Can anyone refer me to some material that explores user interaction design best practices in the context of using various web site navigation constructs (tabs, mouse-overs, breadcrumbs and left hand column navigation)?
I have managed a number of employee portal implementations over the years. These implementations have involved a variety of vendor portal (and web content management) products but they typically, in varying degrees, leverage some combination of tab, mouse-over, breadcrumb and left hand column navigation functionality. >From a user interaction design best practice perspective, are there any guidelines available as regards the following? 1) The use of one or two levels of tabs to govern the high level employee portal information architecture 2) The use of the left hand navigation column navigation in combination with the tab navigation construct 3) The use of the mouse-over navigation (to navigate to lower level pages) in combination with the tab and left hand navigation constructs 4) The use of the breadcrumb navigation in combination with the mouse-over, tab and left hand navigation constructs. Thanks! Regards Oliver Hickman Deloitte Consulting, LLP Direct: +1 404 631 3993 Main: +1 404 631 3000 Mobile: +1 404 271 1518 Fax: +1 404 631 8810 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.deloitte.com <http://www.deloitte.com/> This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. [v.E.1] ________________________________________________________________ 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
