We will introduce basic concepts of information architecture for planning and building public web sites. Participants will learn how to analyze existing site, and plan new or revised sites. We will review visualization techniques for mapping web sites. We will review principles of information design, typography, multimedia, and legibility as they apply to effective presentation on the computer screen. Assignments will include development of simple and complex web sites.
Participants are welcome to bring their own projects for use in the assignments.
This workshop is intended for people actively involved in the planning, building, and maintaining of public web sites. Technical and graphic design skills, as well as previous experience with web sites is a definite plus, but not a requirement. Learning objectives overall and for each session Participants will learn how to analyze, visualize, and plan web sites. They will gain a greater understanding of how to design navigation systems. They will learn how to apply principles of publication design to the creation of effective design for the computer screen.