Information Architecture Exercise and Discussion

Consider this web page that provides access to the CHI article : Research through design as a method for interaction design research in HCI, by Zimmerman, Forlizzi and Evenson.

This web page has numerous information architecture features, some more effective than others.

Discussion Questions

  1. As a reader interested in HCI publications, what functions of value/utility does this web page offer you?
  2. What navigation features does this web page have?
  3. How do the navigation features support the functions that you (as a user) value?
  4. What UXD phases or methods could improve the user experience?