Should you finalize site structure based on card-sorting?
Don't base a website design on card sorting only ...
"The latest article from StepTwo raises an interesting question - should you finalize site structure based on sorting, or other types of classification exercises?
Broadly I agree - site structure cannot be final final till you consider page layout and other aspects of the design. Card-sorting results are merely suggestions. You need to add in other design and business considerations.
But the problems with creating structures based on card-sorting, mentioned in the article, are not really problems with card-sorting. The problems are more with half-baked understanding or usage of the technique. For example, the article mentions that browser pages cannot accommodate too many top-level headings, long titles etc., and how this impacts structural decisions. But these and other issues can easily be handled with good card-sorting practices and more better analysis." continued ... (Via Rashmi Sinha)
"The latest article from StepTwo raises an interesting question - should you finalize site structure based on sorting, or other types of classification exercises?
Broadly I agree - site structure cannot be final final till you consider page layout and other aspects of the design. Card-sorting results are merely suggestions. You need to add in other design and business considerations.
But the problems with creating structures based on card-sorting, mentioned in the article, are not really problems with card-sorting. The problems are more with half-baked understanding or usage of the technique. For example, the article mentions that browser pages cannot accommodate too many top-level headings, long titles etc., and how this impacts structural decisions. But these and other issues can easily be handled with good card-sorting practices and more better analysis." continued ... (Via Rashmi Sinha)
Cardsorting to determine structure.
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