social infrastructure, image and, Identity
social map
collision of fronts, Identity
conversations, The Social Map
identity, “Proxemics” as a Structural Model
networked publics, The Ontology of Self
ontology of self, Collisions and Fronts
proxemics
as structural model, “Proxemics” as a Structural Model
model of personal distance, “Proxemics” as a Structural Model
social architectures, Conversation
social software, The Ontology of Self
soft assembly, Directly Perceived versus Indirectly Meaningful
software interfaces, as semantic conventions, Semantic Function
Space Mountain (Disney World), People Make Sense Through Stories
spaces, What Makes Places
spam bots, Ambient Agents
speech, structure of, Language and the Body
spoken word (see language)
Starbucks website, global navigation menu on, The Tales Organizations Tell
staring game, Semantic Architecture
Sterling, Bruce, on cyberspace, Information as Architecture
Stevens, Wallace, The Elements of the Environment
Stoppard, Tom, Information as Architecture
storage and retrieval, of information, What Writing Does
storage metaphor of memory, What is Memory?
structural model, proxemics as, “Proxemics” as a Structural Model
structure
composition requiring, Composition in Other Disciplines
definition of, About Definitions
subject, as element of context, A Conventional Definition of Context, A Conventional Definition of Context
substance and arrangement, composition in
importance of, Arrangement and Substance
paying attention to definitions in, Qualities of Composition
qualities of, Composition in Other Disciplines
substances, as element of environment, Digital Environments and Nesting
subvocalization, Language as Infrastructure
Supersizing the Mind (Clark), Soft Assembly
surfaces, as element of environment, Digital Environments and Nesting
Sylianteng, Nikki, graphical parking sign, Visual Information
symbolic language, Semantic Function
symbols
about, Symbols
humans as symbol-laden, Semantic Function
modes of
categories, Symbols
concepts, The Superpowers of Symbols
evocative expression, Symbols
symbols, as signifier, Indexes
T
tacit
and explicit spectrum models, A Spectrum of Conscious Attention, Language and “Sensemaking”
memory model, Learning and Remembering are Entangled with Environment
tacit satisficing, structures for, Perspectives and Journeys
Taken Out of Context (boyd, her capitalization), Networked Publics
Tarantino, Quentin, Qualities of Composition
Target, marketing products, The Ontology of Self
taxonomy
in model of information architecture, Elements
relationships and, Relationships and Taxonomy
technology, clarity of context and, A Growing Challenge
terrestrial events, classification of, Events
territory, mapping and, Mapping and Placemaking
Tesco supermarket company, simulated wall-of-objects, Augmented and Blended Places
Tetragrammaton diagram, Visual Information
The Treachery of Images (painting), Semantic Function of Simulated Objects
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Kahneman), Attention, Control, and Learning
Three circles of information architecture (Rosenfeld and Morville), Visual Information
throwaway usernames, Identity
time series of exports and imports (Playfair), Visual Information
time, events and, Events
Toward an Integrated Model of Information..., keynote address (Bates), Foraging for Information
transmission of information, writing and, What Writing Does
tree hierarchy diagrams, Structures for Tacit Satisficing, Blueprints, Floor Plans, Bubbles, and Blobs
trolley problem, Coda
trolling, Of Dungeons and Quakes
Tumblr, as teen social platform, Identity
Turing, Alan, Digital Learning and Agency
Turkle, Sherry
Life on the Screen, Contemplating “Cyberspace”, “Proxemics” as a Structural Model
online vs. offline selves, “Proxemics” as a Structural Model
Twain, Mark, What Humans Make
Twitter
as Short Message Service (SMS), Social Architectures
changing to algorithm-driven feed, Something to Walk On
DM (Direct Message) fail on, Conversation
environment for communication, Social Architectures
removing support for RSS, Relationships and Taxonomy
vs. Facebook, Social Architectures
Tzara, Tristan, How Language Works
U
Uber car service application, Rules and Choreography
ubiquitous ecologies, Perspectives and Journeys
Uexküll, Jakob Johann von, Umwelts
Umberto Eco, What Writing Does
umwelts, Umwelts
understanding
about, Invariants
