Clarify a complex institution
A university website must serve students, researchers, alumni, staff and the public across a very large body of content.
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Harvard University Information Architecture Study
An institutional study of Harvard's public website, examining how academic paths, university news and global navigation coexist.
- Institution-wide navigation
- Academic content grouped by intent
- Editorial stories create a human entry point
Website Redesign / Information Architecture Reference Study
Institutional navigation and academic discovery
Education & Universities
CONTEXT / DIRECTION
From an interface challenge
to an observed direction.
Institutional wayfinding
Harvard combines stable institutional navigation, prominent editorial features and task-based academic routes.
THE CHALLENGE
What the page needs to communicate.
A university website must serve students, researchers, alumni, staff and the public across a very large body of content.
01Clarify a complex institution+
Schools, academics and research need a shared top-level structure.
02Balance tasks and stories+
Utility routes must coexist with editorial character.
03Maintain accessible reading+
Dense information requires strong hierarchy on every device.
THE SOLUTION
How the public website handles the task.
Harvard combines stable institutional navigation, prominent editorial features and task-based academic routes.
Institutional wayfinding
Top-level labels orient visitors before a specific school.
Editorial entry points
Large stories invite exploration beyond administrative tasks.
Content hierarchy
Headlines and grouped links maintain scanning.
REFERENCE STATUS
What this study can support.
Official sitePublic reference source
3 viewsDesktop, mobile and detail
No client claimStudio relationship
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