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

www.tu.berlin

  • 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...

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