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Category: Information Architecture

  • Counting Content Types

    When it comes to SharePoint content types, lean toward more granularity, not less. Under-architecting creates problems that are expensive to fix later.

  • A Case Study in Translating Business Needs Into SharePoint Information Architecture

    A practical walkthrough translating real business documents into SharePoint content types, metadata columns, and library structures.

  • User Experience Presentation

    A screencast of my user experience presentation at the Cincinnati .NET User’s Group, complete with my first rough encounter with iMovie.

  • The Folder-Less SharePoint Paradigm

    Folders in SharePoint are a sign you’re doing it wrong. Views, metadata, and content types are the paradigm shift most users never get trained on.

  • The Wireframe Audiences

    Wireframes serve designers, customers, and project managers differently. The case for keeping them static and staying in your lane as an information architect.

  • The Wikipedia Manual of Style: A Study in Governance

    Wikipedia’s Manual of Style is a masterclass in governance done right. The same principles apply whether you’re running a wiki or a SharePoint deployment.

  • A Primer on Information Architecture: Navigation

    A curated guide to navigation in information architecture: global, local, contextual, breadcrumbs, pagination, and the design patterns that tie them together.

  • A Primer on Information Architecture: Introduction

    Information architecture is the most important discipline most teams skip. This primer covers what it is, why it matters, and how users actually seek information.

  • SharePoint Wireframes

    A free MOSS 2007 wireframe template for Visio and PDF, built on the out-of-the-box master page to jumpstart your SharePoint design work.

  • User Interface Design For Programmers

    Slides from my Day of .NET talk on user interface design for programmers, covering usability, information architecture, and user experience basics.