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wine by categorizing and displaying wines in a straightforward and 
non-intimidating fashion. "

It is an interesting concept, but I wonder how many people know the 
difference between rich and bold or between smooth and mellow.

Noreen


>From: James Spahr <james at spahr.org>
>To: Daniel Montano <letranova at earthlink.net>
>CC: sigia-l at asis.org
>Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] IA Beyond the Web
>Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 22:38:03 -0400
>
>
>Depends on what you are looking for.
>
>The Wurman book, Information Architects has some nice examples of 'non-web' 
>IA. It is obviously a 'designer's book' in that is it heavy on pictures and 
>light on text. The examples include real life way-finding systems, 
>categorization systems, and general info-design solutions.
>
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0823064557
>
>Packaging design usually contains a fair amount IA, since product lines 
>need to be defined before packaging can really be developed -- hopefully 
>controlled vocabularies and thoughtful labeling are considered at the same 
>time. I don't have a copy of Graphis Packaging at home, but I recall seeing 
>some nice examples of IA at work in some of the larger packaging systems 
>developed.
>
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3857094265
>
>Public Transportation systems are full of examples of IA as well. From the 
>maps, to the signage in the stations and tangentially to the usability of 
>the tokens/metrocards/turnstiles...
>
>In fact... you can usually find it everywhere. If IA is done well, it tends 
>to be invisible. If it's crappy -- it sticks out like a sore thumb.
>
>On Tuesday, October 7, 2003, at 09:37  PM, Daniel Montano wrote:
>
>>Hello everyone:
>>
>>I am a student, currently taking a class on IA. At the moment I'm looking 
>>for some good  "off-the-web" "beyond-the-web" IA ?  case studies or 
>>examples.
>>
>>So far I've searched for samples of:  Telephone menus, Restaurant server 
>>applications, physical building navigation (I'm thinking of Powells 
>>Bookstore in Portland Oregon as one of the best examples I've seen).
>
>
>James.
>
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