Information Architecture
How the content is organised and named so people can find it.
Definition
The structural design of shared information environments: organisation, labelling, navigation and search systems.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
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In plain language
How the content is organised and named so people can find it.
Example
Deciding whether help content is grouped by product area or by the task a user is trying to complete.
Local chart
TERM·011 · Region X · Grid D5
This entry and the entries it is stated to connect with. Each line is labelled with what the connection means.
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Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- NavigationPAT·001 · Pattern
- Card SortingRES·005 · Research method
- Information ArchitectureRES·015 · Research method
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.