A short Introduction into Card Sorting
Kailaash Balachandran, Vue JS Berlin, Jan 2024
You could order books by
- genre
- author
- size
- favorites
- ....
Library Categorization Systems
Library Categorization Systems
- Dewey Decimal
- Library of Congress
- Universal Decimal
- ....
Supermarket Shelving schemes
Supermarket Shelving schemes
- Commercial Status
- Margin
- Market Share
- Decision Tree
- ...
Okay
Okay, how about organizing digital content?
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Research applicant
Prospective student
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Research applicant
Prospective student
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- Research topics
- International Funding
- Postdocs
Research applicant
Prospective student
www.tu.berlin
- Research topics
- International Funding
- Postdocs
- Master's program
- Admission requirements
- Dates and deadlines
Questions to ponder
- Why are most people using your app/website?
- How are you evaluating UX?
- How did you insure that different users find what they're looking for?
Gather perspectives of all users to design the information architecture of your app
Gather perspectives of all users to design the information architecture of your app
"Card Sorting"
Card Sorting
Users organize items (cards) into categories that make sense to them and they may also help you label these groups.
online Tools
variants
variants
- Closed card sorting (pre-defined categories)
variants
- Closed card sorting (pre-defined categories)
- Open (participants create categories)
variants
- Closed card sorting (pre-defined categories)
- Open (participants create categories)
- Hybrid (some pre-defined categories)
sorting canvas
Survey
analysis
- Standardization Grid
- Similarity matrix
- Dendograms
Visualizations
Filter data based on user characteristics (e.g., age group) for a more targeted analysis.
standarization grid
Similarity matrix
Similarity matrix
Example
- Manage Account
- Wearables
- Update Billing
- Edit Profile
- Tracking permissions
- Location
- Apps
Beyond Digital...
Closing notes
Closing notes
- Card Sorting goes beyond simply rearranging cards.
Closing notes
- Card Sorting goes beyond simply rearranging cards.
- It's a powerful, but not a magic cure for all UX challenges.
Closing notes
https://kardSort.com
Thank you...
A SHORT INTRODUCTION INTO CARD SORTING
By Kailaash Balachandran
A SHORT INTRODUCTION INTO CARD SORTING
This presentation provides a concise overview of card sorting, a valuable user experience (UX) research technique. Additionally, it introduces the practical use of the free online card sorting tool, kardsort.com, offering participants an accessible platform to organize and categorize information for enhanced insights into user mental models and information architectures.