My latest LinkedIn Learning online training course “UX Foundations: Information Architecture” is now available. It covers the steps you should follow to create a great information architecture for your site or application, including card sorting and reverse sorting.
Category: card sort
![Reverse card sort setup](https://i0.wp.com/questionablemethods.com/files/2012/01/Reverse-card-sort-setup.jpg?fit=640%2C419&ssl=1)
Even with a good content management system it can be hard to re-arrange stuff after you’ve gone live. Take the time to test out your proposed navigation with a reverse card sort to quickly iterate to a working model.
![Hand holding 5x7 index card used for card sorting exercises](https://i0.wp.com/questionablemethods.com/files/2012/01/Card-sort-index-card.jpg?fit=640%2C426&ssl=1)
Users are happiest when your site’s structure – its information architecture – matches the way they think about the problem space. Get insight into their thoughts using a card sorting task. You’ll be surprised how different their perspective is from yours.