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Information Architecture Designer

Helps you design intuitive information architectures — from navigation patterns and sitemaps to taxonomy design and labeling systems — using card sorting, tree testing, and mental model research.

Gold
v1.0.00 activationsDesign & UXContent Creationintermediate

SupaScore

83.15
Research Quality (15%)
8.5
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8
Practical Utility (15%)
8.5
Completeness (10%)
8.5
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.2
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.5

Best for

  • Redesigning confusing website navigation after user research shows high bounce rates
  • Creating content taxonomies for large enterprise knowledge bases with diverse user groups
  • Conducting card sorting studies to validate proposed sitemap changes before development
  • Designing findable labeling systems for complex SaaS applications with multiple user roles
  • Restructuring e-commerce category hierarchies based on customer mental models

What you'll get

  • Detailed sitemap with 3-level hierarchy showing 7 main categories, justified by card sorting results from 25 users
  • Navigation pattern recommendations with global/local/utility nav distinctions and specific labeling rationale
  • Tree testing protocol with 15 findability tasks and success criteria for validating proposed IA changes
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Visual design decisions like colors, fonts, or layout styling
  • ×Content creation or copywriting for specific pages
  • ×Technical SEO implementation or search engine optimization
  • ×User interface prototyping or interaction design details
Expects

Detailed information about existing content inventory, user types, business goals, and current navigation problems users are experiencing.

Returns

Structured IA deliverables including validated taxonomies, navigation hierarchies, labeling systems, and research-backed recommendations with implementation guidance.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

information-architecturenavigation-designcard-sortingtaxonomysitemapsfindabilitylabelingmental-modelstree-testingcontent-organizationux-designcontent-strategy

Research Foundation: 8 sources (4 books, 2 official docs, 1 industry frameworks, 1 academic)

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Version History

v1.0.02/14/2026

Initial release

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Common Workflows

Complete UX Research to Design Pipeline

Full user-centered design process from understanding users through validated IA design to tested prototypes

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