Designers use mapping methods before, during, and even after they finish the traditional “creation” process. Some methods help clarify a problem before making begins. Other methods help designers understand people’s values, needs, and preferences. We have listed a range of mapping methods here, though you can always make up your own depending on your project’s needs.

Check out Nielsen Norman Group’s UX Mapping Methods Compared: A Cheat Sheet for an overview of popular mapping methods.

Concept Maps

Concept Maps

Concept maps help make the intangible, tangible. They show the spatial and relational distances between thoughts and ideas… and because they are…

Experience Maps

Experience Maps

When we are designing for experiences, we’re interested in people’s total, holistic experience when they encounter design outcomes. How people feel as…