How to Do Information Architecture

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How to Do Information Architecture

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Aug 11, 2015

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Abby Covert, author of How to Make Sense of Any Mess, teaches us about information architecture, a subject she strongly feels is a core life skill. She's seen people get fired over language and informs us that – quite obviously in hindsight – architecture is less expensive than design.

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Aug 11, 2015

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