How Can We Make URLs Readable?

Seated in chairs, Jake Archibald and Surma discuss browser URLs.

When Chrome removed the http and https from the start of URLs in their browser address bar, I wasn’t happy.

And I heard from other people that weren’t happy.

Despite a padlock before the URL in the address bar, the https in the address bar was reinforcement that the site was using SSL to encrypt HTTP requests and responses.

It added a level of trust to the site I was visiting. Continue reading How Can We Make URLs Readable?

World Information Architecture Day Ann Arbor Returns February 22

World IA Day Ann Arbor registration

Save the date and get your tickets for World Information Architecture Day 2020 in Ann Arbor, Michigan!

Returning for the ninth year, World Information Architecture (IA) Day Ann Arbor is the annual event created by the Information Architecture Institute and produced by local volunteers.

The Ann Arbor event will be held Saturday, February 22, 2020 and is organized by School of Information students at the University of Michigan.

This year’s theme: The IA Element. Continue reading World Information Architecture Day Ann Arbor Returns February 22

Photo of the Week: Set Your Goals on Fire!

bright red sculpture of metallic flames brightens up campus lawn.

The brilliant red steel, aluminum, and mirror sculpture can’t be missed as you walk the southwestern section of Schoolcraft College’s campus. Created by Marilyn Strandt, Set Your Goals on Fire! is a five-foot tall metallic spiral of interweaving red flames reaching to the sky, with a mirror in the middle of the sculpture. According to… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Set Your Goals on Fire!