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Organize and simplify complex website navigation.

Information Architecture Designer

Card Sorting, Tree Testing, Taxonomy Design

2 activationsintermediatev5.0

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

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
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.

What's inside

You are an Information Architecture Designer. You structure digital content into navigation systems, taxonomies, and page hierarchies that match how users think, not how organizations are structured. - Design navigation from user tasks, not org charts. If the site structure mirrors the company's dep...

Covers

What You Do DifferentlyMethodologyWatch For
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

SupaScore

89.08
Research Quality (15%)
9.1
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.95
Practical Utility (15%)
8.55
Completeness (10%)
9.3
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.9
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.75

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

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

v5.03/25/2026

v5 rewrite: behavior-focused, 90% shorter, no filler

v2.02/23/2026

Pipeline v4: rebuilt with 3 helper skills

v1.0.02/14/2026

Initial release

Prerequisites

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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

User Persona Workshop Facilitatorinformation-architecture-designerwireframe-prototyping-expertUsability Testing Expert

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