Kathleen Hudson's Weblog

This week, we were required to visit several web sites, one of which was Boxes and Arrows located at http://www.boxesandarrows.com. Boxes and Arrows is a peer-written online journal that is dedicated to the practice, advancement and discussion of all types of design such as graphic design, interaction design, information architecture and the design of business. [...]

For week 5 we were required to read chapters 10 and 11 from the Morville and Rosenfeld text. Chapter 10 detailed Research and how it applies to IA. According to the textbook (2007), “The research phase begins with a review of existing background materials and meeting with the strategy team, aimed at gaining a high-level [...]

This week we were asked to review three websites one of which was CAIDA (The Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis) located at http://www.caida.org/home/. This site is a global Internet research firm and it was very impressive to browse through. I enjoyed reading their publications such as “Sustaining the Internet with Hyperbolic Mapping” and “Dialing [...]

For week 4, we were required to read chapters seven, eight and nine of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web by authors Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld. Chapter seven deals with navigation systems which are designed to help users find what they are looking for and avoid getting lost in a myriad of websites. [...]

For this week, I read the fifth and sixth chapters of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web by authors Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld. Chapter five deals with organization systems and related topics and issues such as why organizing information is often troublesome, organization schemes, database structures, and types of classification. In discussing organization, [...]

For week three, we were required to view several websites one of which was Louis Rosenfeld’s Media/Search Analytics website at http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/searchanalytics/. This site provides information on a research topic called “search analytics” which is rapidly attracting interest. I found this site to be really fascinating and a great help on how to improve your searching [...]

My first impression of the site was the design of it. It was very futuristic in appearance and reminded me of the science fiction genre, which does not really attract me, but I could see how it could draw other people in. The site was very easy to navigate, which for me is a very [...]

Semantic Studios is the website for Peter Morville’s consulting firm and it is highly informative and well structured. Of course given Mr. Morville’s expertise concerning the subject of Information Architecture, I am not surprised at the website’s excellent design or the easy access to information regarding the topic. In navigating the site, I was impressed [...]

When I first viewed the opening page for the IA Summit website, my initial thoughts were of how clever and funny it was to use the napkin to showcase the options of where to go. It was very simple and to the point, but without being boring. In perusing the site, I thought it was [...]

I really enjoyed browsing through this site. First off, the design was incredible and it was pleasing to look at. I found the links to be easily accessible and the information that was provided was concisely explained. Everything was broken down and covered all aspects of Information Architecture such as defining it, providing information on [...]