There are a bewildering array of resources available on information architecture, user experience and interface design, so I just wanted to make a very quick post on how to approach the organisation of your web content.
- Identify key user types (personas)
- Identify key tasks they need to undertake (user journeys)
- Develop navigation to enable journeys (site maps)
- Develop user interface that will enable users to complete journeys (wire-frames)
Main advantages of doing things this way:
- You’re not trying to fit in existing content unless it’s actually useful to your users.
- You can identify content that’s missing easily.
There are more useful IA definitions at iaonesheeters.com