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James Barrett
April 26, 2014
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IA Essentials: How to prioritize, design, and present your clients content
My Information Architecture presentation from WordCamp Minneapolis 2014,
James Barrett
April 26, 2014
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Transcript
IA Essentials: How to prioritize, design, and present your clients
content
James Barrett Design Engineer - 10up @jimbrts
Why Information Architecture is Important
Why Information Architecture is important •Websites are non linear •Information
is vast and varied •Websites should be goal oriented.
5 Websites are non linear
6 Information is vast and varied Image Gallery Testimonials Blog
Posts User Comments Links Page Content Quotes Code snippets Forms
Websites should be goal oriented. GOAL
Let’s get Started
9 Getting Started •Finding a “voice” •Content Organizing •Visual layout
and prioritization
The “Voice” of a Website •The stakeholder sets the tone.
•Listen. Then Listen some more. Then Listen again. •Pay attention to patterns and repeated ideas.
The “Voice” of a Website Get in Touch vs Let’s
Chat vs Contact Us
Organizing your Content
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Visual layout and prioritization
19 Visual layout and prioritization •Structure your design so that
its guides readers to your goal. ! •Visual Design compliments good information architecture ! •Give readers plenty of opportunities to drive deeper into the site
20 Structure your site’s layout so it guides readers to
your goal
21 Structure your site’s layout so it guides readers to
your goal
22 Structure your site’s layout so it guide’s readers to
your goal
23 Structure your site’s layout so it guide’s readers to
your goal
24 Structure your site’s layout so it guide’s readers to
your goal
25 Structure your site’s layout so it guides readers to
your goal
26 Structure your site’s layout so it guides readers to
your goal
27 Structure your site’s layout so it guides readers to
your goal
28 Structure your site’s layout so it guide’s readers to
your goal
29 Visual Design Compliments Good IA •Design supports content •Interactions
should be easily identifiable ! •links should be clearly identified.
30 Example: Gallery Design
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Example: 404
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Give readers plenty of opportunities to drive deeper into the
site •At least 3 CTAs per page to your goal * •Evenly space the through out the page ! •Maintain your “voice” * Opinion. not fact
Give readers plenty of opportunities to drive deeper into the
site
Maintain your “Voice” Get in Touch vs Let’s Chat vs
Contact Us
Final Thoughts •Find your Voice •Organize your Content ! •Keep
your site goal oriented.
Questions? @jimbrts