Site maps are hierarchical lists of web pages. They represent a single way to organize content. There is an alternative way to define content that allows for it all to be connected.
A domain model shows you what matters to people in your audience. It gets stakeholders to think about connections with your audience, who then want to buy your products, make a donation, become an advocate, or join your community.
Stand-alone taxonomies don't provide intent or context. Content models provide context and get to the intent of the classification scheme. Together, the content model and taxonomies can solve many problems.
Information architecture (IA) includes navigation, organization, classification, labeling, and the structure of information. Look beyond a site map to see the whole world of architecting information for findability, usability, and understanding.
Making information findable and usable has never been harder. It's time to think differently about how information is created, organized, and delivered. Thoughts fresh from the 2019 IA Conference.
Having future-friendly content solves many of the problems we face as we build our little piece of the web. Discover a process for creating content outside of an interface so it's ready for any interface.
Explore how modeling our universe and content can lead to interfaces that support curation for storytelling while also allowing the user to create their own journey.
