Do You Really Understand Information Architecture in Singapore?

What is the information architecture? Estimated that you are not sure because of just search the Internet, a variety of definitions blowing, people messy.

user research

Nonsense not to say, looked at a bunch of definitions and data, the final finishing is defined as follows: By node reasonable classification, connectivity, information design, so that users can efficiently and comfortably find and understand the relevant information.

The definition includes the process and purpose of the information architecture, the process that classification, connection, information design, the purpose of Needless to say.
Node borrows the definition of “user experience factor”: the basic unit of information architecture, without having to deal with smaller than the node content.
Connection: including the navigation of the framework of the design, but not so detailed.
Information Design: The basic corresponding to the framework of the corresponding information design, but not so detailed.
Efficient and comfortable: emphasizing user experience, user-centric is consistent throughout. Of course, efficient but also comfortable, but efficient here is very important, so separate instructions.

Why classification, connection, information design? See the goal of information architecture to know. Information is too much, not classified, the goal of information architecture cannot be achieved; too much information, do not connect, the user is difficult to find the corresponding information; not for information design, the user is not good to understand the relevant information.

Why is the goal of information design is this? That is to be combined with the definitions of other places. Next, please sit down, because these definitions below may make you messy …

From Wikipedia, Information architecture (IA) is the structural design of shared information environments; the art and science of organizing and labelling websites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability; and an emerging community of practice focused on bringing principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.

You can know that the goal of an information architecture is to allow users to find and understand relevant information efficiently and comfortably.

IA factors include:

Context

Context refers to the resources, challenges, ideology, culture or political stance that the information system is concerned with.

Content

This is basically the data, the types of data, the size or volume of data, as well as their sources.

Users

Users are self-explanatory. You need do user research. They are those who seek information, the audience, and the clients. Also of importance, is user behaviour. That is, the way they react to certain issues or events.

In addition, why is it connected to the navigation design including the framework layer? Information design corresponds to the basic framework of information design? Because in addition to navigation design, tags, the search can also be connected. In addition, navigation design, information design are subordinate to the connection and information design, you can use a famous figure to illustrate. As can be seen from the figure below, the framework layer subordinate to the structural layer, so navigation design, information design is dependent on the information architecture is necessary.