You could split the difference with the Amazon treatment - the logo reveals 'homepage' on rollover.
On Feb 4, 2008 6:28 PM, Bryan Minihan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > ________________________________________________________________ *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
