There seem to be overwhelming examples of previous(left) next(right). I can't see how or why to change that. The mental timeline puts the past on the left and the future on the right. Seems like everywhere I look I see the primary button on the bottom right.
Hi Eric, thank you for joining in the convo. Based on the wording of your email, the same logic can be applied to having menu buttons and links on the left side of web pages. There are overwhelming examples of websites that do this and it seems like everywhere I look I see that most websites have their menu buttons and links on the left side as opposed to the right (where I believe it should be.) It doesn't make it right because everyone is doing it or because 'studies' have said so (even though studies do hold a lot of weight and I begin my designs with these best practices and make changes after testing). The purpose of my example was to illustrate the power of a left primary call to action as opposed to positioning it on the right. I have shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that my illustration is right smack-dab in the user's face and can not be skipped, confused, denied or ignored (if we're being honest). Let's face it, if we are all true artists, there are going to be times in our craftsmenship that we are going to make slight changes and go against the grain because of our experience in the industry and because we have learned the formula and know how to break the 'rules' in order to make a good design better. I have learned this tactic and have instituted it time after time after time again. You have echoed what has already been shared here numerous times and I believe that's why we had to go to illustration. Most say right- I say left...can't we all just meet somewhere in the *Middle *? (pardon the pun) Who's *Next? >>* *: )* http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2871312900/sizes/o/ ________________________________________________________________ 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
