Inside the Grant Program
Journal of IA
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Grant Program
About the IA Progress Grants Program
Each year, the Information Architecture Institute awards two USD $1,000 Progress Grants. The purpose of the program is twofold:
- to encourage researchers and practitioners to investigate IA-specific issues, and
- to publicize useful work that furthers the information architecture body of knowledge.
Want to submit, or learn more about this year's initiative? Read more here.
Previous Grant Recipients
In 2007, the Institute awarded two grants:
The Effect of Scent on User Recall of Website Navigation
Marc L. Resnick and Amir Abou Baker , Miami, FL, USA
When designing navigation menus there are some key factors usability professionals struggle with to ensure an easy to use navigation system. In the short term, the menu should support effective user wayfinding and confidence to accomplish the current task. Menus can also achieve longer term benefits by intimating the information architecture of the site, providing support for future tasks. The effectiveness of menu design hinges on whether these objectives are achieved. The focus of this study was the impact of label scent on user performance in navigation tasks. Labels of high and low scent were placed at two menu positions to measure the impact on the short term goal of finding a known item and the long term goal of developing an awareness of the information architecture. The results provide insights that can be used in the design of navigation menus.
Learn more about The Effect of Scent on User Recall of Website Navigation
Information Architecture Education in Europe
Andrea Resmini, Bologna, Italy
Andrea Resmini from the University of Bologna, is researching educational opportunities in the field of IA in Europe. To this end, Andrea and his multi-national team have arranged a retreat in Sweden, scheduled for early August. Here, educators from across Europe will gather for two days to discuss how to improved educational offerings and coordinate curricula.
Read more about our Previous Grant Recipients
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