Taking a Step Back
This blogger is intended to show its desired readers and I, Lisa Thomas, the process an Information Architect uses in order to gather information and essentially “pull meaning out of data.” For this particular case study we are exploring the complexity of a game of soccer. In order to communicate this knowledge unto another or its user, we must take on the responsibility of the Info. Archie and make what may seem complex to any “normal” human being and by this I mean anyone who doesn’t understand the various design processes, and make this complexity clear. We ARE the whipping boys. We do all the hard work and experience all the anxiety so the user doesn’t or shouldn’t ever experience these emotions. Along the way I would like to gain an understanding about why communication may fail in some cases and where the glitch lies in the lack of communication. This blogger also concentrates on the importance of language, and not language in the traditional sense, but language that speaks to a culture or sub-culture through visuals, emotions, words, tangibility, form, materials, and so much more.
Soccer is relevant but also is totally irrelevant. The purposes or goals of this project are:
• To explore a large complex domain, rich in data and patterns, gaining the knowledge and vocabulary to create a compelling information design.
• To provide various representations of the inner-workings of this complicated system
• To understand how a state diagram works and how it relates to information design
• To create a reproducible procedure for investigating information design problems.
Referring to the last bullet of information above, this “procedure for investigating information design problems” is at the core of this project, whether it be soccer, baseball, football, or horseback riding, the constants stay the same. In this case the constant is a holistic process, obviously subject to change due to varying topics, but proves to be effective when communicating complex systems. Soccer is merely a variable within the whole scheme of information architecture. The outcome should be the equivalent in all cases; pulling meaning from data, successful and clear communication of knowledge, and some sort of structure or representational order to your data.
Soccer is relevant but also is totally irrelevant. The purposes or goals of this project are:
• To explore a large complex domain, rich in data and patterns, gaining the knowledge and vocabulary to create a compelling information design.
• To provide various representations of the inner-workings of this complicated system
• To understand how a state diagram works and how it relates to information design
• To create a reproducible procedure for investigating information design problems.
Referring to the last bullet of information above, this “procedure for investigating information design problems” is at the core of this project, whether it be soccer, baseball, football, or horseback riding, the constants stay the same. In this case the constant is a holistic process, obviously subject to change due to varying topics, but proves to be effective when communicating complex systems. Soccer is merely a variable within the whole scheme of information architecture. The outcome should be the equivalent in all cases; pulling meaning from data, successful and clear communication of knowledge, and some sort of structure or representational order to your data.
posted by Lisa Thomas at 12:05 PM
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