Information architecture
Template:Short description Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Sidebar/configuration' not found. Information architecture is the structural design of shared information environments, in particular the organisation of websites and software to support usability and findability.
The term information architecture was coined by Richard Saul Wurman.[citation needed] Since its inception, information architecture has become an emerging community of practice focused on applying principles of design, architecture and information science in digital spaces.[1]
Typically, a model or concept of information is used and applied to activities which require explicit details of complex information systems. These activities include library systems and database development.[citation needed]
Definition
The term information architecture has different meanings in different branches of information systems or information technology.[2]
User experience
In user experience design, information architecture has been described as the structural design of shared information environments,Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.Template:Rp comprising the study and practice of organising and labelling web sites, intranets, online communities, and software to support user experience, in particular, the findability and usability of information.[1][3][4] It has also been described as an emerging community of practice focused on bringing principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.Template:Rp[5]
Information systems
Technically speaking, information architecture comprises the combination of organization, labeling, search and navigation systems within websites and intranets,Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.Template:Rp serving as a navigational aid to the content of information-rich systems.[6]
Data architecture
Information architecture can be described as a subset of data architecture where usable data is constructed, designed, and arranged in a fashion most useful to the users of data.[citation needed]
Systems design
In the field of systems design, for example, information architecture is a component of enterprise architecture that deals with the information component when describing the structure of an enterprise.[2] Some system design practitioners regard information architecture as strictly the application of information science to web design, which considers such issues as classification and information retrieval, and not factors like user experience and information design.[2]
Principles
Principles of information architecture include the following:[7][8]
- The principle of objects
- The principle of choices
- The principle of disclosure
- The principle of exemplars
- The principle of front doors
- The principle of multiple classification
- The principle of focused navigation
- The principle of growth
History
Richard Saul Wurman is credited with coining the term information architecture in relation to the design of information.[citation needed]
From 1998 to 2015, Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld were co-authors of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web.[citation needed]
Other authors include Jesse James Garrett and Christina Wodtke.[citation needed]
See also
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References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."What is IA?" (PDF). Information Architecture Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dillon, A (2002). "Information Architecture in JASIST: Just where did we come from?". Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 53 (10): 821–23. doi:10.1002/asi.10090..
- ^ Morville & Rosenfeld (2000). p. 4. "The art and science of shaping information products and experienced to support usability and findability."
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Information Architecture". Mozilla Developer Network. 8 June 2023.
- ^ Resmini, A. & Rosati, L. (2012). A Brief History of Information Architecture. Journal of Information Architecture. Vol. 3, No. 2. [Available at http://journalofia.org/volume3/issue2/03-resmini/]. Originally published in Resmini, A. & Rosati L. (2011). Pervasive Information Architecture. Morgan Kaufmann. (Edited by the authors).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Toms, Elaine (17 May 2012). "Information interaction: Providing a framework for information architecture". Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 53 (10.1002/asi.10094): 855–862. doi:10.1002/asi.10094.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brown, Dan (2010). "Eight principles of information architecture". Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 36 (6): 30–34. doi:10.1002/bult.2010.1720360609. ISSN 1550-8366.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Information Architecture". WEBFirst. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
Bibliography
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wurman, Richard Saul (1997). Information Architects (1st ed.). Graphis Inc. ISBN 1-888-00138-0.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Morville, Peter; Rosenfeld, Louis (2007). Information architecture for the World Wide Web (3rd ed.). Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates. ISBN 978-0-596-52734-1.
information architecture.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wodtke, Christina (2009). Information Architecture - Blueprints for the Web (2nd ed.). New Riders. ISBN 978-0-321-60080-6.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Resmini, Andrea; Rosati, Luca (2011). Pervasive Information Architecture - Designing Cross-channel User Experiences (1st ed.). Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN 978-0-123-82094-5.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Van Dijck, Peter (August 1, 2003). Information Architecture for Designers: Structuring Websites for Business Success. Rotovision. ISBN 9782880467319.
Further reading
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sue Batley (January 2007). Information Architecture for Information Professionals. Woodhead Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84334-233-5.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wei Ding; Xia Lin (15 May 2009). Information Architecture: The Design and Integration of Information Spaces. Morgan & Claypool. ISBN 978-1-59829-959-5.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Earl Morrogh (2003). Information Architecture: An Emerging 21st Century Profession. Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780130967466.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Alan Gilchrist; Barry Mahon (2004). Information Architecture: Designing Information Environments for Purpose. Facet. ISBN 9781856044875.
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