#31492
The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint
I am trying to evangelize the 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint. It’s quite simple: a PowerPoint presentation should have ten slides, last no more than twenty minutes, and contain no font smaller than thirty points. While I’m in the venture capital business, this rule is applicable for any presentation to reach agreement: for example, raising capital, making a sale, forming a partnership, etc.
Kawasaki, Guy. How to Change the World (2005). Articles>Presentations>Information Design>Typography
#31840
A Team Approach to Information Architecture
A case study of a team approach to information architecture at Duke University by graduates of the Duke Continuing Studies Technical Communication Certificate program.
Olson, Amy, Sangita Koli and Dino Ruggiero. Carolina Communique (2008). Articles>Business Communication>Information Design>Content Management
#20114
The ABC's of SGML/HTML: Understanding the Concept of CALS and SGML 
Many technical communicators have heard about Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistic Support (CALS), or Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), but some do not understand the concept. This paper introduces CALS, the relationship between CALS and SGML, the structure of SGML, and how SGML affects technical communicators.
Perry, Lynn A. STC Proceedings (1996). Articles>Information Design>SGML
#10397
Academic Programs in Information Design: The Bentley College Approach 
The focus of Bentley College's information design programs is the user, addressing universal behaviors (human factors) and task-related behaviors (goal-driven needs). All too often in the past, professional communicators have rushed to design external information products (books, illustrations, online help systems, and the like) to support the information requirements of a system. Increasingly, however, solutions are found much deeper in the system design, a concept we call knowledge-infused design.
Gribbons, William M. Technical Communication Online (2000). Articles>Education>Information Design
#25373
Access a MySQL Database Behind Firewalls with the LibMyWitch Control
Till now there was no efficient way to embed the access to the MySQL database into a VB application.
Richter, Dirk. VBMySQL.com (2004). Articles>Information Design>Databases>SQL
#22211
Accessible Information Architecture: Participatory Curricular Design 
This presentation describes the process of engaged negotiation that re-engineered an inappropriate course design to one that met student needs.
Salvo, Michael J. CPTSC Proceedings (2003). Articles>Education>Information Design>Participatory Design
#27747
XSLT stylesheets are designed to transform XML documents. Coupled with Java extensions, stylesheets can also be a powerful complement to XML Schema when grammar-based validation cannot cover all the constraints required. In this article, Peter Heneback presents the case for validating documents using XSLT with Java extensions and provides practical guidance and code samples.
Heneback, Peter. IBM (2006). Articles>Information Design>Standards>XML
#29270
Affinity diagramming is a categorization method where users sort various concepts into several categories. This method is used by a team to organize a large amount of data according to the natural relationships between the items.
IAwiki. Articles>Information Design>Charts and Graphs>Card Sorting
#13698
The final decade of the last century witnessed the dramatic rise of hypertext as a literary, technical, social, and intellectual phenomenon. Today, despite the fact that hypertext provides the conceptual underpinnings for the World Wide Web (among other things), 'hypertext' remains a relatively peripheral term. In this talk, I'll track some of the ways that 'hypertext' has been articulated during the last five decades, describing how the social construction of hypertext inscribed the technology(ies) in limiting and ultimately self-defeating ways. I'll then attempt to track (and construct) some possible futures for a dramatically redefined hypertext, one constructed as an 'ethic of reference' within and among social communities rather than a technical practice.
Johnson-Eilola, Johndan. Clarkson University (2001). Articles>Information Design>Hypertext
#13658
The Age of Information Architecture
For the most part, information architects are communicators and strategists. While others merely tolerated the mishmash of responsibilities, they relished it. Designers often put up with having to write HTML but jumped at the chance to 'just do design.' Programmers were forced to meet with clients and work on strategy, but all along probably wanted to just write code. When these two ends of the spectrum split off, the empty middle was a perfect place to be. At the same time, there was an increased (but still hidden) need for information architecture. As the average web project process matured, more problems arose. Formal documentation was needed, business objectives were taking on increased importance, and, as the size increased exponentially, information organization became a much more important role. (The fact that this evolution took place during the 'dot.com fallout' is not insignificant, as this led to the placement of web projects under the same microscope as other business endeavors.) Some of these positions could be filled by existing disciplines; project managers, business analysts, and usability specialists transitioned from 'traditional' work and were added to web teams. Still, there was something missing. The connection between 'the big picture' (business strategy, high-level user tasks, basic structural architecture) and the nitty-gritty (categorization, labeling, bottom-up information hierarchies) often wasn't being made. This is where information architects fit in.
Lash, Jeff. Digital Web Magazine (2002). Articles>Information Design>Usability
#23041
For an information architect with library roots, what's next is obvious: ambient findability. I want to be able to find anything, anywhere, anytime.
Morville, Peter. Semantic Studios (2002). Articles>Information Design>Search
#26561
Ambient Findability: Talking with Peter Morville
Can we reasonably judge authority? How can we make good decisions in the information age? How do we know enough to ask the right questions? Peter Morville takes a moment to talk with us about these and other potential answers, his most recent book, the death of data, and our fascination with the future.
