INLS
180 Day 17 Notes
notes on the video symposium (markup to the pixel?)
Different
layers of markup (reference model, rules, instance, style
sheet)
Media
transparency and the media equation
Why
are some media innovations more acceptable in
Is
there SGML for video (MPEG-7)
More
markup in this class?
Why
so many of us did semantic markup for TV?
Aren’t
we always ‘act’ as media all the time? How to separate
the media and real?
Does
media equation go beyond computers [yes, the original work was with TV]
Implications of media equation for design? Abuse of media?
Can
we create better (more personalized) clippy?
My estimation is that some of you are visual
dominants and some text dominants and this influenced your assessments. What draws your eye? (motion,
size, color, shape)
The ‘sectors’ could be ‘wireframes’
for the underlying information architecture on a page
Should visual links (either text or icon) be repeated
on page?
If there are lots of links, how are they ordered or
clustered?
Are genre-specific styles emerging (e.g., university
sites all give audience
options)?
Search sites
Depth of indexing in Yahoo (e.g., art)
Default search terms controversial
Portal versus search, directory
versus analytical search, ads, special services/personalizations. Advertising and business model
Interaction(s): forms (fill in), menus, mouseovers, animations
Several of you tried reloads, different browsers, did
controlled queries, greped for HTTP to count links,
etc. to get more in-depth views of the pages.
What is the purpose of a website? Generate
interest? Provide information? Sell products? Entertain?
Do you want to be entertained by your bank?
What is good design?
What is good architecture?
Comparisons across media
What does structure tell us about meaning? Does this vary by medium?
Where are the opportunities?
3. Information Architecture
Definitions (from Rosenfeld & Morville, 2002)
a. The combination of organization, labeling, and navigation schemes within an information system;
b. The structural design of an information space to facilitate task completion and intuitive access to content;
c. The art and science of structuring and classifying web sites and intranets to help people find and manage information;
d. An emerging discipline and community of practice focused on bringing principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.
IA powerpoint slides
4. One-minute paper
concept
What was the big point you
learned in class today?
What is the main, unanswered
question you leave class with today?