping
UX Magazine
8 min read · From 2015 · The DoGo map is a lightweight, scalable information architecture tool that provides a high-level understanding of the information architecture of a site. · Shared by 14, including Fabricio Teixeira
Boxes and Arrows
Boxes and Arrows
Boxes and Arrows
3 min read · From 2015 · Boxes and Arrows is devoted to the practice, innovation, and discussion of design; including graphic design, interaction design, information architecture and the design of business. · Shared by 45, including Benny Schudel, designshard, Minnix, Chris Guselle, Matthias Lampe
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