Information architecture

Skill in “User experience design” domain

Skills related to the the structural design of digital spaces in particular the organisation of information, labelling, search and navigation.  

Master

Coordinates the organisation, labelling and navigation of multiple interrelated digital spaces and employs metadata schemas to bind together key data types and maximise findability. Establishes guidance and governance to ensure sustainable operation.

Practitioner

Orders, labels and organises digital spaces at a large-scale. Employes research techniques (such as card sorting) to ensure that categorisations will be successful for their target audience.

Apprentice

Logically orders a single, small digital space. Provides page and navigation labels that are easily understood by the target audience to aid findability.

Related skills

• Taxonomy design and metadata management

• Interaction design

• Localisation

See also

• SFIA 7: User experience analysis