Introduction to Information Architecture
A workshop by Donna Spencer
This half-day workshop covers the essential aspects of Information Architecture. No filler, no fluff, just pure IA:
- How classification and categorisation work in our brain, and why it matters
- How to identify potential organisation methods for your content
- When organisation schemes such as geography, task, audience and subject work best (and tricks to make them work)
- How to design and test your information architecture
- Pros and cons of navigation approaches
This won’t be a dry, theoretical workshop. We’ll talk, brainstorm and play some games. You’ll go away with a better understanding of the essentials of information architecture, techniques to use on your next project and a comprehensive list of resources for follow-up reading.
Donna Spencer
Donna is a freelance information architect, interaction designer and writer. That’s a fancy way of saying she plans how to present the things you see on your computer screen, so that they’re easy to understand, engaging and compelling. Things like the navigation, forms, categories and words on intranets, websites, web applications and business systems. She’s been doing this professionally since 2002, is a regular speaker at Australian and international events and has just completed her third book.
