The complex part, when you have a lot of data, comes with the analysis. You put the name of the things you want to organize on paper cards, and voilà. If you want to know more about Card Sorting you can check our UX in Lux workshop slides on that particular topic.Ĭard sorting can be done with no tool at all. It lets you build, label and categorize navigation items and more. It helps evaluate the information architecture of a product or service. Card Sorting ToolsĬard sorting is a method that involves asking users to organize data into logical groups. Note that I also use excel a lot for everything related to content architecture, structure, hierarchy, site maps, etc. Did you know that you can build boxes and attach arrows to them like you can do in Miro? Because, who doesn’t like a good PowerPoint presentation, right? So, PowerPoint became my “last resort” tools to build user flows and site maps. It has a lot of different export options to share your work afterwards.īut what can you do when you don’t have access to such tools and can’t install anything? Most of the time, even the most security centric company has at least PowerPoint installed in people’s computers. The tool helps build mind maps, users flows and other kinds of diagrams. If you are on a Windows or Mac and can install apps on your machine, you can give Xmind a try. Xmind and Powerpoint as local alternatives to user flow tools Because usually my user flows grow, change, it’s an iterative process. I like the ability to link elements together and then to keep the links when you move them around. It’s not just about creating the boxes, it’s about keeping the connections between them. I usually like Miro or Draw.io (free) to build user flows, diagrams, flow charts and mind maps. Building User flows, Diagrams and Mind Maps Also known as: “how to still do efficient user research, UI design and collaborate when you can’t use Figma, Invision and all the fancy new cloud design tools because you are working for banks, insurance and other institutions”. I also give some tips and tricks on how to “hack” the tools you usually have in those companies (like the Microsoft Office ones) to still be able to do your job as a designer. I give some local/self-hosted/open source alternatives for: user flows, card sorting, surveys and polls, interactive prototyping, feedback sessions on mockups and documentation, collaboration with developers and handoffs, design system documentation and user data analytics. In this article, I list the cloud/online tools related to user research, design and designer/developer relationship I like to use (when I can). We don’t all get to play with the new shiny tools in the design box.x For security reasons, a lot of companies don’t allow tools that host the content online on cloud servers. There’s unfortunately still a lot of environments where designers can’t use those kinds of tools: banks, insurances, institutions, etc. What a great time to be a designer! At least, for some of us. Those tools not only help us design interfaces, they also help us collaborate with teams, leave comments, build prototypes for usability testing and more. Now we can design with tools like Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch and combine them with tools like Invision and Zeplin. We used to work with tools like Photoshop a few years ago where you had to design your website page by page. Remember that the following content might be outdated.ĭesign tools have changed a lot in the past years.
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