What is Information Architecture?

"... the art, science, and business of organizing information so that it makes sense to people who use it."
- Stacy Surla, Membership Officer, SIG-IA

Organization of data into categories of information.

Underlying structure of a web site - "bones" of a web site.

"Bridesmaid" of web development - supporting and enhancing the "bride" (content).

Order out of chaos.