Organization SystemsSchemes for organizing web sites

Exact Organizational Systems• Alphabetical

• Chronological

• Geographical

Alphabetical

Chronological

Another Chronological

Geographical

Geographical

4 Valuable Ambiguous Organizational Schemes

• Topical

• Task oriented

• Audience specific

• Metaphor driven

• Hybrid schemes

Topical• A topical scheme organizes items by

subjects. Most websites provide some types of topical access.

Topical - items by subject• www. usatoday.com

Task-oriented• Task-oriented schemes organize

content into a collection of functions, services, or tasks.

Audience specific• A bank might have navigation for

individuals, small businesses, and for corporations.

Task oriented & audience specific

Metaphor driven

Hybrid schemes• These can combine multiple

organizational schemes, but, unless the schemes are physically separated confusion will result.

• For example, topical links could appear in a horizontal bar at the top and a left-handed bar could be task-oriented.

Hybrid schemes

•Topical links relating to merchandise are at the top.•Above the topical links is a task oriented bar – your account, etc.

Hybrid scheme•Additional task-oriented links are located at the bottom of the Nordstrom site.

Hybrid –Topical & Tasks oriented

Database tasks structure – with topical schemes

Questions: Name the organizational scheme in each of the following examples:

• The yellow pages in a US book

• A stock brokerage home page that gives users the following options: getting a stock quote; buying, selling, or searching a stock; and reviewing their portfolio.

Questions: Name the organizational scheme in each of the following examples:• A home page for a tile manufacturer that has

links for customers, retailers, distributors, and suppliers.

• A music-CD retailing site offering selections in Rock, Pop, Country, and Western, Jazz, and Classical.

• An interior designer’s site up as a well-appointed home, with different rooms displaying available services and a portfolio of previous projects.

What is the organizational schemes of the following:• http://www.ipl.org/

• http://www.richlandcollege.edu/

• http://www.cnn.com/

eCampus Assignment• After reviewing and answering the

questions on this Organizational Schemes PPT,

• What are the tasks and topics for your client’s web sites?

• What organizational system would work best for your client’s website?

• Explain why the system you’ve selected will work best.

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• http://www.amazon.com/Information-Architecture-Designers-Structuring-Websites/dp/2880467314

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