Mário Andrade Web Design, CSS, HTML, Information Architecture

What is Information Architecture

Although it may seem as a parody, and kind of is, it still passes the message.

When you speak about Information architecture (IA) regarding websites you are refering to the conceptualization the website layout. An Information Architect has the function to, just like a real architect, create the most usable environment for the users. They do not design, they do not program, they build and develop concepts.

For more about Information Architecture or IA visit Wikipedia's page about the subject.

Referral: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_architecture

From wireframe to design

I found this video on Twitter today and it’s fascinating to watch how much specification and wireframing was done. In the end I believe the title for this video The right way to wireframe due to the finished product.

Collaborative Sketching & Prototyping done right

During late 2009 and now early in 2010 wireframing and prototyping have been a big subject on the part of creating and developing software. I’ve writen about website wireframes in the past sharing reasons, examples and tools about the subject.
Recently I’ve noticed that there’s been allot of interest and articles about collaborative wire-framing.

Quickstart on prototyping with wireframes

I’ve written about website wire-framing in the past and one of the less positive aspects of wire-framing is when you reach the functional specification of a project many times pages will be referred as “Page layout – type 5″. Now this may look okay for the person building the file, you know exactly where to find the type 5 page specification, a designer, front-end developer or even back-end developer will have to break their work flow in order to find it.

A consultant point of view on blog Content Management Systems

I started blogging back in 2003 in a time where acquiring a domain and hosting was a considerable investment to a simple student.
Content Management Systems where complex to understand and use from a regular internet user point of view and to be honest there wasn’t that much Free CMS to choose from. The most common solution would be Blogger or Typepad. This is my public manifesto to what I believe blogs content management systems fail.