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Entries from September 2006

Week one update

September 10th, 2006 · No Comments

Garrett, Jesse James. “The Elements of User Experience.” Jesse James Garrett’s Hidden Agenda. 2000.
http://jjg.net/ia/elements.pdf.
In this elegant diagram, Garrett addresses the differences between the web as “hypertext information space” and “remote software interface”. His diagram attempts to reconcile the information-oriented focus of the former with the task-oriented HCI/software engineering focus of the latter.
This diagram dates from […]

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Tags: IA · LIS 801

IA 101 - UXP Skill Sharing Series part 1

September 9th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Based on some discussions on the MNteractive mini-list, a handful of local IA/UXP folks have volunteered to share information about their areas of expertise in a fairly informal series that we’ve titled IA 101. My employer, the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota graciously agreed to let me host the events. The […]

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Tags: IA · local

IA independent study syllabus

September 9th, 2006 · No Comments

Rosenfeld and Morville’s Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, 2nd ed. remains the most canonical text for the study of information architecture. I intended to use it as the centerpiece of my independent study, as I’ve regularly skimmed it and used it as a reference, but have never made a systematic effort to read […]

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Tags: IA · LIS 801 · books