School of Information, Fall 2007 University of Texas A. Fleming Seay Information Architecture & Design Class Two

Today’s Agenda Presentation Topic Draft Discuss the Downes Article Project

Research Topic Presentation Assignment 20 minutes of presentation content Powerpoint lecture Provide examples to illustrate your points websites, videos, etc. Questions & discussion I will call on a random audience member to ask a question if there are none, so listen carefully How you will be evaluated

Research Topic Draft Check the syllabus Interest in topic Availability on that day to present Pick a Draft Card from the Gatorade Jug Topics picked in the order of Draft Card Number Draft Cards can be traded Topics can be traded until I leave class tonight

Research Topic Draft (cont’d) Challenging a selection Any holder of a draft card can challenge a selection Challenge: Guitar Hero OR Trivia Challenged picks contest Winner gets the contested selection If Challenged loses, they pick again immediately If Challenger loses, they drop five spots in order A student can only be challenged once A student can only initiate one challenge Ties go to the challenged Dirty disc errors will be ruled a “no contest” All decisions are made at professor’s discretion

The Downes Article Information Architect: One who designs and supervises the construction of knowledge derived from study, experience, or instruction, or knowledge of a specific event or situation, or a collection of facts or data. Define the nature and scope of an information service or website before the first HTML tag is committed to disk Information architecture is the plan The information architect is the designer of the plan

The Downes Article Identify Mission and Goals Identify the Client's 'Vision‘ Define the Audience Create a Content Inventory Identify the Server Environment Create Site Maps Create Content Maps Design Page Schematics Define Constructive Processes What’s missing here?

The Project Plan, Design and Construct a Web site Prepare and submit a proposal Description of plan, deliverables, and timeline. Use IA methodology as process framework Design Web site project per proposal Construct Web site Verify design

Projects Think about the project that might be of interest What type of web site would you like to build? What you already know about the content/design/use Do you already have content? What would you like to focus on learning in IA1?

Coming Up Next Week Technology information session iSchool accounts Dreamweaver Visio Omnigraffle Two weeks from now Massive amounts of reading Rosenfeld, Information Architecture Chapters 1-5 & 10–12 Modjeska & Marsh Structure and Memorability of Web Sites Structure and Memorability of Web Sites Fulcher et al. Deliverables that Clarify, Focus, and Improve Design. Deliverables that Clarify, Focus, and Improve Design