September 2006
September 26, 2006
UPA Auckland: Information Architecture
In our September meeting, David Pomeroy will teach us about Information Architecture. He'll cover all facets of this topic:
understanding the need for good site structure, an explanation of the various processes used to gather and then analyse information, and an audience-participation exercise showing how to produce a site structure that works (and is future proofed). David will also explain the following: sitemaps, prototypes, wireframes, and he'll explain how Information Architecture works alongside Usability and Accessibility to create websites that work.
David is an independent Information Architect, and a Usability and Accessibility Consultant. Now living in Auckland, David (a Kiwi) spent the last 8 years in the UK, working with corporate websites, intranets, and applications, for large organisations. As an Information Architect, David has dealt with site structures of up to 52 individual websites and containing up to 15,000 separate pages of information. David has a passion for User Centred Design, and for meeting the needs of end users. David can be contacted at:
davidpom@iconz.co.nz
* RSVP: Please RSVP to auckland[at]upa.org.nz
* Time: 6pm onwards for drinks and nibbles. Talks start at 6.30pm.
Finishes at approximately 8pm
* Cost: $10 cash at the door. Please bring correct change.
* Location: Bank of New Zealand, 3rd floor, 125 Queen Street
September 26, 2006
Webdirections
Following the success of WE04 and WE05, Maxine Sherrin and John Allsopp announce Web Directions 2006. Over two big days of WD06, plus two days of workshops, you'll hear from international speakers: Kelly Goto, Derek Featherstone, Jeremy Keith, Thomas Vander Wal, Andy Clarke and Molly Holzschlag, as well as all the local folk, who have also been doing some pretty exciting things this last year:
* standards based development with (X)HTML, CSS, DOM scripting and AJAX
* the latest design approaches
* web app design and development
* user experience interaction design
* information architecture, including tag clouds and folksonomies
* website and web app accessibility
* workflow and strategy
* RSS and syndication
* designing for mobile devices
* user generated content
* moving your organisation to web standards
WE05 sold out with more than a month to go: if you work with the web, you can't afford to miss this.
September 30, 2006
Oz-IA Conference & Retreat
"On the last weekend of September 2006 there will be a conference/retreat on information architecture in Sydney, Australia. We'll have a packed schedule featuring international and local speakers, you'll get to engage with panels, and participate in group sessions. And of course, there's the opportunity to catch up with your peers, network your way to new contacts, and have a good time"
Visit the website: Oz-IA 2006.