Working memory holds a small number of chunks, so the design lever is what counts as a chunk, not the raw item count.
Law · Memory
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information-architecture
Entries tagged information-architecture, drawn from across the library. Tags cut through the section structure, which is where most of the useful connections are.
7 entries across 4 sections
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Show the common case first and reveal the rest on request, so complexity is available without being present.
Principle · Complexity
The structure that tells people what exists and where they are, which is an information architecture problem before it is a layout one.
Pattern · Structure
Asking users to group content, which reveals their mental model of a domain rather than your org chart.
Research method · Information architecture
Testing whether people can find things in a structure, with no visual design to confound the result.
Research method · Information architecture
Organising, labelling and structuring content so people can find it, which determines navigation rather than following from it.
Research method · Information architecture
The standard toolkit for card sorting, tree testing and first-click studies.
Tool · testing