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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.