In Part 2 of our three-part series, Becoming an Information Architect, Amber Swope discusses how to define the role of IA and what kinds of tasks the role of an IA demands.

Becoming an Information Architect

Episode 2, Part 2: Becoming an Information Architect

In the final episode of our three-part series, Becoming an Information Architect, Amber Swope addresses the overarching question: how can you become an IA, and what does it take to get there?

Episode 2, Part 3: Becoming an Information Architect

In the first episode of our Everyday IA podcast series, Amber Swope discusses the Information Architecture Blueprint™ Toolkit. She explains why she created it, who can use it, and what makes it a valuable product.

Everyday IA

Everyday IA: Episode 1

In the second episode of our Everyday IA podcast series, Amber Swope explains how to get started with your content analysis using some of the analysis templates in the Information Architecture Blueprint™ Toolkit.

Everyday IA: Episode 2

In the third episode of our Everyday IA podcast series, Amber Swope shares how you can use the Information Architecture Blueprint™ Toolkit templates to perform a formatting audit of your content.

Everyday IA: Episode 3

Everyday IA Episode 4 focuses on the Content Deliverable Matrix: what it is and how you can use it. Amber explains how to use the Content Deliverable Matrix – included in the Information Architecture Blueprint™ Toolkit – to analyze where content appears in deliverables, either in multiple deliverables of the same type or in different deliverables that serve the same audience.

Everyday IA: Episode 4

In the sixth episode of our Everyday IA podcast series, Amber Swope explains how you can use the Deliverable Structure Diagram, a component of the Information Architecture Blueprint™ Toolkit, to define the structure of each deliverable type, capture visual analysis, and convey the structure of information.

Everyday IA: Episode 6

In episode 5 of our Everyday IA podcast series, Amber Swope talks about why she created the Deliverable Analysis Worksheet as part of the Information Architecture Blueprint™ Toolkit. Amber explains how you can use it to define the purpose and requirements for each deliverable type.

Everyday IA: Episode 5

Everyday IA Episode 7 is all about the IA Checklist. Learn why and how to use the IA Checklist as a tool for capturing and easily referencing a high-level decision summary of your information architecture.

Everyday IA: Episode 7

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