Hi Kinjal: "Top right" is a common design pattern and expect users will look for it here.
However, suggest that the "login component" can have a particular look & feel that makes it easier to differentiate from other page components (independent of the location) Also see: http://www.welie.com/patterns/showPattern.php?patternID=login http://www.uie.com/articles/elements_of_a_design_pattern/ http://www.sitepoint.com/kits/usability1/ (see "Usability Blueprint" on "Login") rgds, -- Daniel Szuc Principal Usability Consultant Apogee Usability Asia Ltd www.apogeehk.com Usability in Asia The Usability Kit - www.theusabilitykit.com On 25 Apr 2008, at 9:27 AM, Kinjal wrote: > I am working on a web app and was looking if there is any research/ > guidelines on placement of username and password on the homepage. > Yahoo mail and Gmail places username and password to the right, > facebook to the left of the screen. Does it matter where its placed. > I quickly googled and couldn't find any link on the same so posting > this question here. > > I found Jared Spool's article "8 More Design Mistakes with Account > Sign-in" but it doesn't list the details on placement. > > Would appreciate any inputs or link if anyone could provide. > > Regards, > Kinjal > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > ________________________________________________________________ > 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 ________________________________________________________________ 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
