Brian Dys

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  • RE:Creation No. 1: Google

    Google Homepage
    A screenshot of Google’s homepage. 7 September 2018

    For the first episode of RE:Creation, we’ll be re-creating the most visited website in the world—Google. It looks like a fairly simple web page—both in content and functionality, so it’s a perfect choice.

    Let’s begin!

  • NTT Information Architecture

    Internal / Function

    • Download (Parent Theme)
    • Child Themes (Theme Switcher)
    • Snap–ons (Style Switcher)

    External / Operation

    • Documentation
    • About
    • Blog / News
    • Contact
    • Credits
    • Lexicon
    • Privacy Policy

    Default Site

    ntt.dysinelab.com/<section>

    • ntt.dysinelab.com/download
    • ntt.dysinelab.com/snaps
    • ntt.dysinelab.com/plugins
    • ntt.dysinelab.com/about
    • ntt.dysinelab.com/privacy
    • ntt.dysinelab.com/credits
    • ntt.dysinelab.com/lexicon
    • ntt.dysinelab.com/contact

    Multisite

    ntt.dysinelab.com/<multisite>

    • ntt.dysinelab.com/codex
    • ntt.dysinelab.com/themes

  • Perceptual Elements

    • Color
    • Typography
    • Spaces / Layout
    • Shapes
    • Icons
    • Illustrations
    • Media (Photos, Videos)
    • Animations
    • Voice and Tone
    • Sounds

  • HTML & CSS Principles

    1. Readability
    2. Completeness of names that are being used globally
    3. Maintain hierarchy
    * No .elem { .parent & { … } }

    – Put font-size in object-level

  • Usability Testing Notes

    Study participants saw a number of charts in six different color palettes. Just like the first study, users shared first impressions, preference, and value feedback, and the speed and accuracy with which they made decisions were captured. Source

  • Infographic: The Case for Universal Design

    https://www.section508.gov/blog/infographic-the-case-for-universal-design

  • Information Architecture Resources

    http://web.archive.org/web/20070416110618/http://www.cmsreview.com:80/IA/glossary.html

    http://web.archive.org/web/20060831192727/http://www.cmscalendar.com:80/ia-glossary.html?term=Taxonomy

    http://web.archive.org/web/20070408112138/http://www.bobgoodman.net:80/main/glossary.html

    http://web.archive.org/web/20070220214703/http://www.theusabilitycompany.com:80/resources/glossary.html

    http://web.archive.org/web/20070417104203/http://www.iawiki.net/action=browse&id=GlossaryOfTerms&oldid=IAGlossary

    http://web.archive.org/web/20070415101307/http://www.jnd.org:80/dn.mss/affordance_conventi.html

    http://web.archive.org/web/20070427045700/http://www.usabilityfirst.com:80/glossary/main.cgi

    http://web.archive.org/web/20070501121141/http://www.iawiki.net:80/DeliverablesAndArtifacts

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h2hyR1S9v_Pgv64jmNexebAIIXGQqdB58mI6TDSDzng/edit#gid=0

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dQMHXzwG9q3eqX8hdVKKjDCIQux7pjZM9um4lEB3yss/edit#gid=0

    https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~i385e/readings/Warner-aTaxonomyPrimer.html

  • Breadth and Depth

    We need to incorporate the possibility of moving up the employment level by breadth—encompassing the other disciplines and depth—by fulfilling the Work Efficiency Responsibility needed for the next level.

    We need to fill-in the details—criteria also—for moving across and moving up. How can these be measurable?