If you would have observed children closely, you might have noticed that they like tiny spaces, little inlets, and small entrances. These cave like or box like structures entice children much more than open spaces and designing these structures in play areas, game shop lobbies is a proven tactic that is likeable by children. Every pattern explores design ideas that fulfil requirements of those who will be using them and it doesn’t really needs a genius to apply these architectural principals to information architecture. This becomes all the more important if the website that you intent to design is for fulfilling social needs like social news dissemination or social networking of target audiences.

It is not just about children, all of us may behave in different ways when brought together. The consistency of behavior which is exhibited in an informational space which has singularity completely changes when there are individuals collaborating, communicating and engaging in a positive or a negative manner. Indeed, wisdom of crowds and madness of crowds, both are proven concepts and what better place to see it getting displayed in real time one like sites dig.com and delicious.com.

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