Table of contentsRuleSpace: Information architecture in a grand context Matt Jones : 12 November 2001
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A lot to get through, quickly…
But, please ask awkward questions
Who am I
The practice of ‘information architecture’ a lightning tour…!
A new and nascent discipline…
So, there are a lot of definitions…
Richard Saul Wurman coined the term
The practice of information architecture
IA = design + technology + business
Clarke’s 3rd Law
Information architecture + process
Information architecture: part of a process
The sorts of things I make
User flows
Low-fidelity prototype example:
But mostly, I make Connections
Powers of Ten
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Powers of 10 Images © Eames Office. The following images are used without explicit permission, but with respect. Don’t be cheap – go buy the book, the DVD, the video, the poster (or all of them like I have over the years)
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Internet powers of ten?
Perspective…
A scale, a journey…
Information physics
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Information engineering
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Information architecture
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Information urbanism
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Information ecosystem
Information ecosystems
Information cosmos
The cosmologists always have the prettiest pictures. Internet Cosmologists are no exception… (images from http://www.cybergeography.com)
Information cosmos: internet topographies: geographical
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Information cosmos: internet topographies: abstract
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So, anyway
What do I mean by ‘RuleSpace’
What’s a RuleSpace?
Okay… What follows is designed to provoke discussion, and is not totally water-tight… But, stick with it and see where it takes you.
RuleSpace: web user experience
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RuleSpace: STARGATES!
Why is this important?
Why is thinking about rulespace important?
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Ideal model of the web
Bowtie theory
Both the powers of ten and RuleSpace models aim to help designers and content creators relate usability good practice to design experimentation, helping the web become a web again.
Don’t just design a website, design a beautiful part of the web.
And remember… we’ve only just begun…
Thanks!
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Author: Matt Jones
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