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21 More Small Thoughts on Information Architecture

Expositions, Illustrations, and Annotations to Scott Kubie’s 21 Small Thoughts on IA

Jan 27, 2023

Jan 27, 2023

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Do digital products have information architecture?

Though information architecture is largely equated with navigation, it entails much more of the user experience.

Jun 26, 2023

Do digital products have information architecture?

Jun 26, 2023

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Product IA is hard to talk about

The information architecture of products happens at a high level of abstraction and is therefore hard to recognize, acknowledge, and…

Jun 29, 2023

Product IA is hard to talk about

Jun 29, 2023

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The Structure of Digital Design Revolutions

How designers cope with big changes in design

Jun 23, 2023

The Structure of Digital Design Revolutions

Jun 23, 2023

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Four Tradeoffs When Designing Navigation Menus

Doing information architecture has always meant making tradeoffs — broad vs. deep, nouns vs. verbs — but let’s add some nuance.

May 24, 2022

Four Tradeoffs When Designing Navigation Menus

May 24, 2022

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Concepts, information architecture’s building blocks

Just because you know what ideas are essential to a product does not mean you know anything about them.

Jul 12, 2023

Concepts, information architecture’s building blocks

Jul 12, 2023

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Enterprise products, an information architect’s perspective

Three features of enterprise products distinguish them from other digital products, and put pressure on the IA: purpose, tenants, and users

Jul 7, 2023

Enterprise products, an information architect’s perspective

Jul 7, 2023

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The Self-Reflection of a Senior Designer: A Case Study

In which I share my thoughts triggered by a colleague’s provocative tweets.

Oct 21, 2022

Oct 21, 2022

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Facets, Tags, and Cross-Cutting Categories

Further thoughts on cross-cutting categories, now with more tags and facets

Aug 26, 2022

Aug 26, 2022

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Cross-Cutting Topics

Identifying, validating, and designing for topics that cut across other topics in your site’s information architecture.

Aug 12, 2022

Cross-Cutting Topics

Aug 12, 2022

Dan Brown

Dan Brown

Designer • Co-founder of @eightshapes • Author of 3 books on UX • http://bit.ly/danbooks • Board gamer • Family cook

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