Introduction:

The purpose of the paper is to analyse the various studies related Information Architecture and UX/UI Design to identify the approaches towards methodologies, data collecting and analysis and the result from the subsequent studies. The paper is aimed to critically analyse the recent academic researches to find out the importance of information structure and UI/UX design in modern application and services. Each academic paper has its own way of utilizing UI/UX design to enhance the experience of the users and induce satisfaction and involvement. The information architecture is the core of UI/UX design to result a highly attractive and quality websites.  

Discussion: Article 1

Nowakowski, M., 2020. Comparative Analysis of Information Usefulness Evaluation Methods on Business Internet Services. European Research Studies, 23(2), pp.292-306.

The article contributes to defining the importance of usefulness of information and evaluates methods for presentation of internet services and business websites for increasing efficiency. It presents us with the comparison and the applications of the usefulness of information, later evaluated by methods for graphical and textual presentation of internet services of businesses.

According to the quantitative approach of UX/UI design research are methods of experimentation which help in precisely measuring the data by collection followed by analysis od statistical reports and relationship of cause-effect. This method includes data collection surveys, quizzes, interviews, analysis from statistics of click-tracking and analysis of the logs from the server.

Qualitative approach of UI/UX design research is done by building a descriptive information about observations from collection of data and analysis. Thoughts, ideas and insights are generated on the various patterns and trends observed. This method includes use of heuristic analysis, reviews and inspections, cognitive walkthrough, action analysis and group discussions.

Three evaluations are used, namely formative evaluation, interpretive evaluation and summative evaluation. These evaluations have led to achieve applicability of the analysed data and better understanding about the usefulness of information. The article provides learning about UI/UX data collection and analysis methods.

Article 2:

Kosmarski, A., 2020. Blockchain adoption in academia: Promises and challenges. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 6(4), p.117.

This article provides an outline for the development of the blockchain technologies and adoption in various sectors and study the perception of participants in adaptation of distributed ledger system (DLT). This had led to various challenges and problems for the lack of information infrastructure and weak design of UX/UI in current blockchain applications.

The paper aims to fulfil the gap about the experience in blockchain adoption. Studies are provided on use of DLT with blockchain adoption evaluating from point of view of an actor and determine its key challenges. The data collection is guided by qualitative approach based on critical project review, interviews, and focus groups of professionals.

The results from the analysis shows concern for applications not being simple with the design of UX/UI. As the benefits of integration of DLT with blockchain was not clear, blockchain integration would require use of excess resources and considerate understanding about computational thinking. The applications would never reach their goals as the customer interaction with the applications is not satisfying, requires concentration and difficult to use. This report clearly shows the need of information architecture to create understanding about the requirement of blockchain and simple UX/UI design to attract more engaged audience.