UX Survival Guide - Card sorting lesson

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Card sorting lesson

Self-paced

Beginner

Make it easier for users to find what they need on your product by using card sorting insights to better organise information.

WAitlist open

Great for Beginners

Why is this useful?

Influence the direction of your product and improve your user experience through understanding what your competitors offer.

User-centered organization.
Card sorting involves users in the process, ensuring that content and navigation are structured based on their mental models and preferences, leading to a more intuitive and user-centered design.

Improved information architecture.
It helps designers create a more logical and efficient information architecture, which enhances the findability of content and reduces user frustration.

Identifying user patterns.
Card sorting reveals patterns in how users group and categorize information, enabling designers to align the system's structure with users' expectations.

Reduces cognitive load.
By simplifying the navigation and content organization, card sorting reduces cognitive load for users, making it easier for them to interact with the product or website

Enhanced user experience.

Ultimately, card sorting results in a better user experience, leading to higher user satisfaction and increased usability.

How it works

Use this lesson as a step by step guide for any project your working on or upskill and add it to your toolkit so you can apply to any project in the future.

What is card sorting?

Learn what it is, plus when and how to use it

Identify the goal

Outline what you’re aiming to achieve

Select the product

Use your own idea or use these suggestions

Open vs closed & moderated vs unmoderated

Pros and cons

Tools
What tools to use and how to find users

Run it!

See what users have to say

Create findings presentation

Learn how to display your findings in a way your team can consume and make recommendations for change

Prep your pitch

I'll help you prep for your presentation so all your hard work turns into results

What you get

Professional level brief template reusable for any project

Step by step video guides

Who's this for?

mid, senior & lead level ux/product designers

ux researchers

product managers

Freelance or contract designers

Meet the teacher

Miranda brings over a decade of expertise in UX & Product Design to the table. Her journey has taken her from start-ups and creative agencies to her current role, where she's shaping the product vision for one of the world's leading travel companies.

She's been a guiding force for numerous designers, both in mentorship and hiring, and has empowered designers, researchers, and product managers to reach new heights in their careers.

She teaches methods she’s used first hand that has helped her achieve her success as a Principal Product Designer.

Meet the teacher