Chapter 5 - key points

Tree creation should be based on not only our content, but our knowledge of our users, our research of their mental models, and our testing of the existing site structure.

We should consider whether the classic grouping schemes (by task, by audience, by topic, and so on) suit our needs for the top levels of our site.

We should consider whether our structure is best designed as wide/shallow or narrow/deep.


Next:  Chapter 6 - Preparing a tree for testing


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