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Website Navigation as Information Architecture

Website Navigation as Information Architecture

by lucent | Jul 16, 2026 | Information Architecture, Optimization, Organic SEO | 1 comment

Website navigation is often treated as a design detail: a top menu, a dropdown, a mobile hamburger icon, or a set of footer links. Those choices matter, but navigation is more than a visual component. Navigation is the public version of your website’s structure. It...
Knowledge Graphs Begin with Good Websites

Knowledge Graphs Begin with Good Websites

by lucent | Jul 15, 2026 | HTML, Information Architecture, Optimization, Retrieval | 1 comment

A knowledge graph may not literally begin with your website. Search engines, AI systems, and retrieval tools have their own ways of collecting, interpreting, and connecting information. We should be careful not to claim exactly how any specific system stores or models...
Information Boundaries vs Information Relationships

Information Boundaries vs Information Relationships

by lucent | Jul 15, 2026 | Information Architecture, Optimization, Retrieval | 1 comment

Websites become understandable not only because individual pages are well written, but because the pages belong somewhere. A useful site has boundaries that keep information clear, and relationships that help people move between connected ideas. Quick navigation What...
Schema Markup vs Semantic HTML

Schema Markup vs Semantic HTML

by lucent | Jul 15, 2026 | Information Architecture, Optimization, Organic SEO | 1 comment

Schema markup and semantic HTML are often discussed together because both help machines understand web content. They are not the same thing, and one should not be treated as a replacement for the other. Semantic HTML gives meaning to the visible structure of a page....
Naming Conventions: Making Software Easier to Read and Maintain

Naming Conventions: Making Software Easier to Read and Maintain

by lucent | Jul 5, 2026 | Governance, Information Architecture | 0 comments

Naming conventions are shared patterns for naming the parts of a software system, including variables, functions, classes, files, folders, components, database fields, and CSS classes. They help readers understand what something represents, how it behaves, and where...
Writing Definitions for Humans and Retrieval Systems

Writing Definitions for Humans and Retrieval Systems

by lucent | Jun 21, 2026 | Accessibility, Information Architecture, Optimization, Retrieval | 0 comments

Definitions are small pieces of structure with a large job. They help a reader understand a concept quickly, and they help search and retrieval systems place that concept in context. A good definition is not just a dictionary entry. It is a retrieval anchor. For...
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