as element of context, A Conventional Definition of Context, A Conventional Definition of Context
environment exerting control over action and, Narratives and Situations
navigation and, Rules and Choreography
order and, Perspectives and Journeys
unreadiness-to-hand, Objects
User Environment Design, Blueprints, Floor Plans, Bubbles, and Blobs
User Experience (UX) design, Embodied Cognition: An Alternative View
V
Vancouver (BC, Canada), in illustration of language and place, Vancouver
Vancouver, George, Vancouver
Vanguard website, using hubs, Structures for Tacit Satisficing
variant modes, digital places and, Digital Environment
variants, as contrast to invariants, Examples of Invariants
Venus Flytrap, action between environment and organism of, Embodied Cognition: An Alternative View, Affordances exist in the environment whether they are perceived or not
The Virtual Community (Rheingold), Contemplating “Cyberspace”
virtual places
Dungeons & Dragons game and, Virtual and Ambient Places
porous nature of cyberplaces, The Porous Nature of Cyberplaces
Quake game and, Of Dungeons and Quakes
Visions of Light (documentary), Action and the Perceptual System
Visual Cliff experiments, Information of a Different Sort
visual information, The Role of Metaphor
visual tricks, Ducks, Rabbits, and Calendars
W
Watch (Apple), as modal device, Modes and Meaning
wayfinding, The Built Environment
Wayfinding (Arthur and Passini), The Built Environment
webcams, collapsing context, The Role of the Web
websites
contexts defined by algorithm, The Map That Makes Itself
design affecting physical experience of, Language and “Sensemaking”
design of, Observing Context
information architecture, Relationships and Taxonomy
rule-framework, The Map That Makes Itself
Wegmans supermarket company application, for Yelp-like reviews, Augmented and Blended Places
Weinberger, David
Everything is Miscellaneous, Organizational Maps
Small Pieces Loosely Joined, Digital Objects
Weiser, Mark, Digital Environm
ent
WELL (Whole Earth ‘Lectronic Link), Contemplating “Cyberspace”
Wesch, Michael, The Role of the Web, Networked Publics
Wetherell, Bill, Semantic Function of Simulated Objects
What We Talk About When We Talk About Context (Personal and Ubiquitous Computing), A Conventional Definition of Context
Whole Earth ‘Lectronic Link (WELL), Contemplating “Cyberspace”
Williams, William Carlos, Arrangement and Substance
Wilson, Andrew, “Embodied Cognition Is Not What You Think It Is” (Frontiers in Psychology), Embodied Cognition: An Alternative View
Windows Phone 8 operating system, Rooms in, The Porous Nature of Cyberplaces
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, on duck/rabbit drawing, Physical and Semantic Confusion
Wood, Denis (The Power of Maps), Vancouver
work, meaningful, Coda
Wright, Will
on possibility space, Structures for Tacit Satisficing
using procedural generation, Augmented and Blended Places
writing
as physical information, Looking at Language
changes due to, The Origins of Writing
composition in, Arrangement and Substance, Something to Walk On
for computers, Digital Learning and Agency
origins of, The Written Word
rules and systems, The Structure of Writing
structure of, What Writing Does
Wurman, Richard Saul
Information Anxiety, Modes of Information, Contemplating “Cyberspace”
Information Architects, Architecture + Information
mission for information architecture, Augmented and Blended Places
on order and understanding, Perspectives and Journeys
on understanding, Invariants
X
Xerox, PARC (Palo Alto Research Center), Contemplating “Cyberspace”
Y
Yahoo Donna, as personal-compass app, Metamaps and Compasses
Yelp
application, Augmented and Blended Places
Filter and Sort interface, Metamaps and Compasses
searches, Augmented and Blended Places
You Are Not a Gadget (Lanier), The Ontology of Self
Z
Zuckerberg, Mark, suffers contextual collision, Collisions and Fronts
About the Author
Andrew Hinton is an Information Architect at The Understanding Group (TUG). Since the early 90s, he's been helping clients and employers of all shapes and sizes make better information environments. Andrew is co-founder and past board member of the IA Institute, and is a frequent speaker at UX conferences. You can find links to Andrew-related things at andrewhinton.com. Learn more about his book, Understanding Context, at contextbook.com
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