UI for multiclass classification taxonomies and search results
I am confused about how to present multiclass classification taxonomies to the end user on a consumer app. If an item or even an entire subcategory can be classified under different parent categories, what’s the simplest way to presenting …
How can I categorize tangibility?
Our company is developing a new project dealing with tangible, intangible and combined media types.
My problem is that we cannot find a suitable taxonomy or name for filtering and facet search.
The correct name in Spanish would literally t…
Behaviour of Sort in a table where data is grouped
Consider the following table: It’s a table of ‘food’ all split into categories, with each sub-category also containing items. A 3-tier hierarchy.
The table is sortable by name, but… what should happen when you sort the Name column?
My…
I’ve heard of tagging insights, but what do you think of tagging questions?
My team is kicking off a new project and we’re still in the discovery phase. We haven’t talked to users yet, so we have a lot of questions. I work with learning scientists and research scientists as well as user experience designers, so I …
An Introduction to Taxonomies
What is a taxonomy, and how do you use it to improve a website or application? It’s not a sitemap, and it’s not metadata… but Sarah Khan is here to explain what it is, and why you need one.
How to best organize multiple taxonomies when the content resides on categories?
I’m working on a website about public health that has a somewhat confusing data structure. It currently opens up to a list of location categories (one-to-many) that contain a content page and a list of “hotspot types” (also o…
What is this side menu called that can be found in many multi-touch apps, and where does it originate from?
It can be found for example in the YouTube and Facebook app.