Architecting Information Like Richard Saul Wurman and Christopher Alexander A workshop in two parts, presented by Dan Klyn for the benefit of the Information Architecture Institute. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Wednesday, 21 September. Cost € 300 full day / € 150 half day Register Now Discount for EuroIA attendees: € 200 full day / € 100 half day For the benefit of the Information Architecture Institute, IAI President Dan Klyn has designed a two part workshop where he will teach you how to use the ideas of Richard Saul Wurman and Christopher Alexander to design better experiences for people. A...
Please join the IA Institute in Atlanta on the Saturday of the IA Summit. We are hosting and facilitating a working session to architect the information of Georgia House Bill 757 . Reserve your seat today by emailing us at at info@iainstitute.org . Architecting The Information of HB757 This is a working session toward increased understanding of the controversial legislation in Georgia known as HB757. In the admittedly brief time that we'll work together, facilitators will lead participants in conceptual modeling and semantic analysis of the text of the now-vetoed bill. By working together...
The IA Institute is inviting students from all over the world to enter our competition to win a free ticket to this years IA Summit in Atlanta . What do you need to do? Students are required to create a customer journey detailing how you plan to experience the IA Summit were you to win the competition. The journey should be divided into three phases : Before the conference At the conference After the conference And each phase must include: Objectives Actors User tasks / actions and behaviours Content and functionality Media and channels Your submission must include all three phases (each...
A Conference Report of the 2015 IA Summit by Elizabeth McDonald The sixteenth annual IA Summit was held from April 22-26, 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I attended the summit through the generous support of the IA Institute and Pratt Institute's UX/IA student group. In my scholarship application, I was asked to write a short essay about what information architecture means to me. In this report, I will describe the themes that have fed into my new and improved understanding of IA and its community. IA filters and frames experience and establishes identity IA eases user experience through...
It's been just a few weeks since we came together in 38 cities throughout the world on World Information Architecture Day to celebrate, learn and share ideas about “Architecting Happiness" in 2015. That one amazing day day is the culmination of almost a year of preparation by dozens of volunteers worldwide (cheers to you all!) working together under the direction of the World IA Day Global Executive Producer. From developing the vision for the year's event to supporting the day-to-day efforts of city leaders, this person is in a unique position to have a direct and lasting impact on the field...
World IA Day will generate 300+ hours of content reaching 4000+ people this Saturday, February 21st. Many of you will be making your way to a location near you to attend, speak or volunteer. But even if you are staying home this Saturday, we want you to be in the know as this global celebration of IA kicks offÊacross 6 continents. 21 World IA Day locations will be livestreaming on Feb 21, 2015: Ann Arbor Barcelona Bologna Bristol Brussels Canberra Chicago Copenhagen Enschede Hyderabad Johannesburg Kent New York City Palermo Philadelphia Portland Seattle Tampa Thessaloniki Washington, DC Zurich
World Information Architecture Day is Saturday February 21! Where will you be? We are proud to have 38 cities participating in World IA Day in 2015. Bringing together people across 24 countries, speaking 12 languages. All of the event production and programs have been organized by teams around the world who stepped up to bring IA education to their local community. They are an impressive group we can't wait for you to meet. Our theme, Architecting Happiness, is inspiring organizers and speakers to communicate not only the value of practicing information architecture, but also how we can...
1 day. 25 cities. 15 countries. 6 continents. Save the date Ð February 21, 2015 Bring World Information Architecture Day to your Hometown in 2015 Do you love information architecture? Have you dreamed of having the opportunity to conceptualize and run a one-day conference in your hometown? Now is your chance! We are looking for cities across the globe where communities are passionate and intrigued by information architecture. What is World IA Day? This stimulating event brings together an international community of world-class IA minds including academics, practitioners, technologists and...
In 2014, the Information Architecture Institute (IAI) seeks to facilitate a global conversation about how we can use Information Architecture (IA) thinking to make the world a better place. World IA Day began in 2012 to celebrate the anniversary of theme , in 12 countries, across 6 continents! The IAI is pleased to announce the following cities as official host locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina Antwerp, Belgium S‹o Paulo, Brazil Hermoupolis, Syros, Greece Budapest, Hungary Milan, Italy Siracusa, Italy Tehran, Iran Tokyo, Japan Warsaw, Poland Johannesburg, South Africa Bristol, United Kingdom...
This year's World IA Day will discuss how we can use IA thinking to make the world a better place. While this may sound idealistic, we think it will inspire speakers to take both the academic and business-centric ideas of our industry to push the boundaries of what we can achieve through IA.