University of Oregon
Applied Information Management Master's Degree Program
Information Architecture
Spring 2015
Course Resources
Books and Articles
Brown, D. (2002, June 9). Coherence, context, relevance: Special deliverable #2. Boxes and
Arrows. Retrieved from http://boxesandarrows.com/coherence-context-relevance-special-deliverable-2/
Brown, D. (2002, July 1). Where the wireframes are: Special deliverable #3. Boxes and
Arrows. Retrieved from http://boxesandarrows.com/where-the-wireframes-are-special-deliverable-3/
Brown, D. (2003, December 11). The visual vocabulary three years later: An interview with Jesse James Garrett. Boxes and Arrows. Retrieved from
http://boxesandarrows.com/the-visual-vocabulary-three-years-later-an-interview-with-jesse-james-garrett/
Digital Design Standards. (2014). Responsive and adaptive design. Retrieved from http://digitaldesignstandards.com/standard/process/responsive-adaptive-design/ Garrett, J. J. (2002, March 6). A visual vocabulary for describing information architecture
and interaction design. Retrieved from http://www.jjg.net/ia/visvocab/
Glen. (2010, March 1). Web information architecture deliverables and diagrams [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.fatpurple.com/2010/03/01/web-information-architecture-deliverables-and-diagrams/
Harbor Research. (n.d.). Opportunities: Can the Internet of things be designed. Retrieved from http://harborresearch.com/opportunities-can-the-internet-of-things-be-designed/
Kalbach, J. (2011, September 7). Alignment diagrams. Boxes and Arrows. Retrieved from http://boxesandarrows.com/alignment-diagrams/
Kissane, Erin. (2011). The elements of content strategy. New York: A Book Apart. Koltay, T. (2012, Fall). Information architecture, information overload, and the
literacies. Journal of Information Architecture, 4(1-2), 41-56. Retrieved from http://journalofia.org/volume4/issue2/04-koltay/
Krause, B. R. (2003, February 24). Getting creative with specs: Usable software specifications. Boxes and Arrows. Retrieved from
http://boxesandarrows.com/getting-creative-with-specs-usable-software-specifications/
Krug, S. (2014). Don’t make me think, revisited: A common sense approach to web
usability. (3rd ed.). Berkeley, CA: New Riders.
LaFerriere, K. (2008, December 2). Flexible fuel: Educating the client on IA. A List Apart
Magazine. Retrieved from
http://alistapart.com/articles/flexiblefueleducatingtheclientonia
Lamantia, J. (2008, April 12). Designing ethical experiences: Some practical suggestions. Retrieved from http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2008/04/designing-ethical-experiences-some-practical-suggestions.php
Leise, F., Fast, K., & Steckel, M. (2002, December 16). What is a controlled
vocabulary? Boxes and Arrows. Retrieved from http://boxesandarrows.com/what-is-a-controlled-vocabulary/
Lowgren, J. (2014). Interaction design: brief brief intro. In M. Soegaard & F. Rikke (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction (2nd ed.). Aarhus, Denmark: The Interaction Design Foundation. Retrieved from
https://www.interaction-design.org/encyclopedia/interaction_design.html
Malone, E. (2002, August 1). The tool makes the wo(man). Boxes and Arrows. Retrieved from http://boxesandarrows.com/the-tool-makes-the-woman/
McGovern, G., & Norton, G. (2002). Content critical: Gaining competitive advantage through
high-quality web content. Harlow, England: Financial Times Prentice Hall.
Morville, P. (2002, April 29). The age of findability. Boxes and Arrows. Retrieved from http://boxesandarrows.com/the-age-of-findability/
Morville, P., & Rosenfeld, L. (2006). Information architecture for the world wide web:
Designing large-scale web sites. (3rd ed.). Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly.
Olsen, G. (2003, March 10). Expanding the approaches to user experience. Boxes and
Arrows. Retrieved from http://boxesandarrows.com/expanding-the-approaches-to-user-experience/
Olshavsky, R. (2003, May 12). Six tips for improving your design documentation. Boxes and
Arrows. Retrieved from http://boxesandarrows.com/six-tips-for-improving-your-design-documentation/
Pass, J. (2013, May 21). Information architecture's teenage dilemma. Boxes and
Arrows. Retrieved from http://boxesandarrows.com/information-architectures-teenage-dilemma/
Pettit, N. (2014, June 2). The 2014 guide to responsive web design [Web log post].
Retrieved from http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/modern-field-guide-responsive-web-design
Shedroff, N. (2002, June 23). Computer human values. Boxes and Arrows. Retrieved from http://boxesandarrows.com/computer-human-values/
Spencer, D. (2004, April 7). Card sorting: A definitive guide. Boxes and Arrows. Retrieved from http://boxesandarrows.com/card-sorting-a-definitive-guide/
Strange Systems. (2005, March 7). Using wireframes (revised). Retrieved from http://www.strangesystems.net/archives/2005/03/using_wireframe.php Usability.gov. (n.d.). Interaction design basics. Retrieved from
Walsh, P. C. (2007, September 6). A map-based approach to a content inventory. Boxes
and Arrows. Retrieved from http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/a-map-based-approach
Warren, S. (n.d.). Style tiles: A visual web design process for clients & the responsive web. Retrieved from http://styletil.es
Wendt, T. (2013, Fall). Information cartilage: On the role of information architecture in context-aware intelligent systems design. Journal of Information Architecture, 5(1-2), 45-58. Retrieved from http://journalofia.org/volume5/issue2/05-wendt/
Wodtke, C. (2002, April 9). Unraveling the mysteries of metadata and taxonomies. Boxes
and Arrows. Retrieved from http://boxesandarrows.com/unraveling-the-mysteries-of-metadata-and-taxonomies/
Web Sites
Amazon.com – Example of a site that relies heavily on personalization. http://www.amazon.com
Boxes and Arrows.
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/
Elegant Hack: Designing Business, and the Business of Design. http://www.eleganthack.com/
Google.com – example of a site featuring customization. http://www.google.com/news
The government's take on IA deliverables.
http://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/methods/
(Scroll down to the information architecture section.)
The Information Architecture Institute.http://www.iainstitute.org/
Information Architecture Summit. http://www.iasummit.org/
Interaction Design Foundation. http://www.interaction-design.org/
Jesse James Garrett's Collection of Experience Design and Information Architecture Resources.
http://www.jjg.net/ia/
Microsoft Visio – Diagramming software for PCs.
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productID.259323300 OmniGraffle – Diagramming software for Macs.
http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnigraffle/ Peter Morville's Semantic Studio
http://www.findability.org/ Standards for Accessibility
http://www.section508.gov/summary-section508-standards
The summary of the Section 508 Standards.
http://www.section508.gov/summary-section508-standards Support Training Online Web Design Architecture.
http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/support/Training/Online/webdesign/architecture.html Usability.gov section on accessibility.