06.01. Information Architecture Basics

Learn the basics of information architecture, learning how people search for information and the search patterns we use.

01. Fundamentals of information architecture

Information architecture is structured in systems that we must recognise and know how to identify their components and scanning patterns.
Information Architecture 3.0
Peter Morville
Semantic Studios
Level Beginner
29/11/06
Information Architecture: The Intersection of Users, Content and Context
Oliver Lindberg
Adobe XD Ideas
Level Beginner
07/02/20
Organizing Your Information
Patrick J. Lynch & Sarah Horton
Web Style Guide
Level Beginner
Unknown
Site Structure
Patrick J. Lynch & Sarah Horton
Web Style Guide
Level Beginner
Unknown
Presenting Information Architecture
Patrick J. Lynch & Sarah Horton
Web Style Guide
Level Beginner
Unknown
The Difference Between Information Architecture (IA) and Navigation
Jen Cardello
NN Group
Level Beginner
22/06/14
Understanding Information Architecture
Dan Klyn
The Understanding Group
Level Beginner
Unknown
The 3-Click Rule for Navigation Is False
Page Laubheimer
NN Group
Level Medium
11/08/19
Top 10 Information Architecture (IA) Mistakes
Jakob Nielsen
NN Group
Level Beginner
10/05/09

02. Information Seeking Behaviours

We cannot structure any kind of digital product efficiently if we do not know how people search for information or the digital skills that different demographics have.
The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than You Think
Jakob Nielsen
NN Group
Level Medium
13/11/16
How Little Do Users Read?
Jakob Nielsen
NN Group
Level Medium
05/05/08
How Information-Seeking Behavior Has Changed in 22 Years
Feifei Liu
NN Group
Level Advanced
26/01/20
The Anatomy of a Search-Results Page
Kate Moran & Cami Goray
NN Group
Level Beginner
17/11/19
Large Devices Preferred for Important Tasks
Kate Moran & Kim Salazar
NN Group
Level Medium
25/08/19
Banner Blindness Revisited: Users Dodge Ads on Mobile and Desktop
Kara Pernice
NN Group
Level Medium
22/04/18
Page Parking: Millennials' Multi-Tab Mania
Jakob Nielsen & Kate Moran
NN Group
Level Medium
01/08/15

03. Information Scanning Patterns

Learn the information scanning patterns we humans use to define your design based on optical paths and the need for contextual information.
Text Scanning Patterns: Eyetracking Evidence
Kara Pernice
NN Group
Level Medium
25/08/19
Complex Search-Results Pages Change Search Behavior: The Pinball Pattern
Kate Moran & Cami Goray
NN Group
Level Medium
17/11/19
F-Shaped Pattern of Reading on the Web: Misunderstood, But Still Relevant (Even on Mobile)
Kara Pernice
NN Group
Level Medium
12/11/17
The Layer-Cake Pattern of Scanning Content on the Web
Kara Pernice
NN Group
Level Medium
04/08/19
Zigzag Image–Text Layouts Make Scanning Less Efficient
Kim Salazar
NN Group
Level Medium
26/11/17
Exhaustive Review or “I Can’t Believe It’s Not There” Phenomenon: Evidence from Eyetracking
Kara Pernice
NN Group
Level Medium
29/10/17
Scanning Patterns on the Web Are Optimized for the Current Task
Kara Pernice
NN Group
Level Advanced
19/03/17

04. Information Foraging Theory

A theoretical part that I personally love, how we can know how humans search for information based on how animals search for food to survive, and apply it to the digital product, it's great isn't it?
Information Foraging: A Theory of How People Navigate on the Web
Raluca Budiu
NN Group
Level Medium
10/11/19
Information Scent: How Users Decide Where to Go Next
Raluca Budiu
NN Group
Level Medium
02/02/20
Perceived Value in User Interfaces
Aurora Harley
NN Group
Level Beginner
17/04/16
Deceivingly Strong Information Scent Costs Sales
Jakob Nielsen
NN Group
Level Beginner
01/08/04
Information Pollution
Jakob Nielsen
NN Group
Level Beginner
10/08/03

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Information Architecture Components ->
Learn the different components of information architecture, whether they are organisational, labelling, navigation or search systems.

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