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		<title>Why is Information Architecture so important?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eva Klopp]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every design decision comes out of that architecture. Information architecture is the base for great UI &#38; UX projects. It is the blueprint of an application or website which allows us to build all other aspects – navigation, interface, interaction and visual design. At functional aesthetics we have applied the following principles: &#8211; less clicks is not necessarily better [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Every design decision comes out of that architecture. Information architecture is the base for great UI &amp; UX projects. It is the blueprint of an application or website which allows us to build all other aspects – navigation, interface, interaction and visual design.</p>
<p>At functional aesthetics we have applied the following principles:</p>
<p>&#8211; less clicks is not necessarily better<br />
&#8211; few options shown = more decisions made<br />
&#8211; group &amp; order by frequency of use &amp; complexity<br />
&#8211; hack your own experience</p>
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