Teaching Information Architecture to the Design Student
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Spahr, James
Boxes and Arrows
2002

Abstract:

What the design student needs is a design course that stresses usability, human factors, and clarity, instead of the typical branding and interpretation problems they usually encounter in their other design classes. James Spahr recounts a year of teaching at Pratt Institute that attempts to cross those boundaries.