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Information Architecture – what is it?

by RBA | Aug 6, 2015 | Digital Experience, Digital Workplace, Portals & Collaboration | 0 comments

Continuing our series on User Experience, (UX) this post will explore the concept of Information Architecture – what it is and how it is a necessary component of good UX design. For what it’s worth, the term “information architect” is credited to Richard Saul Wurman...
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