Lynda - UX Foundations: Information Architecture
Improving the way the information in your site or application is organized and presented is one of the most cost-effective ways of increasing user satisfaction and engagement. Information architecture can help you find out how your users think about the world, and transition those lessons to your product. In this course, Chris Nodder teaches you how to perform card sort research to get information about user interactions, analyze the results, and create a validated information architecture plan. Then translate your plan into refined menus, content classification, and page layouts. Finally, test the success of your new structure with reverse card sorting and by monitoring feedback from server logs, site searches, and help desk calls.
Table of Contents
Introduction1. What Is Information Architecture?2. Research to Determine Information Architecture3. Creating and Running a Paper Card Sort4. Analyzing a Paper Card Sort5. Running and Analyzing a Computer-Based Card Sort6. Creating an Information Architecture from Your Analysis7. Validating the Information Architecture with Reverse Sorting8. Computer-Based Reverse Sorting9. From Information Architecture to Navigation Structure10. Testing That You've Got It RightConclusion