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How to Make Sense of Any Mess: Information Architecture for Everybody

by Abby Covert

A practical framework for organizing information

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A practical framework for organizing information

Information becomes difficult to use when its parts and the people working with it are hard to make sense of together. Abby Covert introduces information architecture as a way to arrange those parts so they form an understandable whole. The book lays out a seven-step process, with lessons and workbook exercises in each chapter to help readers apply the approach to a situation of their own. Its emphasis is practical: it connects the organization of information with how clearly a message can be delivered to the people who need to use it.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • People who want a structured approach to untangling confusing information and processes
  • Readers interested in information architecture and making information understandable to others
  • Those who prefer learning through exercises they can apply to their own situations

Themes

Information architectureOrganizing complexityCommunication and usabilityPractical problem-solving

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Book overview

Everything is getting more complex. It is easy to be overwhelmed by the amount of information we encounter each day. Whether at work, at school, or in our personal endeavors, there's a deepening (and inescapable) need for people to work with and understand information.

Information architecture is the way that we arrange the parts of something to make it understandable as a whole. When we make things for others to use, the architecture of information that we choose greatly affects our ability to deliver our intended message to our users.We all face messes made of information and people.

This book defines the word "mess" the same way that most dictionaries do: "A situation where the interactions between people and information are confusing or full of difficulties." - Who doesn't bump up against messes made of information and people every day?

How to Make Sense of Any Mess provides a seven step process for making sense of any mess. Each chapter contains a set of lessons as well as workbook exercises architected to help you to work through your own mess.
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