week 6 : 15 february
Audience Issues

Tonight's Schedule

• Paul Ford - Intro
• Discussion Leaders
• Technology
  • Example
• Developing tasks and scenarios
  • Classic IA Tools (pdf)
• Team Time: 9 pm
  1st Week for Collaborative Game-Film Collaboration with China

Notes

• Powerpoint Slides -- a PDF handout, all links are either on this page or the online resources page
  
  

Assignments

• Book Review Due - in class discussion next week
• Readings and Questions (please respond to questions and post to personal blog by 6pm on Monday 21 Feb)
  • Readings (non-linked readings are in eReserve):
    1. Everyone:
       Question: How does RSS (text or audio) change digital communication?
       Alternative publishing: podcasting (WikiPedia , How-To, case study) and RSS (Intro (all three pages) and WikiPedia)
       
       
    2. Discussion Group (abl,jwh4,eicks - CORRECTED 8 Feb 05 ) :
       What is the thread that unites these three readings? Are there best practices that can be devised from these?
       • Blueprints for the Web: Organization for the Masses
       • Hierarchy And Contrast: The Basis of Good Design
       • Maximizing Human Performance

Related Resources

• Software Design Specification
• Digital Multi-media File Formats
• File Formats Glossary
• Jumpstart to Web Technologies
• NYPL Style Guide
• Netcraft
• W3 Schools
• Cognitive Psychology & IA: From Theory to Practice
• Visible Narratives: Understanding Visual Organization
• Usability experts are from Mars, graphic designers are from Venus
• Understanding Organizational Stakeholders for Design Success
• Also see resources page