>I think (and see in research) that efficiency *is* gained because people have to parse less stuff to find what they want... I'd argue that people are parsing an entire page design, which can be something that is done well with "redundant" labels (or not) -- it's a function of context and the judgment of the person doing the design. And there I will let this rest.
-Anne On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Audrey Crane <audcr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Outside of the breadcrumb conversation altogether, and assuming that > simpler is better where simpler is reasonable, feasible, etc. > redundant is simple shorthand for "this is already here and it's > not adding value precisely because it's already here". > > If one thing is doing something different from the other then by > definition they're not redundant: > > re·dun·dant > 1. Exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous. > 2. Needlessly wordy or repetitive in expression > > I think (and see in research) that efficiency *is* gained because > people have to parse less stuff to find what they want... > > > "That's redundant" is a criticism that never makes much sense to > me. This isn't the physical world we're dealing with. Efficiency is > not gained through avoidance of redundant page elements. > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45266 > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- Anne Hjortshoj | anne...@gmail.com | www.annehj.com | Skype: anne-hj ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
