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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
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UX Design
Design Studio
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Purposedifferent
When a navigation exists but search paths still fail, tree testing checks findability without visual distraction. The method shows whether labels, levels, and paths really lead to the intended destination.When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage1-3 h1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question3-810-30
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IASketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationFindability
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
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UX Research
Card Sorting
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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UX Research
Usability Testing
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All