Sunday, November 18, 2007

Guide to Digital Media Interaction and Design Part 4

Exact Organizational Scheme
- Alphabetical
- Chronological
- Geographical

Ambiguous Organizational Scheme
- Topical
- Task-Oriented
- Audience-Specific
- Metaphor-Driven

Hybrid Organizational Scheme
- Combination of any two and more.

Organizational Structure
- Hierarchy
- Hypertext
- Database

Search uses:
- Controlled Vocabulary (Predetermined set of terms that describe a specific domain)
- Thesaurus (Used in conjunction with a controlled vocabulary)

Research and Interview Techniques
- Card Sorting

Posted by Zack at 1:39 PM