Category Archives: Navigation
Master Mobile Navigation – Position Is Everything
I was very fortunate to have standards expert Aaron Gustafson as a techical reviewer of my book, Designing Web Navigation. He recently ran a piece in .NET magazine called “Master Mobile Navigation,” and he asked me to contribute a sidebar
Master Mobile Navigation – Position Is Everything
I was very fortunate to have standards expert Aaron Gustafson as a techical reviewer of my book, Designing Web Navigation. He recently ran a piece in .NET magazine called “Master Mobile Navigation,” and he asked me to contribute a sidebar
Faceted Navigation: Displaying and Forecasting Magnitude
One of the advantages of the prevailing model of faceted filtering on the web is the display of magnitude, or the size of the resulting set of items after selecting a filter value. You’ve seen this already: I’m talking about the
Faceted Navigation: Displaying and Forecasting Magnitude
One of the advantages of the prevailing model of faceted filtering on the web is the display of magnitude, or the size of the resulting set of items after selecting a filter value. You’ve seen this already: I’m talking about the
WORKSHOP: Web Navigation and Faceted Search Design – Saturday Oct 22 in NYC
I’m happy to announce I’ll be giving a one-day workshop on some my favorite topics in New York City: What: “Web Navigation and Faceted Search Design” When: Saturday October 22, 9:00-5:00 Where: General Assembly, 902 Broadway, NY, NY, 10010 General Assembly is hosting
WORKSHOP: Web Navigation and Faceted Search Design – Saturday Oct 22 in NYC
I’m happy to announce I’ll be giving a one-day workshop on some my favorite topics in New York City: What: “Web Navigation and Faceted Search Design” When: Saturday October 22, 9:00-5:00 Where: General Assembly, 902 Broadway, NY, NY, 10010 General Assembly is hosting
Docking Navigation Bars – Web Navigation Trend
I a previous post I pointed to a recent trend of having a static navigation bar at the bottom of the page–the static footer bar. This navigation mechanism is usually a type of utility navigation or tool bar of sorts.
Docking Navigation Bars – Web Navigation Trend
I a previous post I pointed to a recent trend of having a static navigation bar at the bottom of the page–the static footer bar. This navigation mechanism is usually a type of utility navigation or tool bar of sorts.
Human Computer Information Retrieval (HCIR) Workshop at HCI 2011
I’m honored to be on the organizing team for the first European workshop on HCIR at the HCI 2011 conference in Newcastle on July 4. See the workshop website for more details. We are looking for submissions from industry professionals, as
Human Computer Information Retrieval (HCIR) Workshop at HCI 2011
I’m honored to be on the organizing team for the first European workshop on HCIR at the HCI 2011 conference in Newcastle on July 4. See the workshop website for more details. We are looking for submissions from industry professionals, as
Scroll-Activated Dynamic Menus – Web Navigation Trend
“Also known as fly-out menus, pull-down menus, or pop-up menus, dynamic menus provide quick access to navigation options. They are considered “dynamic” because visitors must interact with them before they display. After the visitor selects a navigation option with a
Scroll-Activated Dynamic Menus – Web Navigation Trend
“Also known as fly-out menus, pull-down menus, or pop-up menus, dynamic menus provide quick access to navigation options. They are considered “dynamic” because visitors must interact with them before they display. After the visitor selects a navigation option with a
Announcing Workshops In Sydney – April 28-29, 2011
Are you in OZ and want to learn about faceted search, strategic alignment diagrams, IA, navigation and more this April? I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be giving 2 workshops in Sydney on April 28-29, 2011! See the workshop website for more
Announcing Workshops In Sydney – April 28-29, 2011
Are you in OZ and want to learn about faceted search, strategic alignment diagrams, IA, navigation and more this April? I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be giving 2 workshops in Sydney on April 28-29, 2011! See the workshop website for more
Static Footer Bars – Web Navigation Trend
Well, maybe the title of this post is a little misleading: static footer bars aren’t really new. Facebook had one years ago. What’s new(ish), however, is how widespread they’ve become–something of a trend these days. Below is one from CNET.com
