From the course: UX Foundations: Information Architecture
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Going from information architecture to site layout
From the course: UX Foundations: Information Architecture
Going from information architecture to site layout
It's only after you've worked out what parts of the information architecture can be displayed around all the other areas of the site that you want to start thinking about your menu structure. At this point, you know what things can be dealt with without needing menus. So you've automatically limited the number of different menu items you'll need. The process for coming up with the right set of menus is very much like doing your own card sort. Do it using index cards, sticky notes, or sketches. But do it with your hands, not software. It's much faster to rearrange things by hand, so you'll be more tempted to do it and end up with the best structure, rather than a good enough one. Once you have your navigation menu structure arranged as a set of cards, it helps to turn it into a diagram that you can share with other people. At this point, it's worth putting it in digital format. There are several tools that work well for this, from specialist applications such as Visio to most drawing…
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