Card sorting

- Card sorting is a common method by which … you'll ask your participants to help you design … or evaluate information. … This is typically done when managing the navigation … or taxonomy of a website or in the categorization … of blog topics. … In a card sorting session, participants organize topics … into categories that make sense to them. … And you can use that to also help you label these groups. … For example, you may run a travel site … and have sections called plan your travel … or book your travel, … but you run a card sorting session … and determine your audience aligns more closely … with the terms book now and planning resources. … To conduct a card sort you can use actual cards, … pieces of paper, or one … of several online card sorting software tools. … Card sorting will help you understand your topics. … And there's two approaches to card sorting, … open and closed card sorting. … Depending on your needs, … you may choose to do an open or closed card sort. … In an open card sort, participants are asked …