Module 05 · 20 min
Exercise: card sort and IA diagram
This is practice. Use your persona and journey stages so the structure matches a real person, not a random feature dump.
What to produce
- Cards before sorting — one feature or content item per card.
- Cards after sorting — clear groups.
- Labeled groups — names in the user’s words.
- IA / navigation diagram — home, sections, utilities, and any non-conventional feature from your insight.
How to know you are done
Someone else should find the main shopping (or core) job without asking where you hid it.
- Conventions sit where people expect them.
- Non-conventional features have an intentional place.
- Labels match research language.
- Diagram is tidy enough for a portfolio PDF or slide.