[IxDA Discuss] Information Architecture or Interaction Design

[Peter Morville]

Antoinette,

That's a difficult and dangerous question :-) But a good one too. As a
starting point for discussion, here are the definitions of IA we use in the
3rd edition of the polar bear book:

* The structural design of shared information environments. 

* The combination of organization, labeling, search, and navigation systems
in web sites and intranets. 

* The art and science of shaping information products and experiences to
support usability and findability. 

* An emerging discipline and community of practice focused on bringing
principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.

Cheers!


Peter Morville
President, Semantic Studios
http://semanticstudios.com/
http://findability.org/

 


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Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Information Architecture or Interaction Design

What's the different between Information Architecture and Interaction
Design?