Information Architecture

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Information Architecture

• Week 1

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CALENDAR
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EXAMPLE

• Princess Cruises
• http//www.princess.com/

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EXAMPLES

• Inspiration Interiors
• http//www.inspirationinteriors.com
• IKEA
• http//www.ikea.com

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INTRODUCTION

• skill survey
• intro to the course, me, you
• game plan for the semester
• overview of the syllabus
• weekly and bi-weekly assignments
• assignment

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IN-CLASS INTRODUCTIONS

• Name
• Goal for this semester
• What do you want to get out of this course?
• Ideal job that you eventually want
• What role/position do you want in that job?
• Have you ever done any freelance web design work?
• Have you ever worked on a professional web design
  project?
• Have you ever worked at a web design company?

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GAME PLAN

• A and B Days
• A days will usually include a lesson
• B days will usually be working days
• 1 on 1 meetings every week on working days
• Weekly Quizzes the Quiz Bowl
• Critiques
• Critiquing both the presenter and the critic
• Class participation grade
• Post mortem sessions

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LESSON

• What is Information Architecture?
• http//www.google.com/search?hlenqdefine3Ainf
  ormationarchitecture
• See chapter 5, pg. 120 of our text
• What is Usability?
• From Pg. 2 of out text
• the degree to which people (users) can perform a
  set of required tasks.
• Considering a web site to be a system, the
  design goals should be
• Functionally Correct
• Easy to Use
• Easy to Learn
• Easy to Remember
• Error Tolerant
• Subjectively pleasing

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THE FULL DESIGN PROCESS
Conceptual Design
Mock-ups Prototypes
Production
Launch
Requirements Analysis
Evaluation
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THE FULL DESIGN PROCESS
Conceptual Design
Mock-ups Prototypes
Production
Launch
Requirements Analysis
Evaluation
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LESSON

• Discussion of Chapter 1
• Target audience of the book
• The Design Process (visual)
• Requirements Analysis
• Visuals
• Schedule pg. 19 pg. 28
• Staffing pg. 27
• Table on pg. 32-33

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LESSON

• The Applied Real World Design Process (in brief)
• RFP (Request for Proposal) RFP document from
  company
• Internal Requirements Analysis
• Brief research creative brief drafted
• Internal Brainstorming Meeting meeting notes
  taken
• Client Presentation drafted (overview of
  recommendations, schedule, budget)
• Initial Client Meeting
• The Client Pitch (presentation)
• Meeting notes with Action Items
• Pre-production Documentation
• More thorough usability research (interviews,
  scenarios, checklists)
• Standard Client production documentation
  (schedule, budget, site maps, page maps, feature
  spec document, tech spec document)
• Production Documentation
• Feedback on the design (focus group results, user
  flow charts)
• Design Document (contains all IA research and
  decisions to date for the client to review)
• Post-production documentation
• Details for how to end the project (maintenance
  plans, style guide, server reports)

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ASSIGNMENT
Due Week2

• Buy the book
• Usability for the Web
• by Tom Brinck, Darren Gergle, and Scott D. Wood
• Read the Introduction and Chapter 1
• intro pgs 1-35
• there will be a quiz next week on Wed.
• Create a class web page for yourself to post all
  assignments
• The url should be http//www2.hawaii.edu/yourname
  /art155/index.html

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ASSIGNMENT
Due Week2

• Pick a web site to study throughout the semester
• Small company (not too big a local company is
  ideal)
• You will be redesigning their home page and site
  IA.
• Come to class prepared to share the URL and
  discuss why you chose this company/site

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QUESTIONS

• Now is your chance to ask any questions that you
  may have regarding the course.

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