Information Architecture & Design Week 11 Schedule - No Readings, Use your time for IA Work - Critiquing Web Pages/Sites - Presentations - BREAK - Speed Explaining & Reviewing - Methods and Procedures Help
IA Methodology AnalysisDesign VerificationConstructionMaintenance Planning
Critiquing Web Pages/Sites Goals of Page or Site? Clear Structure? Consistent Labels? Understandable Metaphor? Functional Navigation? - Text, Graphics, Interactive? - Global & Local Easy to Maintain? Technology?
ROI Critique - Find Information Faster - Find Information (!) - Make Sense of Information Found - Fewer Navigation Errors Costs of (not) Finding Information Provides a Competitive Advantage Increases Product Awareness - Brand - Consistency Makes Using a Site A More Enjoyable Experience
Stress Testing Navigation - Pick a random page on your site and ask yourself if it gives context to the site and the navigation structure(s) of the whole site. - Where? - What? Search - Terms - Results Interfaces
Web Site Examinations University Pages University Department Pages
Web Site Examinations News/Portal Pages News Pages
Speed Explaining & Reviewing Explain your Design Project in 5 minutes. Review the Explanation. Discuss Current Problems and Solutions.
Methods and Procedures Help Design Specification Review Design Check Scheduling and Prioritizing Final Weeks of IA and Design