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LESSON 3
Information architecture
Site Content
• Try to get a menta l image o f what your s i te wi l l l ook l ike wi th content on i t
• Use th i s image to your advantage
• Gather the p ieces for creat ing the s tructure and organizat ion o f the s i te .
Site Content
• What content does the s i te need?
• What sort o f funct ional i ty wi l l be requi red?
• Pieces o f content determine funct ional i ty
Site Content
• Create a l i s t o f content and funct ional requirements to get a bet ter p ic ture o f how your s i te wi l l work
• Determine how you want your content grouped and labe led
• Ident i fy Content and Funct ional Requirements• Group and Labe l Content• Design Document – Content and Funct ions
Content Requirement
STA RT 2 N EW L IST S :• Co nt en t e l ement s• Func t i o na l r eq u i rement s
CONT ENT L IST – CON TENT IN V ENT ORY• G at her i n f o rmat i o n f ro m ev er y o ne• Det e rmi ne t he i m p o r t anc e o f eac h p i ec e o f c o n t en t
Identify Content and Functional
Requirements
TYPE OF CONTENTS• Stat ic• Dynamic• Funct ional• Transact ional
Identify Content and Functional
Requirements
STATIC CONTENT• Copyr ights not ice• Pr ivacy s tatements• Membership ru les
Identify Content and Functional
Requirements
Identify Content and Functional
Requirements
Group and Label Content
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS• Member logon pages• Sign up pages ( for emai l news let ter e tc . )• Pages that invo lve forms
Identify Content and Functional
Requirements
Identify Content and Functional
Requirements
CONTENT INVENTORY• Revise your l i s t o f funct ional requi rements• Think about the technology and sk i l l s needed to
meet each requi rements• R ank the importance o f each requi rement ,
e l iminate some i f necessary
Identify Content and Functional
Requirements
• Important because i t he lps you organize your webs i te .
• Al lows you to have a more s t ructured webs i te .
Group and Label Content
• Make sure to remember who i s do ing what .• Discuss when done .
Group and Label Content
• Compare and Contrast• Pros and Cons
Group and Label Content
• Once fi nished everyone should agree i f the webs i te i s ready or not
• “Ready ” = Go
• “Not” = Discuss more .
Group and Label Content
• Create a new chapter in your des ign document ca l led Content and Funct ional Requirements
• Inc lude and summary o f the content inventory• Add the l i s t o f funct ional requi rements wi th a
summary
Design Document – Content and Functions
• Content inventory should be inc luded as an appendix to the des ign document
Design Document – Content and Functions
• HTTP: / /WWW.WEBMONKEY.COM/2010/02 / INFORMATION_ARCHITECTURE_TUTORIAL_ - _LESSON_3
• Vi Tran 9 -12• Pr ince Jackson 5 -8• Nicholas Tegge 1 -4• George Baso 14-17• Kahi Ta i 13 , 18-20
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