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IA BAIA & BFA

Information Architecture, Usability, Web, Experience Design



Specialization

Interdisciplinary Programs—Information Architecture & Design

Degree: IA Bachelor of Arts Industrial Arts, IA BAIA
( Information Architecture & Design )

Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA
( Graphic Design & Typography; selected classes )

Degree: Associate of Science & Award of Achievement, AS
( Graphic Communications & Design )

IA BAIA Degree, Information Architecture, Graphic Design.pdf



Awards

Award: Epsilon Pi Tau—International Honorary for Professionals in Technology
( Award for Academic Achievement )

Award: Golden Key National Honor Society
( Award for Academic Achievement )

Epsilon Pi Tau Honorary.pdf
Golden Key National Honor Society.pdf



Double Major

Information Architecture ( IA & Design double major ), User Experience Design, Project Management; Graphic Design and Typography.



Concentration

The concentration ( Information Architecture ) provides a formal structure from the visual media studies program, incorporating graphic design, typography, and digital media program in the IA BAIA program; selected classes for BFA program.

The concentration was interdisciplinary, including the study of graphic design and typography; California College of the Arts.

Graphic Design, Project Management, IA BAIA, Portfolio—Skills



University Graduate—Accomplishments

IA BAIA & BFA Credentials ( 1999, 2002 )
AS & Award of Achievement ( 1995 )


IA Major

Information Architecture & Design double major
Graphic Communications & Design major



IA Thesis Report

IA BAIA Senior-Level, Thesis Report—
HTML Editors—Their Practical Use in Web Design


IA BAIA Thesis Report ( 41 pp. )


IA Presentation

IA BAIA About HTML Editors—Their Practical Use in Web Design



Experience from IA & Graphic Design Internships

Successfully completed; letters of recommendations


Portfolios

IA, graphic design, typography, drawing; required for graduation



Awards

IA BAIA Epsilon Pi Tau, The International Honorary for
Professionals in Technology

IA BAIA Golden Key National Honor Society; Cum Laude;
about undergraduate programs.pdf



Graphic Communications & Design Major

AS & Award of Achievement, Graphic Communications & Design



High School

HS Diploma Lynbrook, San José (Silicon Valley), California



Focus

With regard to the design of complex visuals such as maps, charts, diagrams, and navigational systems—this requires a tight focus on verbal content, typographic details, aesthetic consistency, how the communication will be used, and who its audience will be—history, aesthetics, process, technology, project management, Information Architecture, usability testing, materials, and marketing.



University Accreditation

Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC-ACSCU)



California College of the Arts

The BFA program was in Graphic Design.
Emphasis: Geschichte der Schule für Gestaltung Basel—
California College of the Arts
(CCA)
.

The CCA is proud to be designated by Adobe Systems Incorporated as a Partners by Design School (selected classes).



College of Creative Arts, Design & Industry
California College of the Arts, Graphic Design



Rigorous IA & Graphic Design Programs

A most rigorous, demanding, and challenging undergraduate-level program(s), encompassing both Information Architecture & Design. Excellent hands-on, vocational training—IA, UXD, PM skills.



Extended Education

Because of an extended education and extra Diploma from Heald Business College, my IA BAIA degree is equivalent to the BSIT degree.

My IA BAIA degree is a highly specialized undergraduate degree in Information Architecture, Navigational Systems, Project Management (see below information about degrees, coursework, and completion of Information Architect internships); IA & Design Courses.pdf.

Credentials



Information Architect, Project Management Courses

Information Architect, PM Degrees.pdf

Information Architect, PM Coursework, Degrees.pdf

The University—DAI—Featured in Newspaper



University Programs

The Information Architecture and Graphic Design concentration prepares architect-designers for changes within the industry, better aligning architect-experience designers with contemporary methods, processes, best practices, usability testing, project management, concepts, and nomenclature.



IA BAIA, Degree, Recommendation & Awards

IA BAIA Degree, Information Architecture.pdf

IA BAIA Letter of Recommendation, The University.pdf

Award: Epsilon Pi Tau Honorary.pdf

Award: Golden Key National Honor Society.pdf

IA BAIA   (Graphic Design major)




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Steven Heitman
IA Design & Usability
Information Architect
User Experience Designer
Project Manager