ODC #000007 - UX > IMPLEMENT
Designing Information Architecture for a new Mining Pool website
Scenario
You are a UX designer for a new Bitcoin-only mining pool organization.
Usability tests and analytics have indicated that users are having a hard time navigating around the website. You are tasked with taking a fresh look at the navigation plan and general structure for the new website.
Task
Gather content and pages from a real mining company's website to get ideas for what is on a site like this. Examples include BRAIINS pool, F2pool, AntPool, ViaBTC and BTCpool.
Build a sitemap for your fictional employer's website. You may want to use other skills like card sorting or any tree testing software to complete this challenge.
Extra Credit:Â Turn the sitemap into a more detailed information architecture (IA) diagram or plan. You can include things like:
- Plans for search
- Common user flows between pages in the sitemap
- Content categories
- A wireframe of what the site's main navigation looks like
Guides
If you need help with this challenge, check out our hand-picked tutorial recommendations.
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Website Information Architecture: How to Optimize for UX on cxl.com
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Top 10 Information Architecture (IA) Mistakes on https://www.nngroup.com/articles/top-10-ia-mistakes/
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The Comprehensive Guide to Information Architecture on https://www.toptal.com/designers/ia/guide-to-information-architecture
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A Beginner’s Guide To Information Architecture on piped.video
Tools
Not sure which tools to use? Try something new, go 💯% FOSS!


For DesigningPenPot (for everyone) by kaleidos
FreePlane (for everyone) by freeplane team
Akira (for Linux users)
by Akira UX
For Tree testingTree Testing Tool (freemium) by UXtweak
TreeJack (freemium) by Optimal Workshop
- Sitemap by Flowmapp
Share Your Results
When you finish the challenge, post your work including anonymized collected data and results on this thread! If you also share it on
nostr, be sure to use the hashtag #opendesigner and tag Design_r@iris.to or @Design__r on X! We'll keep an eye out and repost good examples on a regular basis.Check our previous ODC and support this community for creative minds, where you'll be able to get open and constructive feedback on your PoW. Ask anything in the ~Design territory and get some âš¡sats for the value you provide!
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