Join Chris Nodder for an in-depth discussion in this video Getting to navigation, part of UX Foundations: Information Architecture.
Like we said at the beginning of the course, the term information architecture…refers to how you show visitors to your site or users of your application the…content you have and the actions they can perform.…That encompasses much more than just the menu system.…You can use it to determine how best to show your content, your site structure,…and even the terminology that you use to describe things.…In other words, it's one of the basic tools you'll use to decide how to arrange…your content or data so that people can find and use it quickly.…
So far, we've run a card sort, which tells us how users grouped tasks on our site and…the category names they use. We've created an abstract information architecture.…And we've run a reverse sort to test how well the abstract information architecture…meets with user's expectations. What these tools don't tell you though is…how to display those information categories on your site or in your application.…Within reason, you'll want your navigation menus to be as concise as possible, and as…
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7/31/2013- What is information architecture?
- Why do research?
- Creating and running a paper card sort
- Recruiting test participants
- Analyzing paper card sort results
- Running a computer-based card sort
- Creating abstract information architecture
- Validating your plan with a reverse card sort
- Translating information architecture to navigation and layout
- Watching the server after you go live
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 5s
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1. What Is Information Architecture?
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2. Research to Determine Information Architecture
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3. Creating and Running a Paper Card Sort
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Making the cards2m 51s
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Recruiting participants1m 44s
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Running the session5m 47s
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4. Analyzing a Paper Card Sort
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5. Running and Analyzing a Computer-Based Card Sort
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Checking your data3m 11s
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6. Creating an Information Architecture from Your Analysis
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7. Validating the Information Architecture with Reverse Sorting
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Interpreting the results2m 26s
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8. Computer-Based Reverse Sorting
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9. From Information Architecture to Navigation Structure
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Getting to navigation1m 45s
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Standard page elements2m 57s
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Content-based navigation3m 27s
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10. Testing That You've Got It Right
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 19s
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