CONCEPTUAL WEBSITE MAPS

A site map (or sitemap) is a list of pages of a web site accessible to users. It can be either a document in any form used as a planning tool for web design, or a web page that lists the pages on a web site, typically organized in hierarchical fashion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Site_map
Creately is an online sitemap creator which is great for designing Sitemaps, Web Flows, Link Maps and Website Navigation diagrams and more. Explore Sitemap related resources below or get your Free Creately Account now.

site-map Templates

Sitemaps Explained

Sitemaps are used to plan a web site's purpose, navigation and its overall organization.

They are also used to experiment a site's new structure or re-organize existing structures. You can add, delete or re-arrange the page icons within the sitemap to picture a site's structure.

Sitemap Shapes Explained

Visit the Sitemap Shapes page to see what these shapes represent and check out some usage examples.

A list of all the conceptual sitemap and website map shapes available in Creately's library is discussed here.

Examples and Using site-maps in the real world

Working on a Sitemap & Wireframe in tandem

When it comes to working on a website design project, the usual MO for most is to draw up a sitemap before proceeding towards the design of a wireframe. This would be a logical and the most natural way to proceed, however, there is no reason why you cannot do both in tandem.

Using Sitemaps with Exceptional Success

Scouring through cyberspace, Google has managed to cough up a gazillion articles on wireframes and mockups but not much on sitemaps. We thought it was time to give you a taste of what the humble but potent sitemap was capable of.

Articles, Tutorials & Blog posts on site-maps