"Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction." --Picasso
The Basics of Taxonomy Use and Maintenance
While working on a project last year, I needed to educate my client on what a taxonomy is, how it fit in with the ubiquitous word "metadata," when to use a taxonomy. The client also wanted to maintain their taxonomy on an ongoing basis, without my input, so I needed to give them the tools to update it themselves.
Information Architecture Practice Framework
This morning I had the pleasure of reading Nathaniel Davis' articles. You might ask why I was so excited to see these articles and I'll tell you. It solidified for me how I've always felt but could not put into words: that IA is not about interaction design (or even wireframes) but is about information organization and strategy.
Card Sort Case Study: How It All Played Out
While working for Rocky View County in Alberta to help them redesign their website (not currently available), we held an on-site kickoff meeting that included two sessions of card sorting. These sessions went rather well and included some facilitation on information and content needs and the card sorting facilitation.
