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Author

Haverty, M.

Title

Information architexture without internal theory : an inductive design process

Source

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and technology. 53(2002) no.10, S.839-845

Year

2002

Abstract

This article suggests that Information Architecture (IA) design is primarily an inductive process. Although toplevel goals, user attributes and available content are periodically considered, the process involves bottom-up design activities. IA is inductive partly because it lacks internal theory, and partly because it is an activity that supports emergent phenomena (user experiences) from basic design components. The nature of IA design is well described by Constructive Induction (CI), a design process that involves locating the best representational framework for the design problem, identifying a solution within that framework and translating it back to the design problem at hand. The future of IA, if it remains inductive or develops a body of theory (or both), is considered.

Footnote

Teil eines Themenschwerpunktes Information architecture

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