Website Migration
Running head: TERM PAPER: WEBSITE MIGRATION
Term Paper: Website Migration Project
Lawrence A. Mayo, JR.
Strayer University
Dr. Johnnie E. Drake, JR.
12/16/2012
Term Paper: Website Migration Project
What Is Information Architecture (IA)?
Information Architecture (IA) is the structure, organization, or basically the design of your website. It is used to determine how different pages on your website will respond interact with each other and makes sure that information is organized so that the information can flow in a consistent and predictable process for each webpage.
Some steps involved in Information Architecture (IA) are: * Developing navigational structure, * Providing clues to help use the site efficiently, * Organizing the pages, and * Assessing existing and needed content.
While working through the process of developing your IA, you will need to draw up a site map for the content you will use and a wireframe sketch will be created for use by your designers and developers as a guide for the site construction. You can consider the wireframe a blueprint for building the website in similar fashion to a blueprint for building construction.
Why Do I Need Information Architecture?
A website needs to be well-organized so that users can easily find important information quickly that are key to what they are looking for. It will also give the user a great experience when navigating the site with a coherent, intuitive and satisfying web design. When a website has intuitively organized information architecture, it helps to make sure that the website runs as smoothly as possible with slowdown, non-functioning links/features, and little downtime as possible.
Using IA can also cut down on time consuming and costly tasks that may need to be done to configure your visual design; additionally it will identify important features that are required, as well as the number and location of your navigational links and where content should be placed
Term Paper: Website Migration Project
Lawrence A. Mayo, JR.
Strayer University
Dr. Johnnie E. Drake, JR.
12/16/2012
Term Paper: Website Migration Project
What Is Information Architecture (IA)?
Information Architecture (IA) is the structure, organization, or basically the design of your website. It is used to determine how different pages on your website will respond interact with each other and makes sure that information is organized so that the information can flow in a consistent and predictable process for each webpage.
Some steps involved in Information Architecture (IA) are: * Developing navigational structure, * Providing clues to help use the site efficiently, * Organizing the pages, and * Assessing existing and needed content.
While working through the process of developing your IA, you will need to draw up a site map for the content you will use and a wireframe sketch will be created for use by your designers and developers as a guide for the site construction. You can consider the wireframe a blueprint for building the website in similar fashion to a blueprint for building construction.
Why Do I Need Information Architecture?
A website needs to be well-organized so that users can easily find important information quickly that are key to what they are looking for. It will also give the user a great experience when navigating the site with a coherent, intuitive and satisfying web design. When a website has intuitively organized information architecture, it helps to make sure that the website runs as smoothly as possible with slowdown, non-functioning links/features, and little downtime as possible.
Using IA can also cut down on time consuming and costly tasks that may need to be done to configure your visual design; additionally it will identify important features that are required, as well as the number and location of your navigational links and where content should be placed
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