Re: How public-appsdesignlab and informationarchitecture Community Groups of the W3C Meet: Reading J.N. Robbins'"Learning Web Design..." (O'Reilly, 2018

Thank you, Gunter. This is a fascinating list of convergences between IA, Design, Architecture and philosophy.

Noreen

> On Mar 27, 2022, at 10:21 PM, Guntur Wiseno Putra <gsenopu@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Dear publicappsdesignlab &
> public-informationarchitecture
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> "Architecture": art and science of building (Oxford English Dictionary (Green-Yellow Edition)): The Website is architectural: designing the Web which is architectural: 
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> These are how public-appsdesignlab and informationarchitecture Community Groups of the W3C meet according to J.N. Robbins'"Learning Web Design..." (O'Reilly, 2018)
> 
> "IT TAKES A VILLAGE
> (WEBSITE CREATION ROLES)
> When I look at a site, I see the multitude of decisions and areas of expertise
> that went into building it...".
> p.4
> 
> More about the Web there is a linkage between Information Architecture and Design:
> 
> "...  the various disciplines that contribute
> to the creation of a site, including roles related to content, design, and code....
> 
> *) Content Wrangling
> Anyone who uses the title “web designer” needs to be aware that everything
> we do supports the process of getting the content, message, or functionality
> to our users.
> 
> ... two content-related specialists in modern web development: the
> Information Architect (IA) and the Content Strategist.
> 
> 1) Information architecture
> An Information Architect (also called an Information Designer) organizes
> the content logically and for ease of findability. They may be responsible
> for search functionality, site diagrams, and how the content and data are
> organized on the server. Information architecture is inevitably entwined with
> UX and UI design (defined shortly) as well as content management. If you
> like organizing or are gaga for taxonomies, information architecture may be
> the job for you. The definitive text for this field as it relates to the web is
> Information Architecture: For the Web and Beyond, by Louis Rosenfeld and
> Peter Morville (O’Reilly).
> 
> 2) Content strategy
> A Content Strategist makes sure that every bit of text on a site, from long explanatory
> text down to the labels on buttons, supports the brand identity and mar-
> keting goals of the organization. Content strategy may also extend to data
> modeling and content management on a large and ongoing scale, such as
> planning for content reuse and update schedules. Their responsibilities may
> also include how the organization’s voice is represented on social media. A
> good place to learn more is the book Content Strategy for the Web, 2nd Edition,
> by Kristina Halvorson and Melissa Rich (New Riders).
> ...
> 
> **) All Manner of Design
> Ah, design! It sounds fairly straightforward, but even this simple requirement
> has been divided into a number of specializations when it comes to creating
> sites.
> 
> - User Experience, Interaction, and User Interface design
> ... (User research and testing reports, Wireframe diagrams, Site diagram, Storyboards and user flow charts) ...
> - Visual (graphic) design
> 
> 
> ***) Code Slinging
> - Frontend development (Authoring/markup (HTML), Styling (CSS), JavaScript and DOM scripting)
> - Backend development
> 
> ****) Other Roles
> - Product manager
> - Project manager
> - SEO (Search Engine Optimization) specialist
> - Multimedia producers
> 
> ..."
> 
> p.4-13 (J.N.Robbins, "Learning Web Design"...)
> 
> It reminds me on T. Berners-Lee's "Design Issues: Architectural and Philosophical Points"
> 
> "Architectural and philosophical points
> These statements of architectural principle explain the thinking behind the specifications. These are personal notes by Tim Berners-Lee: they are not endorsed by W3C. They are aimed at the technical community, to explain reasons, provide a framework to provide consistency for for future developments, and avoid repetition of discussions once resolved".
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> https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/Preface.html
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> https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/
> 
> and on "Caught in a Web (Awake)" · Dream Theater (1994)
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> There are at least --as I could not catch the words clearly
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> "Caught in a web, looked from the (world!?). Hanging out by threads ..."
> 
> https://youtu.be/j_hg6NFab-k
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> A musical composition is also architectural: "architecture" is about "framing":
> 
> "The situation of music seems no different and perhaps em- 
> bodies the frame even more powerfully. Yet it is said that 
> sound has no frame. But compounds of sensation, sonorous 
> blocs, equally possess sections or framing fonns each of 
> which must join together to secure a certain closing-off...".
> 
> (G. Deleuze & F. Guattari, "What is Philosophy" p. 189-91)
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> https://www.pdfdrive.com/what-is-philosophy-e184603896.html
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> Regard,
> Guntur Wiseno Putra