Static Footer Bars – Web Navigation Trend
Well, maybe the title of this post is a little misleading: static footer bars aren’t really new. Facebook had one years ago. What’s new(ish), however, is how widespread they’ve become–something of a trend these days. Below is one from CNET.com
UX Fest Feb 2011 – Four Workshops With William Hudson and James Kalbach
I’m proud to be part of William Hudson’s UX Fest in London in February 2011. We’re planning 4 workshops in all: Dynamic User Experience: Ajax Design & Usability, 07-Feb-11 (William Hudson) Agile User Experience & UCD, 08-Feb-11 (William Hudson) Designing Web
UX Fest Feb 2011 – Four Workshops With William Hudson and James Kalbach
I’m proud to be part of William Hudson’s UX Fest in London in February 2011. We’re planning 4 workshops in all: Dynamic User Experience: Ajax Design & Usability, 07-Feb-11 (William Hudson) Agile User Experience & UCD, 08-Feb-11 (William Hudson) Designing Web
Forrester (Re)Emphasizes Need For Good Web Navigation
Significant points and recommendations regarding web navigation from two recent Forrest reports caught my eye. 1. The first is a brief overview of their survey results of 60 web improvement projects across Europe [1]. One of the top areas of concern is
Forrester (Re)Emphasizes Need For Good Web Navigation
Significant points and recommendations regarding web navigation from two recent Forrest reports caught my eye. 1. The first is a brief overview of their survey results of 60 web improvement projects across Europe [1]. One of the top areas of concern is
Faceted Navigation: SEO and Facets
Faceted navigation, when done well, can help customers find what they are looking for quicker and in a more satisfying way. This is good for business and for the bottom line. After all, customers can’t buy what they can’t find.
Faceted Navigation: SEO and Facets
Faceted navigation, when done well, can help customers find what they are looking for quicker and in a more satisfying way. This is good for business and for the bottom line. After all, customers can’t buy what they can’t find.
Liquid Information Navigation – A New Paradigm?
In Chapter 1 of Design Web Navigation, I consider the fundamental need for web navigation. I question: People don’t particularly want to navigate and risk getting lost. They come to a site to get answers or accomplish a task. As
Liquid Information Navigation – A New Paradigm?
In Chapter 1 of Design Web Navigation, I consider the fundamental need for web navigation. I question: People don’t particularly want to navigate and risk getting lost. They come to a site to get answers or accomplish a task. As
Faceted Navigation: Typical Structures for Values
Facets are categories that describe the properties of an object or collection of objects. Facet categories then have values. In faceted navigation schemes, the values are the things you click on to navigate to a set of items or to
Faceted Navigation: Typical Structures for Values
Facets are categories that describe the properties of an object or collection of objects. Facet categories then have values. In faceted navigation schemes, the values are the things you click on to navigate to a set of items or to
Faceted Navigation: Bring Back the Dead Ends (post by Pete Bell)
Pete Bell, from Endeca, makes an interesting observation about greying out non-relevant options when filtering with facets instead of hiding them. See his post “Search Facets: Bring Back the Dead Ends.” His example comes from the B&H Photo website, and
Faceted Navigation: Bring Back the Dead Ends (post by Pete Bell)
Pete Bell, from Endeca, makes an interesting observation about greying out non-relevant options when filtering with facets instead of hiding them. See his post “Search Facets: Bring Back the Dead Ends.” His example comes from the B&H Photo website, and
Faceted Navigation: Layout and Display of Facets
This is part of a series of posts on faceted navigation design. Previous related posts include “Showing More Values Part 1” and “Part 2.” Also look out for posts written after this one. Overall, my interest in faceted navigation stems
Faceted Navigation: Layout and Display of Facets
This is part of a series of posts on faceted navigation design. Previous related posts include “Showing More Values Part 1” and “Part 2.” Also look out for posts written after this one. Overall, my interest in faceted navigation stems
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