ODC #000006 - UX > TEST

Designing a Card Sorting workshop for an Outdoor gears eCommerceDesigning a Card Sorting workshop for an Outdoor gears eCommerce

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ScenarioScenario

You work at an agency that was recently hired to improve the design of an eCommerce site that has deals on outdoor gear (competitors are Patagonia, BlackDiamond, ORVIS, iceBreaker, GANDYS, finisterre and alpkit.

The client is getting lots of complaints from customers that they can't find what they're looking for on the site. Through some research and testing, your team has discovered that this is likely because the content is organized based on the company's goals and understanding, instead of what makes sense to users. So you decide to start from scratch and reorganize the site.

TaskTask

Gather a list of pages or types of content that an outdoor gear website would have (refer to the competitors above for ideas). Perform a card sort with 7 to 14 real people using this list. Create a report of your findings for your team to use as they build a new information architecture for the site.

Extra Credit: Debrief each participant at the end of their card sort to get them to explain their rationale. You could also perform the card sort with more people (21 or more).

GuidesGuides

If you need help with this challenge, check out our hand-picked tutorial recommendations.

• Card Sorting 101 on https://www.optimalworkshop.com/learn/101s/card-sorting/
• How to Conduct An Effective Card Sort: A Comprehensive Guide on dscout.com
• Card Sorting: Uncover Users' Mental Models for Better Information Architecture on https://www.nngroup.com/articles/card-sorting-definition/
• What's Card Sorting in User Experience Research? on piped.video

ToolsTools

Not sure which tools to use? Try something new, go 💯% FOSS!

For you!

FreePlane (for any OS) by freeplane team

Affine (online) by Affine.pro

Taiga (online) by kaleidos

FocalBoard (online) by FocalBoard

Pen and Paper (templates) by SneakPeeKit
 For professionals gurus

Projects (freemium) by Whimsical

Card Sorting (freemium) by Lyssna

Share Your ResultsShare Your Results

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