Information architecture has changed dramatically since the mid-1990s and earlier conceptions of the world and the internet being different and separate have given way to a much more complex scenario in the present day. In the post-digital world that we now inhabit the digital and the physical blend easily and our activities and usage of information takes place through multiple contexts and via multiple devices and unstable; emergent choreographies. Information architecture now is steadily growing into a channel- or medium-specific multi-disciplinary framework; with contributions coming from architecture; urban planning; design and systems thinking; cognitive science; new media; anthropology. All these have been heavily reshaping the practice: conversations about labelling; websites; and hierarchies are replaced by conversations about sense-making; place-making; design; architecture; cross media; complexity; embodied cognition and their application to the architecture of information spaces as places we live in in an increasingly large part of our lives.Via narratives; frameworks; references; approaches and case-studies this book explores these changes and offers a way to reconceptualize the shifting role and nature of information architecture where information permeates digital and physical space; users are producers and products are increasingly becoming complex cross-channel or multi-channel services.
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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful. Ask yourself: Who am I?By Phil SemlerFull disclosure: Ive read all of Corbetts novels. Hes one of my favorite crime writers. Ive also taken a writing class with him; which isnt cheap. His help on my book was invaluable. Now for only $17 or less; you can get a valuable book on writing; like taking a master class. Thing is; its not about "character;" its about how to create a living person in your work. A living person with drives; wants; and needs; values; an unconscious; with secrets and contradictions; and wounds. A person with heart rather than a "personality type." On and on the book goes from a simple premise; like a philosophical treatise; getting deeper and deeper into the self; the examined life; even marveling at the ultimate fiction of this self. A very rich and profound writing book. The many examples were very helpful. Finally; my epiphany: other characters define the main characters. "We dont know ourselves by ourselves;" Corbett writes. For me; this book is a godsend. It helps lift me out of my overbearing subjectivity when I write; and helps me to really create fully realized characters in a "teeming" world. My only negative is that he also used some examples from television; which I didnt know about--but after all; the book is for "fiction; film; and TV."6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. An excellent guide for creating characterBy Shawn ScarberCorbetts guide is more than just some paint-by-numbers attempt at creating story character; nor does it suggest a number of details or attributes needed to make a fictional character work. The Art of Character is an examination of the process for creating emotionally rich and deeply engaging story people. With meaningful examples from film; television; novels; and plays Corbett shows how the aspects of fictional character development work. A number of helpful exercises are included with each chapter to help further illustrate the process and enlighten the writer. I would definitely recommend this book for any author wanting a better understanding of how character relates to plot and how characters can relate to each other in meaningful ways. This will be the book I turn to again and again for story creation directions.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Should be on Your Reference ShelfBy BillAdamsThis widely praised book is definitely worth reading; especially the first 120 pages; and the last 65; which are packed with insights. In the middle is a set of useful annotated lists of the qualities of good characters. The exercises at the end of each chapter seemed like theyrsquo;d be helpful (I didnt do them). A book that should be on every writers reference shelf.-- Bill Adams; author of Hunter and Hunted (bit.ly/Hunter-Hunted) and It Wasnt Me (bit.ly/Wasnt-Me)
