Trend: Faceted Navigation

There are times when the majority of users agree on how an item should be classified, but when dealing with an extensive list of items, this is rarely the case.* Faceted, or “guided” navigation works well in these situations because it allows the user to access the item via multiple “facets”. Here are a few good examples:

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*Unless a standard convention for classifying those items already exists.