Information Architecture ( 3 January 2005)
The best web sites start with careful planning, and avoid the "Winchester Mystery House" style of on-the-fly architecture.
The primary difference between 320 and 409 is that in 320 we talk about how to build pages while in 409 we talk about how to build sites. That's the focus of this week's lectures...how to effectively organize and present information in a way that's useful to the intended audience.
Excerpt: (jumps out from bed) i was about to fall asleep, but i remembered something... today in class we were talkined about google picking interface language based on the IP, but i always thought it was based on the computer's language...
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Excerpt: From 1/3/05’s assigned readings, Web Architecture 101 is pretty interesting. I liked this article because it explains that a website is required to have a balance of levels within the navigation. I find it interesting, because there are times where...
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Excerpt: In yesterday class Miss Lawley opened a page related to not quiding the user through the site, but letting him to surf by himself, therefore the site's design should be very explicit. I found it very interesting, but I didn't...
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