Information Architecture

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Information Architecture

• The Skeleton Plane

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Process Overview

• Strategy
• Scope
• Structure
• Skeleton
• Surface

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Skeleton working at the page level

• Story boards- pages and flows
• Document navigation interaction design
  decisions
• Complex features
• Wireframes templates
• Define information space layout
• Directory structure
• Avoid potential unsightly URLs
• Standards
• Metadata Page titling standards
• Use of drop down menus, checkboxes, radio
  buttons, buttons, text boxes, pop-up windows, etc.

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Skeleton deconstruction exercise

• Using the handout, create templates that guided
  the development of this website (wireframes)
• Identify and label the following
• Organization structure- location areas
• Global, local, supplemental and contextual
  navigation
• Create storyboards for two features
• Go to website online to see how they work
• Order publications
• Donate to N.O.D.
• Make recommendations to improve way-finding