Day 8 - Information Architecture

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Information Architecture (IA)

• Outline of the information of an app or a website
• or organization of content in a website

Key elements of Cognitive Pyschology (how human minds work) relevant to IA design

• Gestalt principles

  • explore users’ visual perception of objects in relation to each other, including similarity, continuity, proximity, symmetry, and closure

• Mental models

  • assumptions people have in their minds before they interact with the product

• Cognitive load

  • amount of brainpower that user has to invest in interacting with a product

Types of organization systems

1.Hierarchical

• create one index page with links to other pages.

2.Sequential

• the users have to follow a sequence to get the desired task done.

3.Matrix

• the user gets to decide the navigation way. It could be according to date or along the topic.

References

1. https://applikeysolutions.com/blog/designing-the-information-architecture-ia-of-mobile-apps
2. https://uxplanet.org/information-architecture-basics-for-designers-b5d43df62e20
3. https://xd.adobe.com/ideas/process/information-architecture/information-ux-architect/