| Overview
The post-Ajaxian Web 2.0 world of wikis, folksonomies, and
mashups makes well-planned information architecture even more
essential. How do you present large volumes of information to
people who need to find what they're looking for quickly? This
classic primer shows information architects, designers, and web
site developers how to build large-scale and maintainable web sites
that are appealing and easy to navigate. The new edition is thoroughly updated to address emerging
technologies -- with recent examples, new scenarios, and
information on best practices -- while maintaining its focus on
fundamentals. With topics that range from aesthetics to mechanics,
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web explains how
to create interfaces that users can understand right away. Inside,
you'll find: An overview of information architecture for both newcomers and
experienced practitioners The fundamental components of an architecture, illustrating the
interconnected nature of these systems. Updated, with updates for
tagging, folksonomies, social classification, and guided
navigation Tools, techniques, and methods that take you from research to
strategy and design to implementation. This edition discusses
blueprints, wireframes and the role of diagrams in the design
phase A series of short essays that provide practical tips and
philosophical advice for those who work on information
architecture The business context of practicing and promoting information
architecture, including recent lessons on how to handle enterprise
architecture Case studies on the evolution of two large and very different
information architectures, illustrating best practices along the
way
How do you document the rich interfaces of web applications? How
do you design for multiple platforms and mobile devices? With
emphasis on goals and approaches over tactics or technologies, this
enormously popular book gives you knowledge about information
architecture with a framework that allows you to learn new
approaches -- and unlearn outmoded ones.
Editorial ReviewsProduct DescriptionThe post-Ajaxian Web 2.0 world of wikis, folksonomies, and mashups makes well-planned information architecture even more essential. How do you present large volumes of information to people who need to find what they're looking for quickly? This classic primer shows information architects, designers, and web site developers how to build large-scale and maintainable web sites that are appealing and easy to navigate. The new edition is thoroughly updated to address emerging technologies -- with recent examples, new scenarios, and information on best practices -- while maintaining its focus on fundamentals. With topics that range from aesthetics to mechanics, "Information Architecture for the World Wide Web" explains how to create interfaces that users can understand right away. Inside, you'll find: An overview of information architecture for both newcomers and experienced practitioners The fundamental components of an architecture, illustrating the interconnected nature of these systems. Updated, with updates for tagging, folksonomies, social classification, and guided navigation Tools, techniques, and methods that take you from research to strategy and design to implementation. This edition discusses blueprints, wireframes and the role of diagrams in the design phase A series of short essays that provide practical tips and philosophical advice for those who work on information architecture The business context of practicing and promoting information architecture, including recent lessons on how to handle enterprise architecture Case studies on the evolution of two large and very different information architectures, illustrating best practices along the way How do you documentthe rich interfaces of web applications? How do you design for multiple platforms and mobile devices? With emphasis on goals and approaches over tactics or technologies, this enormously popular book gives you knowledge about information architecture with a framework that allows you to learn new approaches -- and unlearn outmoded ones. | Amazon.com ReviewIn Chapter 6 of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, the authors discuss the details of good search-engine design. In a bitingly humorous segment, they analyze a Web site's search-page results: "Let's say you're interested in knowing what the New Jersey sales tax is.... So you go to the State of New Jersey web site and search on sales tax. The 20 results are scored at either 84% or 82% relevant. Why does each document receive only one of two scores?... And what the heck makes a document 2% more relevant than another?" With a swift and convincing stroke, the authors of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web tear down many entrenched ideas about Web design. Flashy animations are cool, they agree, as long as they don't aggravate the viewer. Nifty clickable icons are nice, but are their meanings universal? Is the search engine providing results that are useful and relevant? This book acts as a mirror and with careful questioning causes the reader to think through all the elements and decisions required for well-crafted Web design. --Jennifer Buckendorff |
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Reader Reviews From Amazon (Ranked by 'Helpfulness') Average Customer Rating: based on 106 reviews. Too Little Useful Information , 2009-03-20 Reviewer rating: Lot of text, nicely written, easy read, finished the book in one hour.
Not much useful
Gained almost nothing from the book. where can I get my money back ? | A book that defines a new field in the digital world., 2009-02-23 Reviewer rating: I did not know the astounding amount of intersection between Library Science and Web Site Design until I read this book. If you design big web sites, corporate intranets, or other information sources you owe it to your users to read this book.
The first part of the book starts with a gentle, but cogent introduction to the nascent field of Information Architecture. Part two looks at ways of organizing information for web sites (e.g. taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, thesauri). The next three parts give you ways to implement Information Architecture in a variety of contexts (e.g. corporate, world wide web) with different methodologies and processes. The last part is also very helpful in that gives you two case studies, one being for Microsoft's intranet.
The authors are experienced in the IT world and steeped in knowledge of Library Science. Broaden your horizons in IT by reading this important book. | Easy to understand, 2008-10-31 Reviewer rating: One thing I found great about this book is the way it backs up its arguments with proper evidence with real-time examples. It would put an explanation (for example about labeling and navigation) then introduce a site and analyze it from that particular perspective.
For someone who wants to know how information architecture works, this is a great book. But be careful. This books focuses heavily on the world wide web part (well it said it would) so make sure you keep that in mind if you were looking for general knowlede about information architecture.
| Phenomenal book on information architecture, 2008-10-02 Reviewer rating: I bought this book shortly before starting my new job as the webmaster for a division of the federal governement. It was invaluable to me in planning our current internet redesign project and helping to explain information architecture to non-web designers/developers. I highly recommend reading this book from cover to cover. | Good enough, 2007-09-19 Reviewer rating: This is a perfectly good resource, if you're looking for the theoretical underpinnings of how IA should work. I was, however, looking for more specifically technical information, along the lines of algorithms and integration techniques. For this I ended up going with Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications, which is more geared in that direction. Again, if IA is your whole intention, then this is a great resource, but if you're looking for technical detail, look elsewhere. |
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