Archives for information architecture

Structuring three types of content

By: James Robertson Posted: March 30, 2010

When designing and structuring intranets, it is useful to distinguish between core content, and business-unit specific information.

Eight intranet design mistakes

By: James Robertson Posted: February 17, 2010

Intranet projects are challenging, and it’s easy for teams to fall into common traps that can undo the good work being done.

The three clicks myth

By: James Robertson Posted: December 17, 2009

The ‘three clicks rule’ is perhaps the most widely known web design principle, but it’s a myth.

Principles for designing global-local intranets

By: James Robertson Posted: April 22, 2009

A little while back I wrote a post about the global-local challenge for many intranets. To quote: In any large organisations, there will be many different business units, with different …

Intranet (re)design wrap-up

By: Patrick Kennedy Posted: May 11, 2008

Over the years, we have published a vast amount of information on intranets. In this article, we attempt to wrap up all the activities that form part of an intranet …

Apply IA techniques when creating taxonomies

By: James Robertson Posted: August 9, 2007

The field of information architecture (IA) has much to offer those creating taxonomies, including a range of structured techniques for testing their effectiveness.

Usability and IA are core skills for intranet teams

By: James Robertson Posted: December 11, 2006

Usability and information architecture (IA) are core areas of expertise for intranet teams, and all organisations should take steps to build this expertise internally.

This article explains a quick and effective technique for assessing whether your home page is an effective gateway to site content.

What is information architecture?

By: Iain Barker Posted: May 2, 2005

This article introduces information architecture and provides guidelines for how to create an effective information architecture.

Escape the organisation chart on your intranet

By: Donna Spencer Posted: October 7, 2003

Escaping an organisational structure for your intranet is not easy, but will deliver many business benefits.