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Re: Attention information architects: That IS your job

akonmilson — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:48:45 -0000

We know that writing is an art. There are so many things you should be work on them at the time of writing. Like you work on font style, font colour, background colour, text style and much more.

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Re: Attention information architects: That IS your job

akonmilson — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:47:55 -0000

We know that writing is an art. There are so many things you should be work on them at the time of writing. Like you work on font style, font colour, background colour, text style and much more.

Re: Attention information architects: That IS your job

edwindonalld — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:20:33 -0000

I like it when the IA is pointing to the right source, he or she can read, decode, and consolidate a clear and useful.

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Re: Attention information architects: That IS your job

julieespinosa — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:10:57 -0000

Amen. Contrary to seemingly popular belief, the final editorial phase is not the time to be scrambling for missing content or tweaking the wording (or at least, it shouldn't be if you do it right). Also, thanks for the tables/templates information.

Re: Attention information architects: That IS your job

ChristineBenson — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:28:56 -0000

Matt - We use a tool called page tables. Page tables include information like source content, wireframe/page template ID, primary and secondary messages, additional assets required, publishing considerations and so on. We create the page tables in word, which helps them transition into the content creation process.

Erin Kissane recently wrote a great post on A List Apart about content templates, which is similar to our page table approach. http://www.alistapart.com/a...

And to D Molanphy - Thanks for your comment. At Brain Traffic, we're big believers in collaboration, both internally and externally, so I appreciate you adding that to the conversation.

Re: Attention information architects: That IS your job

matthumphrey — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:40:03 -0000

Christine - What tips do you have for the documentation piece of your recommendation? We typically use some variation of a spreadsheet for the sourcing and planning, but I find that difficult to wrangle when it comes down to editing content.

Re: Attention information architects: That IS your job

D Molanphy — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:04:14 -0000

Completely agree!

I would also add that the jobs of a writer/ia/designer are not mutually exclusive. The best work gets done when all three work together, each knowing and owning their part of the project, but each bringing new ideas to the table.