Emily Norton

Great for IAs and Non-IAs Alike! Refreshing! No B.S.!, Dec 30 2002

As a professional Information Architect (IA), I try to read as many design books as I can, and this is one I will recommend again and again, mainly for it's refreshing lack of pretense and it's easy-to-follow style.

For the Non-IA, read this book because it "demystifies" IA on many levels. It explains what an Information Architect does, why you might need one, and does a great job of discussing all of the possible deliverables an IA might produce and why. If you're overwhelmed with design "buzzword bingo", this book explains a lot, and in easy-to-understand terms.

For the IA, read this book for the up-to-the-minute tools and techniques. She doesn't dictate a fixed… Read more