[thelist] Elements of a Web page?
Fred D Yocum
fdy at mcc.org
Fri Oct 20 11:23:16 CDT 2006
I also got a lot out of Krug's book. Krug is primarily focussing on
usability. I wonder whether the Web has evolved enough to have fixed
elements which we expect on a given page, or if on a page, in a particular
place? For instance, contact information always at the bottom of the page.
Primary navigational links along the top or the left side?
A book designer has a very fixed paradigm to work within. The binding of a
book is on the left (in left to right languages). Table of contents.
Title page. Descriptors on each page which identify the book ( title or
chapter title). Page numbers. Section/Chapters always start on a right
facing page. When designing a book ,you have a large number of choices but
limited to a few areas, paper, binding type, typeface etc.
There are no User Interface designers for books or magazines The use of
them has become fixed through thousands of years -- has the concepts of
what a Web is gelled enough to have a fixed elements or will that ever
happen?
>On this topic I recommend a book titled "Don't Make Me Think!" by
>Steve Krug. It's short and to the point, and an excellent resource
>on web interface design.
>Me, too. As good as any book on the subject.
Frederick D Yocum, Graphic Designer
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