Information Architecture is the art
and science of creating intuitive, efficient and pleasurable access
to information through digital means.
Though simple to state, this process requires strong technical competencies
in design, a deep understanding of how people think and behave, an
awareness of how organizational and cultural needs influence use,
and a skilled sense of how to determine if our creations meet these
goals.
--- Andrew Dillon, Dean of the iSchool
Why study IA?To experience the theoretical along with the practical aspects of information architecture. To play a role in shaping and growing a discipline with so many evolutionary possibilities. To join a formal community of other likeminded user advocates who you can work with as scholars and professional associates.
How old is IA?
Information architecture is a young and emerging discipline. With the proliferation of corporate, governmental, and personal websites in the mid-'90's came a need for someone to study, manage, and prescribe the ways that information structures are created from the perspective of those who will inhabit those structures - users.
IA as an academic discipline is only several years old and exists formally in a small number of graduate programs internationally.
How does IA relate to other fields such as usability, user experience design, and human factors engineering?IA goes hand in hand with many other practices that focus on the relationship between users and their technologies...NEED MORE CONTENT HERE
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