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Interaction Design Methods

  • Use Cases

    Use Cases

    A use case is a written description of how users will perform tasks on your website.  It outlines, from a user’s point of view, a system’s behavior as it responds to a request.
  • Card Sorting

    Card Sorting

    Card sorting is a method used to help design or evaluate the information architecture of a site.
  • Prototyping

    Prototyping

    A prototype is a draft version of a product that allows you to explore your ideas and show the intention behind a feature or the overall design concept to users before investing time and money into development.