Product Classification management of interactive design notes: Small classification

Perhaps separate out the classification of the discussion some untenable, the scope of a wide range of coverage, but do not want to beat around the bush, hoping to have the industry's generous guidance.

Classification (classification), as the name implies, is divided and categorized. There are three general cognitive aspects of classification in disciplines:

1. Classification by type, rank or nature

2. Divide the irregular things into regular ones. According to different characteristics of the classification of things, so that things more regular!

3. Speculate on some natural relationships between things

In fact, the central meaning is in the first Division, followed by the classification. In product design, the category of management of such things will always come out to make choices, they and navigation design seems to have countless ties, good classification design related to the user's feelings, check and attach importance to the classification of the product management becomes more and more important.

Simplify and reduce interference

The following is the classification of two shopping sites management, which is the better way to design?

On the surface, (1) all the possible categories of goods are listed, and with different color blocks to be marked out, the classification is more comprehensive, clearer, and (2) just made four label chain, it seems not too comprehensive. But that is not true.

More grasp the user's main operations, in the shopping application, all goods, electrical appliances, beauty and decoration category of these four operations must be the most users click Probability, the highest purchase frequency classification, through a simple background and label highlighting design, it is obvious to the user to guide the operation of the channel. and (1) painstakingly listed in the classification of the page signing may not be able to achieve this effect.

Extraction of the most refined, rather than the most comprehensive, in use must be able to feel (2) than (1) convenient, the majority of users in the purchase of goods will first select a large classification, all the classification of all listed, can be imagined to the need for rapid operation of the user to bring trouble. In the classification to learn, to simplify, hide those and the current task-related options, to avoid the list of no probability, so that to a large extent to avoid interference to users.

Even a lot of times, there is no need for any classification, blindly increasing the classification will increase the user's reading costs.

action-verb classification, more effective

Verb classification is a series of words that inspire people to act. He is similar to a command, can better stimulate the user's action, dynamic and not lose the friendly.

Using verb phrases, can help users to accurately tell the user what will happen, to help users establish a good operating expectations, and to make users more active, let them feel that they are the entire process of command.

Feel the charm of the verbs below.

When possible, use verb phrases when designing categories.

Many times a verb phrase can be more persuasive than a large piece of text, and can explain the purpose, benefits and methods of the operation as well as what can be done on the page.

Classified for the public rather than the professional

Interlacing as Foster, sometimes a designer would take it for granted that the jargon of the word would be easy to understand, often confusing to the user. For those difficult to understand the classification, no user will go to look for information, so avoid professional salutation, not only in the classification, in the entire product should arouse concern.

The first kind of classification, no doubt, is the experts to the experts to see.

The second is easier to understand than the first classification, but the measurement of the number of copies is not easy to understand, and no one knows exactly how much, and the classification of food containing a variety of nutrients is not clear.

First Lady Michelle's words are very representative: "Parents don't have time to weigh 3 ounces of protein, but they have time to look at a child's plate." "Users are not experts, the third kind of plate classification approach to life, more in line with the user psychological model, easy to understand."

There are a lot of garbage cans classification methods are divided into recyclable waste, can not be recycled garbage and dangerous goods. Many of these classifications are always unbearable because no packaging will ever indicate whether the packaging is recyclable or recyclable rubbish.

Thus, the method of classifying the fabric metal on the right is clearer.

Clear, complete, not repetitive

For example, if I were to buy a shovel in a supermarket, there would be a category of gardening and tools in a supermarket, how would I choose?

This kind of ambiguous classification, time-consuming and laborious ...

Many restaurant recipes will also have such a classification: signs, features, recommendations, nourishing, cool drink and so on. This classification is ambiguous, it is possible to omit some of the content, but also may be repeated, so in the classification of the time to be as rigorous as possible.

Ensure clarity and completeness without repetition.

Sorting classification level according to user requirements

In the following about the fire ticket to start the sale time classification, the user needs is own site's ticket time. It is obvious that this kind of classification, which takes time as the first category and without any query method, ignores the user's needs.

In this interactive process, the user needs to look at the time period. According to user needs, according to the time period classification, seems right, but the prerequisite is to find their own station point. So according to the time period classification is actually the user needs the cart before the horse classification method.

In the classification, according to the process of the interaction flow, the appropriate classification occurs under appropriate conditions. Prioritize, and then decide on the level of classification that has been categorized.

About "Other"

Others will almost appear in the classification of most not well defined boundaries, the image of the other is the garbage bin in the classification, any other classification can not be put down, will be placed in it.

"Other", the use of proper, will help users to deal with a lot of problems, bad use, but also may become the whole category of hidden dangers.

Please pay attention to the other in your classification.

Learn to classify and adapt

In life, this simple and clear classification is becoming more and more important, in the interactive design also began to use this convenient and fluent, but the game interaction design should also be respected this very convenient, effortless interaction? I don't think so.

Picking too clean classification, it is very likely to weaken the high level props to the players caused by frustration, remove distractions at the same time also killed his sense of crisis and consumption desire it.

Game Mall classification is different from the supermarket in the classification of daily necessities. The classification of silver coins and vouchers allows users to quickly find the items he needs while not seeing those desires and consumer goods. Therefore, in the desire to consume, in addition to the classification according to user needs, but also appropriate use of classification to guide, stimulate the player's desire to consume.

The first kind of classification according to the type of props than the second category to attract the player's desire to purchase, to achieve the purpose of shopping mall.

Therefore, the classification of the time to be based on different needs, can not be classified constraints.

Author: Winder

Article Source: z-index.cc