Thirty Fourth International Conference on Information Systems, Milan 2013 1 PATHWAYS THROUGH INFORMATION LANDSCAPES: ALTERNATIVE DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DIGITAL ART COLLECTIONS Completed Research Paper Tim Wray School of Information Systems and Technology, University of Wollongong Wollongong NSW 2522, Australia twray@uow.edu.au Peter Eklund School of Information Systems and Technology, University of Wollongong Wollongong NSW 2522, Australia peklund@uow.edu.au Karlheinz Kautz Faculty of Business, University of Wollongong Wollongong NSW 2522, Australia kautz@uow.edu.au Abstract In this paper, we apply a concept driven interaction design approach and present a design theory of information systems for the presentation and navigation of digitalized art collections. This involves the realization of the design as a working artifact. Our approach aligns with efforts by art galleries and museums that embrace digital media. Our research raises the question of how gesture-based interfaces and novel interaction approaches can be used to provide non-linear information discovery experiences as compared to more conventional affordances for online museums, such as search and faceted browsing, or traditional formats for artworks, such as online or print media and catalogues. We employ a unique interaction design based on the notion that, within museum collections, showing the context and relationships that surround individual objects creates a valuable web of meaning. It exploits the idea that the digital medium affords the ability to express a multiplicity of these relationships. Keywords: Design Science, Interaction Design, Breakthrough Ideas in IS