Information Architecture Institute

The Information Architecture Institute (IA Institute or IAI) is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to advancing and promoting information architecture. The organization, originally known as the Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture, was incorporated in November 2002,[1] and is a 501(c)(6) organization.[2] Since then, the IA Institute has grown to become one of the world's largest professional groups for web specialists, with over 1200 members in 60 countries.[3]

The institute broadly defines "information architecture[4]" as:

  • The structural design of shared information environments.
  • The art and science of organizing and labeling web sites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability.
  • An emerging community of practice focused on bringing principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.

References

  1. ↑ http://iainstitute.org/news/000179.php
  2. ↑ http://iainstitute.org/en/about/index.php
  3. ↑ http://www.wilshireconferences.com/semtech2010/IAI_061110.pdf
  4. ↑ Resmini, Andrea and Luca Rosati (2011). Pervasive Information Architecture: Designing Cross-Channel User Experiences. Burlington, MA: Morgan Kaufmann. p. 32.


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