I've been rather slack in getting my remaining two posts on Web 2.0 on the blog haven't I? Apologies for that. [Note to self: don't promise posts unless you have completely written them first...]
So, designing websites with an eye on Web 2.0. The changes that I can see are:
- Design of overall structure of a site is still important but there is less design of fine detail and the use of classification to the nth degree.
- Less reliance on strict taxonomies, user classification through tagging naturally structures the information to some extent.
- Sites are a cross between an application and a 'traditional' website. There is content AND interaction.
The job of the designer is moving away from taking a whole lot of set content and dividing it up logically then creating a site around it. It's more about designing the 'interaction experience' (for want of a better phrase) and also keeping an eye on content. Of course, designers have also designed websites around interaction but now there is a closer fit with the content. The interaction defines more of the site purpose than the content.
If you want more read Dan Brown's Information Architecture 2.0.
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