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Nate Davis on IA Sub-disciplines
Nov 5, 2023
Nate Davis, independent information architecture consultant, discusses IA sub-disciplines influencing digital UI construction. Topics include UI structural engineering, AI integration, educating customers about IA, collaboration between information architects and knowledge engineers, design sustainability and scalability, the evolution of IA, aligning personal intentions with the system, accountability in IA, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
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- Information architecture subdisciplines include architecture, design, engineering, and operations, each playing a role in constructing digital user interfaces.
- Human involvement and accountability are essential in AI-powered systems to ensure conceptual alignment and maintain organizational objectives.
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Information architecture subdisciplines
Nate Davis discusses the four subdisciplines within information architecture that influence the construction of digital user interfaces. The first subdiscipline is architecture, which involves aligning and resolving intent to create a coherent objective. Design, the second subdiscipline, focuses on solving user needs and designing artifacts such as taxonomies and site maps. Engineering, the third subdiscipline, involves instantiating the design and implementing it without the need for extensive technical coding. Lastly, the operations subdiscipline deals with maintaining and systematizing workflows to ensure the sustainability and durability of the UI structure over time.
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