10 Rules of good navigation

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Clarity
-The designers navigation is a little confusing, merely for the fact that the collage of pictures where the links are located is a little complex. Along the botom of the page is a navigation bar with all the different sections labled.

Consistency
-The website stays very consistant throughout each page. Every page has the same setup with everything located in the same place which makes it very easy to navigate through.

Efficiency
-The links on the first page don't go much beyond the second section keeping someone from wondering accidently off the page.

Toolbars and panels
-The navigation toolbar on the home page is very easy to navigate through. On each one of the secondary pages there are thumbnails of what the large picture is.

Alternatives
-There is really no other navigation other than the navigation bar on the home page.

Visual messages
-this portfolio has tons of visual messages. Each projects has all the sketches that were down with a description.

Easily learned
-this website is very easy to learn to navigate through. A navigational toolbar along the bottom of the home page is very clear.

Navigation
-this website isn't that complex so the navigation is very easy. A collage of pictures feature rollovers to describe what the picture is.

Supports users behaviors
-This website definately supports users behaviors. There is an abondence of info to tell you where to go and what will be there when you get there.

Tristan

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