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for Usability > Courses | Faceted Search & Beyond
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Overview
Faceted navigation has become very popular in the last decade. It’s seen as way to improve the findability of information on many sites, particularly those with large collections of products or documents. The design of real-world faceted navigation systems, however, proves to be more intricate than people first assume, and designers must be aware of many details.
This workshop covers principles of faceted classification and shows you how to use facets in web design. Many examples of faceted navigation will be presented and discussed. A clear, structured framework for understanding the individual components is presented to help you understand all the decisions involved. The topics are brought to life through several hands-on exercises.
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Duration
Full day (9:30 pm to 5:00 pm), including breakfast and lunch (breakfast from 8:30)
Benefits
After this class, you will be able to…
- Recognise and document facets for your projects
- Systematically design a faceted navigation scheme across an entire site
- Critically analyse elements of and approaches to faceted navigation on the web
Features
- Facet analysis – We’ll start by looking at the background and theory facets and then discuss how to determine which facets are needed. In a practical exercise, you’ll learn how to identify and document facets needed for a navigation scheme.
- Implementing facets – Once facets are determined, you need to design how they will appear in a web site. We’ll discuss how to implement facets using a clear framework for organising their design.
- Interface design using facets – You’ll learn about the layout, display, and interaction with facets in detail. Together, we’ll examine numerous real-world examples. You’ll then have to chance to apply what you’ve learnt in hands-on exercises.
- Advanced topics – You will also be exposed to advanced topics in faceted navigation design, including SEO, selecting multiple values, grouping, and more.
Audience
- Beginner to intermediate web designers, including interaction designers, graphic designers, and information architects
- Usability experts looking to improve web design skills
- Project managers, product mangers, and others working in related roles seeking to better understand facets and faceted navigation
Participants' comments
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“James delivers a range of highly valuable and relevant strategies in his workshops in a clear, friendly and engaging manner. You’ll walk away feeling motivated and inspired to put them into use.” - Steven Briffa, Macquarie University, Australia (Apr 2011)
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“James very effectively surfaced the key design challenges in a lively, engaging, coherent style.” – Tony Russell-Rose, Manager of UX at Endeca (Feb 2011)
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“If you are interested to know more about designing web navigation and information architecture, James’ workshops are definitely the right answer. They are practical and clear.” –Serenella Bardeggia, Information Architect (Feb 2011)
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“James demonstrates excitement for his profession and, with this, opens new perspectives for work in web design. The methods presented are practical and immediately usable. My participation in the workshops was really worth it.“ – Jürgen Mirbach, Partner, ICOM GmbH (2009)
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“The content was well prepared and very practical through the numerous examples. I liked the inclusion of references to read later. A valuable seminar overall.“ – Professor Dr. Uwe Klug, Technical College of Westphalia, Germany (2009)
Instructor
| James Kalbach is a user experience designer with LexisNexis, a leading provider of legal and news information, where he develops interfaces for web-based search applications. He previously served as head of information architecture with Razorfish, Germany. James holds a degree in library and information science from Rutgers University, as well as a Master’s degree in music theory and composition.
James is an active speaker and instructor on user experience, usability, and information architecture. He helped found local UX groups in Hamburg, Germany, where he lives, as well as organising conferences in Germany and Europe. James is the author of the book Designing Web Navigation (O’Reilly, August 2007). He blogs at www.experiencinginformation.com. |
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