Category Archives: Information Architecture

Information Architecture

Web accessibility for online publishing sites

September 3, 2009 – 3:01 pm

What exactly do we mean by ‘accessibility’? It’s not easy to define, since the term can cover many areas and aspects of a resource or product. But when it comes to web sites, “web accessibility means that people with disabilities can use the web”.  (definition courtesy of the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative). Simple as that. [...]

By Nik Afentoulis | Also posted in Technology | Post a comment | 2 comments

Shibboleth and OpenID usability problems

August 11, 2009 – 1:25 pm

Federated authentication systems such as Shibboleth and OpenID exist to solve identity management problems but they both suffer from similar usability problems when users login and logout.

By Richard Padley | Also posted in Online Publishing Market, Technology | Post a comment | 6 comments

Seven attributes of effective project management

August 4, 2009 – 5:21 pm

Delivering web publishing projects requires the careful coordination of a range of skill sets. There are the developers, who focus on technical challenges; the designers, information architects and QA testers, who primarily focus on addressing end-users’ needs; and of course there is the client team, whose prime focus is on business benefits. Meanwhile, the Project [...]

By Andrew Grimes | Also posted in Project Management, Technology | Post a comment | 2 comments

Sussex students tackle the eBook issue

March 2, 2009 – 4:24 pm

Undergraduate students at the University of Sussex are engaging with one of the biggest issues in digital publishing today: eBooks.
The students’ first year Human Computer Interaction (HCI) module asks them to design an “electronic document shopping system” that could enable book publishers to create a unique environment dedicated to the marketing and sale of electronic-only [...]

By Louise Hewitt | Also posted in E-books, Online Publishing Market, Publishing business models | Post a comment | 0 comments

Spot the deliberate mistakes …

February 6, 2009 – 9:55 am

Hurray! The 2009 edition of NetLife Research’s legendary Bad Usability Calendar is here.

Each year, the team uses the calendar to illustrate ’stoopid’ interface choices, from distracting mashups to meaningless metaphors.
Great for cubicle walls.

By Louise Hewitt | Post a comment | 0 comments

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