Explain IA

11 Jan 2010 - 7:12am
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morville
2010

Hi Everyone,

On behalf of the IA Institute (http://iainstitute.org/), I'm pleased to announce Explain IA. In this contest, you are invited to explain information architecture. What is it? Why is it important? What does it mean to you? Some folks may offer a definition in 140 characters or less, while others will use this opportunity to tell a story (using text, pictures, audio, and/or video) about their relationship to information architecture. Anyone can enter, but only IA Institute members can vote for the winners.

For details and to enter the contest, please see our Flickr group page:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/explainia/

There, you can also learn about our exciting prizes which include:

$1,000 grand prize
$500 best video award
$500 best diagram award

Plus, you can win virtual seminars, user experience books, a free pass to the IA Summit, and more...

So, please join me in thanking our generous sponsors, including the IA Institute, Endeca, nForm, Semantic Studios, User Interface Engineering, ASIS&T, Rosenfeld Media, EightShapes, and O'Reilly Media for making this possible.

Spread the word. Enter the contest. And, help us to Explain IA.

Thanks!

Peter Morville

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12 Feb 2010 - 8:14am
morville
2010

It's official. The group pool for Explain IA is now closed. We received more than 100 entries, and I'm truly inspired by the creativity, talent, humor, and raw enthusiasm demonstrated by our amazing participants from all over the world. Thank you!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/explainia/

Next week, members of the IA Institute will vote for the following awards:

Grand Prize

The grand prize of $1,000 is co-sponsored by the IA Institute and Endeca.

http://iainstitute.org/

http://www.endeca.com/news-and-events-upcoming-events-explain-IA.htm

Best Video

The best video award of $500 is sponsored by nForm.

http://nform.ca/

Best Diagram

The best diagram award of $500 is sponsored by Semantic Studios.

http://semanticstudios.com/

In the meantime, please feel free to review and discuss the entries. Voters will be instructed to consider (but not be ruled by) popularity or interestingness in their deliberations

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=explainia&s=int

...so I encourage entrants to draw attention to their entries by blogging, tweeting, and placing advertisements in major magazines and national newspapers and on prime time TV. Good luck! And, thanks for playing!

Peter Morville
President, Semantic Studios
http://semanticstudios.com/
http://findability.org/

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