> Is Less Really More?
> http://webreview.com/wr/pub/98/10/02/arch/index.html
> by Lou Rosenfeld
> When it comes to the usability factor of tables of contents...is less
> really
> more? Find out what two Argus Associates' associates discovered when
> they
> conducted an impromptu usability study of TOC's.
>
>
Interesting article -- links to some J.Nielsen work that I hadn't read
before (old, software based). Validates a design that I'm testing at
Boeing that users like but some mgrs are objecting to.
The columnist moves on to portal sites -- and their emphasis on links -
and states his feeling that they are cluttered (my word). I think the
difference is context -- that is, Argus site is not a portal -- and its
more detailed link info provides end users with a better shot at getting
to content.
Also -- Argus differs from, say, CNN, or other "news" sites where links
are "headlines."
Anyway, I think there is a balance to be struck between having
<H1-type-only> TOCs and those with some H2 or H3 info <g>.
Kathy
> Kathy E. Gill
> DCAC/MRM Production Visibility Support -- 425.234.2004, pager
> 425.568.0195
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