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14 Jun
Information Architecture: Enhancing the User Experience
Data Visualization, Information
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Defined as ‘the structural design of shared information environments’, information architecture focuses on bringing the principles of architectural design to the online world.
Just like the blueprints of a dream home or the outline of a well-written article, good website structure organizes information in a way that enhances the user experience and delivers pertinent information as quickly as possible.
In fact, most website visitors only become aware of information architecture when it is poor and stops them from finding the information they require.
Read on for more details and a case study. As usual, you can leave us your feedback at the end of the post… Read more
3 Jun
Signposts: Helping Users Navigate Content
Data Visualization, How to, Web Design
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Navigating unfamiliar information on the web requires aids.
These aids don’t have an agenda or bias the way advertising does. Instead, navigational aids help people find the right path based on their interests.
Signposts are one type of navigational aid. They provide the information people need to make their own decisions while searching and surfing the web.
Should a designer worry about a website losing readers? Many websites compete for attention by luring audiences with vibrant illustrations, catchy typography and rich user interfaces.
In addition to being attractive, other websites strive to be useful. The goal of usability isn’t to get attention, but to get repeat visits. Advertising loses readers, in the sense that it directs them to other websites, whereas usability is about making sure they don’t get lost. Read more
20 Oct
30 Superb Examples of Infographic Maps
Data Visualization, Design, Infographics
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As you search the web you’ll come across a wide range of interactive and graphical maps.
Deciding when, where and how to integrate or display a map on your site is the first step, the second should be what technology and illustrations to use.
If you’re all about interaction, JQuery, Ajax, or Flash are all effective technologies that hold their own ground.
Map illustrations are a dime a dozen however, a strong and balanced display of graphics, information, and colors is what makes an infographic stand out and reach its target audience effectively.
As designers, we’re constantly searching for ways to improve and style our designs, this is exactly what the following 30 infographics and sites display below; the breaking of rules. Read more
22 Jun
25+ Useful Infographics for Web Designers
Data Visualization, Infographics, Web Designers
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Infographics can be a great way to quickly reference information.
Instead of pouring over figures and long reports to decipher data, an infographic can immediately make apparent exactly what a dataset actually means.
Below are more than 25 infographics that can be useful to web designers.
Some are incredibly practical, some provide information that might be of interest to designers and some just present data that might be interesting to those who design websites all day.
If you know of any good ones that we may have missed, please add them in the comments section below. Read more