I agree that an explicit Home link is more or less cost-free, but wouldn't claim it's more important than the home-linked logo (after watching dozens of people click our non-linked logo (years past), bypass the explicit home link, and sigh in frustration).
Also, breadcrumbs may be similar in cost to a home-linked logo - to the user experience - but they far exceed the effort cost. Except in rare circumstances, unless your site is 100% static and/or less than 30 pages, it takes far more effort to build breadcrumbs than to link your logo to the home page. Bryan http://www.bryanminihan.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of W Evans Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] "home" links There is never a reason to not make the logo also a home link - there is no cost, and many people actually do understand that it is a pseudo-standard. But an explicitly labeled home link in the global (not local) navigation is equally - if not more important. Unless --- your site info arch lends itself well to breadcrumbs - and those are easily findable/readable (i.e. not size 5 font in light grey next to a silly flash movie) - then home in the breadcrumbs is a good thing too. As Nielson (who is a weenie and his site is still ugly and has terrible IA) - argues - there is no cost to breadcrumbs either. -- ~ will "No matter how beautiful, no matter how cool your interface, it would be better if there were less of it." Alan Cooper ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
