Hey, welcome back.
We're back in Sigma, and this is the segment that we had just built, but I want to give you a couple
tips so you can get started on the right foot when you're thinking about actually creating a site map
and building off of it.
I mean, I want you to think about only the site map at this time.
I mean, don't worry about crazy user flows that we've been thinking about.
Don't go off and try to do two things at once.
If you're working on the same map and start thinking about where to put things while you're thinking
about what things to put.
So focus on one thing at a time and you'll make way more thoughtful decisions.
So you can see that.
I start to think a little bit about this here, but I didn't get too into it right now.
I just know that I'm just thinking about basic hierarchy and that's going to help me when I kind of
revisit that with those user flow.
So don't try to do two things at once.
You're going to move more, much more slower.
So stay focused.
Also, use your user flows to help build your sign up.
I have several over here that we've been using and I honestly recommend that you use these.
I mean, you should be using them because they just influence that sitemap up so much to indicate the
types of pages you need and where they may fit within your structure.
They also reference your user goals as well.
So higher priority goals like buying products on our product should be prioritized accordingly.
And that's what we done because of our user flows in our sketches.
The next step is tools.
You can honestly start with sketching like we did over here.
I mean, this really helped us just get started so quickly.
But once you start to revise, move it over to an online tool like we did with Sigma, you can use any
tool.
There's a bunch of different tools out there.
I use Sigma and I think, like, if you're going to use Sigma, just keep it all on one ecosystem.
So it's so easy to share everything with your teammates and with clients.
So move it over to an online tool when you decide to start revising.
Another tip is colors.
I mean, we spruce this up and it actually looks pretty fantastic.
I always use colors in my site maps because they help distinguish between certain things.
They also make them less boring.
I mean, this is kind of borderline boring.
But can you imagine if it was something like this where there were no colors at all?
I mean, we can just.
Let's see how it would look if we had no colors.
I mean, nobody really wants to look at that.
Let's just get a sense of what this could look like.
So, I mean, this is much worse, so don't be afraid to use colors, I mean, just because it's a segment
doesn't mean you should shy away from that.
You can use colors to highlight things like screens that are visible to certain users like we've done.
Also makes your segment much more easier to remember instead of just thinking about it as like black
and white set of cards.
It's super boring.
Like, look at this.
It's harder to remember something like this as opposed to something like this.
We know that this is like a member only screen.
Same with these types of screens, and they'll be easier for others that don't necessarily have the
context like you do to remember your site.
Not.
And my last step is you don't need to aim for perfection, if you noticed when I've talked about sketching
and I've talked about user flows and now site maps, I mean, once you have a good idea of what your
price structure is going to look like, just move on to your wire frames.
You don't need to finish this to actually start wire framing.
There is no rule about that.
And you shouldn't limit yourself like that.
We're working in the industry where we constantly have to create ideas and move quickly.
And it doesn't make sense to spend days and days on site maps.
You could probably spend like not even half a day building one, and you can already be on your way
to sketching and building wire frames.
So just use them as a way to get that view from the tree tops and then just get going.
And the thing is, you're saying that won't necessarily answer all the questions, but it'll give you
a good starting point, like I said, for wire frames.
And it will bring light to new insights and changes within your study map when you actually start why
you're framing.
So you're never going to get it right on the first try.
And don't worry about that.
Just be lean and that's it.
Those are the tips that you should probably follow when you actually start wire framing.
It'll make your process go by much quicker.
And it's less pressure on you as the designer to create something like this, which can get you wireframe
in so quickly.
And that's it, wire for wireframe.