Information Architecture Archives

Introduction to Ontology Concepts and Modeling

Posted by Bob Kasenchak Ahren E. Lehnert

What is ontology? An ontology is a formal system for modeling concepts and their relationships. Unlike relational database systems, which are essentially interconnected tables, ontologies put a premium on the relationships between concepts by storing the information in a graph

October 5, 2021 Information Architecture / UX Design

The Dream of a More Human Navigation Realized

Posted by Lis Hubert Diana Sonis

Using the customer intentions method to humanize our virtual worlds In the 2010 Sci-Fi film Inception a professional thief is offered a chance at erasing his criminal history if he implants one person’s ideas into the subconscious of another person. He aims

February 19, 2020 From the Editors / Information Architecture

Information Architecture Expert Panel – Part One

Posted by Amy Jiménez Márquez

The Structure of Complexity With the 2020 events for World IA Day (est. 2012) and the IA Conference (est. as IA Summit in 2000) approaching, the team here at Boxes and Arrows is taking this opportunity to highlight the importance

November 29, 2006 Findability / Information Architecture / Professionalism / Search and Metadata / Workplace and Career

Enterprise Information Architecture: A Semantic and Organizational Foundation

Posted by Tom Reamy

People disagree on what happens when IAs grow up, but Tom Reamy knows. He offers a foundation for information architecture as it advances, grappling with problems across the enterprise.