The tree testing method was created by well-known information architect Donna Spencer while at Step Two Designs and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. She ran tests manually, using index cards for tree branches and tasks, and compiled the results manually.

For a summary of the original technique, see Donna's Boxes and Arrows article.
 

Creating tree cards

Creating task cards

Setting up a paper test

Compiling and analyzing results for paper tests



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