INLS 490-117 :: Information Architecture

Syllabus Schedule Notes Resources

Lecture Notes (PowerPoint slides)

References, examples and resources mentioned in lectures are listed on the Resources page!

  • June 21 - Review of communication theory
  • June 22 - Human centered design overview - presentation of Maya slides
  • June 25 - Client survey
  • June 26 - Search Behaviors & Creative Brief
  • June 27 - Competitive Analysis
  • June 28 - Site Inventory- Using Visio
  • June 29 - Personas
  • July 2 - Organization
  • July 3 - Gestalt Principles
  • July 4 - Holiday!!
  • July 5 - Lab day
  • July 6 - Navigation
  • July 9 - Labeling & Classification Systems
  • July 10 - Tagging and Folksonomies
  • July 11 - Lab Day
  • July 13 -
  • July 16 - Information Scent
  • July 17 - Style Guides and Patterns
  • July 18 - CMS and the Semantic Web
  • July 20 - Branding
  • July 23 - Closing Thoughts
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School of Information and Library Science
last updated: July 22, 2007