[thelist] Elements of a Web page?

Sarah Adams mr.sanders at geekjock.ca
Fri Oct 20 12:16:59 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? 

Here's an interesting article that includes some data about where people
tend to look for various common elements of a web page:
http://psychology.wichita.edu/optimalweb/print.htm

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