Site Maps

Site map

A site map, also known as ‘flow diagram’, ‘process map’, or ‘site architecture map’, is a graphical representation of the navigation structure (groupings of content) and organisation (hierarchy of pages) of a website or application. It provides the underlying framework for site/application navigation and interaction. It is usually produced as part of the information architecture phase of a site/application development or re-development.

Using research drawn from a variety of sources – such as site analytics, card sorting, surveys or user testing – Foviance maps out the navigation structure of the site. Depending on the type of project, the site map can also highlight task-flows through defined tasks, identifying the individual steps in the task.

The deliverable is an ‘evergreen’ document – that is, an editable graphical document – which will continue to evolve during the course of a user experience design project and into the implementation phase even after delivery to the client.