‘Information Architecture’ posts

Designing for the Social Web

Posted by Optaros on 10 Nov 2008

When the World Wide Web first hit popular consciousness, the major challenge for designers was to understand that the web wasn’t print. The conventions, patterns, and approaches that traditional design had prepared them to rely on were no longer valid, and they needed to develop new conventions for the new medium. Similar challenges emerged as | View post »

User experience: Detailed dashboards in constrained spaces

Posted by Optaros on 10 Jun 2008

I once read an anecdote about how doctors and nurses at a particular hospital used a shorthand on a patient’s chart to communicate quickly and efficiently. A stick figure representing the patient would be drawn on the corner of the chart, and various abbreviations and symbols would indicate symptoms, ailments or responses to treatment in | View post »

Social Shopping and The Game of Life

Posted by Optaros on 23 May 2008

  The top question we get today regarding social shopping is as follows: “We’ve done product ratings and reviews; what social shopping features should we implement in 2009 that actually will lead to increased traffic, basket size or conversion rates?” To help our clients answer this question we developed the 2009 Social Ecommerce Guide For | View post »

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