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How can IA artifacts demonstrate your UX expertise?

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If you are a UX designer, you know that information architecture (IA) is a crucial part of creating user-friendly and intuitive digital products. But how can you showcase your IA skills and knowledge in your portfolio? In this article, you will learn how to use different IA artifacts to demonstrate your UX expertise and impress potential clients or employers.

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1 What are IA artifacts?

IA artifacts are visual or textual representations of the structure, organization, and relationships of the information and content in a digital product. These artifacts enable communication of design decisions, clarification of the design process, and alignment of design goals with user needs and business objectives. Examples of IA artifacts include site maps, which are diagrams that show the hierarchy and navigation of website or app pages; content inventories, which are spreadsheets that list and categorize page elements; user flows, which are diagrams that show the steps taken by users to achieve a goal; wireframes, which are sketches or mockups that show the layout and placement of content and UI elements; and content models, which are diagrams or tables that show the types, attributes, and relationships of content entities in a website or app.

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In my experience a good site map will help everyone better understand the flow of the application, and give your team an idea where to collect metrics as well. Think about how many people will get to that last page you designed, are your users getting there, what if it lived somewhere else or had an alternative path to it? Things to think about as you’re expecting someone to navigate through.

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2 Why are IA artifacts important for your UX portfolio?

IA artifacts are essential for your UX portfolio as they demonstrate your problem-solving and analytical skills, user-centered and collaborative approach, as well as design thinking and creativity. IA artifacts can illustrate how you identify, structure, and organize the information and content in a way that is beneficial for both users and the business. Additionally, they show how you involve users and stakeholders in your design process, how you conduct user research and testing, how you incorporate feedback into your design solutions, how you explore different ideas and alternatives, how you iterate and refine your design concepts, and how you balance form and function in your design outcomes.

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3 How to create effective IA artifacts for your UX portfolio?

Creating effective IA artifacts for your UX portfolio requires careful consideration. You should select the right IA artifacts for your project, based on its scope, complexity, and goals. Make sure your IA artifacts are clear and consistent, with labels, symbols, colors, and annotations that explain them. Additionally, align your IA artifacts with your project story, providing context and rationale for them. This should include the problem statement, user personas, design goals, process, solution, and impact. Doing so will help you illustrate your design process and solution effectively to users, clients, or employers.

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4 How to present your IA artifacts in your UX portfolio?

Presenting your IA artifacts in your UX portfolio requires careful consideration. You should only select the most relevant and impactful IA artifacts that demonstrate your UX expertise and value, prioritizing quality over quantity. Additionally, you should organize your IA artifacts in a logical and coherent way that follows your project story and highlights your design process and solution. Group and label them according to their types, functions, and stages, and provide transitions and connections between them. For example, use a site map to show the overall structure of the website, then a content inventory to show the details of each page, then a wireframe to show the UI design of each page. Lastly, optimize your IA artifacts for online viewing by making sure they are readable and accessible on different devices and screen sizes. Utilize interactive features such as zooming, scrolling, filtering, and linking to enhance your IA artifacts for an engaging experience.

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5 How to get feedback on your IA artifacts in your UX portfolio?

To get feedback on your IA artifacts in your UX portfolio, you should not rely solely on your own judgment or evaluation. You should also seek opinions from other UX designers, users, clients, or employers who may have different perspectives. Ask specific and constructive questions about your IA artifacts such as "How easy or difficult is it to understand the structure and organization of the website from the site map?" or "How well does the wireframe reflect user needs and UI best practices?". Moreover, you should incorporate the feedback into your IA artifacts and portfolio, analyze it, evaluate it, and document how it impacts your design process and solution.

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I allow my users to lead how things are laid out, it is for them. I do so by card sorting and allow them to label groups. If the majority of users have similar groupings, I will take that information do up a prototype and validate it with a different set of users. By using both qual and quant data you can make good decisions and it makes users feel that they are involved in they are involved. This is also a good opportunity to add or remove items or groupings based on metrics received. If a majority of users are never utilizing a section, it might be able to be deprecated or at least find out why it’s not being used.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

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1 What are IA artifacts?

2 Why are IA artifacts important for your UX portfolio?

3 How to create effective IA artifacts for your UX portfolio?

4 How to present your IA artifacts in your UX portfolio?

5 How to get feedback on your IA artifacts in your UX portfolio?

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1 What are IA artifacts?

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5 How to get feedback on your IA artifacts in your UX portfolio?

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