information architecture week 1. information architecture calendar
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Information ArchitectureWeek 1
Information Architecture
CALENDARWeek 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 61.15 1.17 1.22 1.24 1.29 1.31 2.05 2.07 2.12 2.14 2.19 2.21Lesson Lesson HW - url of
site due, in-class brainstorm;
Lesson HW - Creative brief due;
Lesson HW - 3 User Scenarios Due;
Lesson Lesson HW - Client Pitch Due
Lesson Lesson
INTRO DAY WORK DAY CRITIQUE WORK DAY WORK DAY WORK DAY WORK DAY WORK DAY WORK DAY CRITIQUE WORK DAY WORK DAY
Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week11 Week 12
2.26 2.28 3.04 3.06 3.11 3.13 3.18 3.20 3.25 3.27 4.01 4.03HW - Old & New Site Maps Due
Lesson HW - Revised Site Maps & Page Maps Due.
Lesson Lesson Lesson MID-TERM – Client Documentation Packet & Presentation
MID-TERM – Client Documentation Packet & Presentation
NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK
NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK
Lesson Research
CRITIQUE WORK DAY WORK DAY WORK DAY WORK DAY WORK DAY CRITIQUE CRITIQUE WORK DAY WORK DAY
Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17
4.08 4.10 4.15 4.17 4.22 4.24 4.29 5.01 12.6HW - Research Data Due
Research HW - Data Addition Due; 1st Drafts mockups due.
Research HW - Research Web Site Due
Design Design Design FINAL - tw o home page mock-ups
NO CLASS - FINALS WEEK
WORK DAY WORK DAY WORK DAY WORK DAY WORK DAY WORK DAY WORK DAY WORK DAY CRITIQUE
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EXAMPLE• Princess Cruises
• http://www.princess.com/
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EXAMPLES• Inspiration Interiors
• http://www.inspirationinteriors.com
• IKEA• http://www.ikea.com
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INTRODUCTION
• skill survey• intro to the course, me, & you• game plan for the semester• overview of the syllabus
• weekly and bi-weekly assignments
• assignment
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IN-CLASS INTRODUCTIONS
• Name• Goal for this semester
• What do you want to get out of this course?
• Ideal job that you eventually want• What role/position do you want in that job?
• Have you ever done any freelance web design work?• Have you ever worked on a professional web design
project?• Have you ever worked at a web design company?
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GAME PLAN
• A and B Days• “A” days will usually include a lesson• “B” days will usually be working days
• 1 on 1 meetings every week on working days • Weekly Quizzes & the Quiz Bowl
• Critiques• Critiquing both the presenter and the critic• Class participation grade
• “Post mortem” sessions
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LESSON• What is Information Architecture?
• http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+information+architecture
• See chapter 5, pg. 120 of our text
• What is Usability?• From Pg. 2 of out text:
• the degree to which people (users) can perform a set of required tasks.• Considering a web site to be a “system”, the design goals should be:
• Functionally Correct• Easy to Use• Easy to Learn• Easy to Remember• Error Tolerant• Subjectively pleasing
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THE FULL DESIGN PROCESS
Conceptual Design
Mock-ups & Prototypes
Production LaunchRequirements
Analysis
Evaluation
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THE FULL DESIGN PROCESS
Conceptual Design
Mock-ups & Prototypes
Production LaunchRequirements
Analysis
Evaluation
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LESSON
• Discussion of Chapter 1• Target audience of the book• The Design Process (visual)
• Requirements Analysis• Visuals
• Schedule – pg. 19 & pg. 28• Staffing – pg. 27• Table on pg. 32-33
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LESSON• The Applied Real World Design Process (in brief)
• RFP (Request for Proposal) – RFP document from company• Internal Requirements Analysis
• Brief research – creative brief drafted• Internal Brainstorming Meeting – meeting notes taken• Client Presentation drafted (overview of recommendations, schedule, budget)
• Initial Client Meeting• The Client Pitch (presentation)• Meeting notes with Action Items
• Pre-production Documentation• More thorough usability research (interviews, scenarios, checklists)• Standard Client production documentation (schedule, budget, site maps, page maps, feature
spec document, tech spec document)
• Production Documentation• Feedback on the design (focus group results, user flow charts)• Design Document (contains all IA research and decisions to date for the client to review)
• Post-production documentation• Details for how to end the project (maintenance plans, style guide, server reports)
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ASSIGNMENT• Buy the book
• Usability for the Web• by Tom Brinck, Darren Gergle,
and Scott D. Wood
• Read the Introduction and Chapter 1• intro + pgs 1-35• there will be a quiz next week on Wed.
• Create a class web page for yourself to post all assignments• The url should be
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~yourname/art155/index.html
Due: Week2
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ASSIGNMENT
• Pick a web site to study throughout the semester• Small company (not too big; a local company is ideal)
• You will be redesigning their home page and site IA.• Come to class prepared to share the URL and discuss why
you chose this company/site
Due: Week2
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QUESTIONS
• Now is your chance to ask any questions that you may have regarding the course.
