Card Sorting: Designing Usable Categories
Card Sortingis a great book if you are interested in running a card sort on your next project but you're hesitant either because you re unfamiliar or have had a bad experience with card sorting in the past. It really is a fail-proof recipe. --The Designer's Review of BooksIf you are a user experience or information management professional and just want to learn or improve your card sorting, then this book is a must have for your bookshelf. --Gary Barber, Man With No BlogCard Sorting should prove to be an ideal book for new practitioners—or those new to the card sort—as the organization of the material begins with some basic theory, and works its way through an entire card sort. The narrative-based examples, supplemented by illustrative photos and spreadsheets, are clear and easy-to-follow. For example, the chapter on choosing between an open or closed card sort shows some of the more common software interfaces, populated with typical card sort content. Also, each chapter ends with a Summary/Tips section that captures its highlights, reminding readers of the salient points. --STC UUX NewsletterIf you are a user experience or information management professional and just want to learn or improve your card sorting, then this book is a must have for your bookshelf. --Gary Barber, Man With No BlogCard Sorting should prove to be an ideal book for new practitioners—or those new to the card sort—as the organization of the material begins with some basic theory, and works its way through an entire card sort. The narrative-based examples, supplemented by illustrative photos and spreadsheets, are clear and easy-to-follow. For example, the chapter on choosing between an open or closed card sort shows some of the more common software interfaces, populated with typical card sort content. Also, each chapter ends with a Summary/Tips section that captures its highlights, reminding readers of the salient points. --STC UUX Newsletter