Information Architecture Flashcards
is the information backbone of the site; navigation refers to those elements in the UI that allow users to reach specific information on the site.
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
How content is grouped and categorized (e.g., by topic, task, or audience).
Organization Systems
How users browse or move through the content (e.g., menus, search bars, links).
Navigation Systems
How content is named and represented to users
Labeling Systems
How users find content via search functions.
Search Systems
4 Key elements of information architecture
Organization Systems
Navigation Systems
Labeling Systems
Search Systems
Examination of a website to locate and identify existing site content
Content inventory
Evaluation of content usefulness, accuracy, tone of voice, and overall effectiveness
Content audit
Definition of user-centered relationships between content
Information grouping
: Definition of a standardized naming convention (controlled vocabulary) to apply to all site content. how information is grouped, classified and labeled within a shared information environment.
Taxonomy development
Definition of useful metadata that can be utilized to generate “Related Link” lists or other navigation components that aid discovery
Descriptive information creation
A collection of user interface components. The primary goal of navigation is to help users find information and functionality, and encourage them to take desirable actions.
Website Navigation
