For questions about the mechanisms you can use to help people find their way around your application or web site.
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Is the browser back button still the second most used navigation feature?
In 1999 Jakob Nielsen stated that "the Back button is the lifeline of the Web user and the second-most used navigation feature (after following hypertext links)". But the web has evolved since then, ...
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Does the 'mile high menu bar' still apply to web apps?
In This Article from Joel on Software, Joel talks about how the easiest parts of the screen to click are the edges, and how putting menu bars at the absolute top of the screen increases usability. Can ...
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Dropdown navigation menus - should top menu option link to content?
I have a client with a group of users which seem to have constant troubles using a menu like these two examples:
Pages (links to a list of pages in a grid from where the user has
access to ...
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Where should a 404 page link back to?
This might be a no-brainer but I can't decide whether the 404 error page should link back to the page, from which the user has come, or should it direct to the main page where the user can navigate to ...
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Mobile App Back Button Placement
I am building a mobile application that uses a button to launch the navigation menu (much like the Path or Facebook interface). I also want to add a back button. The standard seems to be to place ...
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Which of the following options best draws attention to the “buy tickets” action without detracting from the surrounding visual hierarchy?
I'm working on touching up (as much as I'm allowed) some of the design elements for a website. One client requirement is to draw more attention to the "buy tickets" link as this action is one that ...
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What are your thoughts on using italics for primary navigation in a page header? [closed]
I'm working on a redesign for a large blue chip's website and the company brand uses a san serif italic font for the headings in it's marketing collateral. The brand/creative team would like to use ...
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Navigation above site header?
I am creating a site where I have decided to place the navigation bar above the site header (below).
I was just wondering if anyone has experience using this technique in a website, and had any ...