Danzico, Liz. Boxes and Arrows (2005). Articles>Interviews>Information Design
#20113
Analyzing Documents to Understand Tags
SGML is a language for describing the structure of a document. The language involves using a system of tags for elements of a document. Document analysis is the process of discovering the elements of a document and understanding how the parts work together to form the document.
Coggin, William O. STC Proceedings (1996). Articles>Information Design>SGML
#31888
You've seen reader comments on weblogs and other Web 2.0 sites, but the Atom protocol makes it possible to create and manage such comments in a very flexible way. Flexible Web annotations is an idea that will open up an entirely new class of Web applications with very little actual new invention. Learn how to create a system to manage annotations for anything on the Web, from nearly anywhere.
Ogbuji, Uche and Eric Larson. IBM (2008). Articles>Web Design>Information Design>RSS
#14780
Anything Worth Writing Is Worth Writing in XML
Tyson supports the claim of his title with a detailed discussion of three important benefits of XML.
Tyson, Paul H. Intercom (2002). Articles>Writing>Information Design>XML
#27950
Applying XSLT to XML Using ASP.NET
This article explains the basics of XSL to transform XML documents using simple examples. We will gradually focus on using ASP.NET to implement XSLT for any XML document and even to database queries. It introduces different ways of implementing XSL from browser's perspective and server's perspective. We will also discuss some tips to generate automated XML from database queries and then transform them to HTML using XSL transformations.
Chaterjee, Jagadish. ASP Free (2004). Articles>Information Design>XSL>ASP
#23607
Architects of Knowledge: An Emerging Hybrid Profession for Educational Communications
Knowledge architecture is a nascent, hybrid field with significant potential as an innovative, cross-disciplinary design profession for 'value-added' technical communications and instructional technology. However, the emergence of a comprehensive, coherent, grounded theory and a corresponding problem-oriented, practice-based curriculum is progressing slowly. By contrast, other professional specialties for information architects, multi-media designers and software interface designers are better established. Scholars and practioners interested in fostering the development of knowledge architecture as a legitimate and evolving profession are at the forefront in defining the essential performance skills and academic training needed in the core subfields of information design, interactivity design, media design, and instructional design.
Lasnik, Vincent E. STC Proceedings (2003). Articles>Information Design>Knowledge Management
#31062
It is the job of the information architect to discern the internal structure of content and than give it external form to support users in constructing meaning, in relating the content to their own knowledge, needs, and purposes, and thus making sense of the content.
Soergel, Dagobert. University of Maryland. Articles>Information Design>Rhetoric>User Centered Design
#29958
Are you ready for XOP (XML-Oriented Programming)?
The domain model is a familiar concept to most OOP (Object Oriented Programming) developers and architects, and has been used successfully in a variety of systems and projects. But how does this principle apply to SOA-based solutions?
Xu, Peter. IBM (2007). Articles>Information Design>Programming>XML
#25937
Are You Using the Right Search Engine?
What this all means is that when web users can't find what they want in Google, they should not automatically assume that they're at fault. At present, Google is heavily weighted.
Bennaco (2004). Articles>Information Design>Search>Search Engine Optimization
#23070
Arquitectura de Información: Una Disciplina "De Lujo" en Chile
Un resumen de la historia y estado actual del campo de la Arquitectura de Información en Chile.
Gutierrez, Malisa and Javier Velasco. AIfIA (2003). (Spanish) Articles>Web Design>Information Design
#23197
La Arquitectura de la Información del Siglo XX al XXI
Resumen de la historia reciente de la Arquitectura de Información, comenzando en la decada de 1970.
Bustamante, Jesus. AIfIA (2002). (Spanish) Articles>Information Design
#20733
The Art of Indexing and Some Fallacies of its Automation
The phrase 'information storage and retrieval,' coined in the fifties - when computers were first harnessed to the twin tasks of recording verbal communication and finding it again on demand - is somewhat misleading and it is also missing a vital element. The misleading part is that many people seem to believe that these tasks can only be performed by machines. Yet information has been stored on stone tablets, papyrus rolls and in books for thousands of years and it has also been found when needed. The missing part is that, in order for stored information to be retrievable - whether manually or by machine - an intermediate operation is of crucial importance: the stored information must be indexed.
Wellisch, Hans H. CPD (1992). Articles>Indexing>Information Design
#30670
Assemble a Cross-Platform Firefox Extension
XUL is a surprisingly easy way to build cross-platform browser extensions or even stand-alone applications. Discover how to build powerful, flexible Mozilla browser extensions that go beyond the capabilities of other tools like embedded scripting languages or CGI--because they're built right into the user's browser.
Ogbuji, Uche. IBM (2007). Articles>Information Design>XML>Web Browsers
#30144
As Information Development organizations grow and mature, their organizational structure should grow and mature as well. The optimal structure for an organization in its early stages should focus on achieving stability and repeatable quality. As an organization matures, the optimal structure may need to be significantly different to develop a more thorough understanding of customers and contribute substantially to customer satisfaction.
Hackos, JoAnn T., Lisa Blaschke, Brenda MacKay and Deborah J. Rosenquist. STC Proceedings (1997). Articles>Information Design>Assessment>Case Studies
