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My prediction is that Affordance will come back in a big way pretty soon.
Relatedly, I noticed the other day that I'm developing a flick-down reflex in response to seeing those stupid "hero" header images/videos appear on page. It's becoming an unconscious action. These headers are the Flash Intro Page of our day. Unnecessary hamburger menus and obscured menu text are our version of Flash Mystery Meat navigation. I blame Apple and iOS 7 for the latter problem. That popularized ultra-thin t…
The thing is that the user being grateful or not isn't what matters, what matters is that they click on those links and thus increase pageviews (doesn't matter if it was intentional or not).
This is a pretty crass statement to make. If the focus is full-on navigability, I agree that contrast in the navigation bar is paramount. Yet, for many sites with simplified features, the emotional experience trumps the direct navigability of the site itself. This is especially true for sites like Airbnb (as in the example) where in addition to emotional response, there is an immediate focus on activating users. The…
When did sites become "emotional experiences"? I'm sorry I want to say something more constructive but I'm giggling too much at the absurdity of this statement.
Although it's my same intuitive feeling, Your background image is not more important than your navigation bar is a pretty strong assertion without citing studies or presenting some trends in user stories.
Really? You really need studies and trends to decide if the bleedin' obvious is necessary? If your users can't use it, it doesn't matter how pretty it is.
It's what science is for, in a nutshell. Not trusting ourselves to not make incorrect assumptions without evidence.
Relatedly, I noticed the other day that I'm developing a flick-down reflex in response to seeing those stupid "hero" header images/videos appear on page. It's becoming an unconscious action. These headers are the Flash Intro Page of our day. Unnecessary hamburger menus and obscured menu text are our version of Flash Mystery Meat navigation. I blame Apple and iOS 7 for the latter problem. That popularized ultra-thin t…
In a similar vein I hate that existing user log in are so often buried as a tiny text link under a Sign Up section or a tiny link on the edges of a page.
Funny that this article should appear: I have been complaining about the Campaign Living website for a while: http://www.campaignliving.com/ . The Campaign Living product concept is very interesting—furniture that's actually comfortable but that can also be taken apart. But there is no nav bar and few details about the product on their site. It's very annoying. Their desktop browser experience feels broken. All this…
That first website is just a blank screen on Firefox.
Relatedly, I noticed the other day that I'm developing a flick-down reflex in response to seeing those stupid "hero" header images/videos appear on page. It's becoming an unconscious action. These headers are the Flash Intro Page of our day. Unnecessary hamburger menus and obscured menu text are our version of Flash Mystery Meat navigation. I blame Apple and iOS 7 for the latter problem. That popularized ultra-thin t…
Yea, as soon as I see a big image header I reflexively start scrolling through the article looking for some actual information. I blame Google/Android for all those inscrutable hamburger menus, which are like rooting around in the trash can for essential functionality.
No joke, my favorite part of the general disdain for hamburger menus is all the ways people describe them.
Affordance has been going out I f style for a while now. Especially with all the hype around flat design. That text, is that a button as well? Or does it change information when touched? How would I know if no one told me? By accident? Okay. Got it. My prediction is that Affordance will come back in a big way pretty soon.
Relatedly, I noticed the other day that I'm developing a flick-down reflex in response to seeing those stupid "hero" header images/videos appear on page. It's becoming an unconscious action. These headers are the Flash Intro Page of our day. Unnecessary hamburger menus and obscured menu text are our version of Flash Mystery Meat navigation. I blame Apple and iOS 7 for the latter problem. That popularized ultra-thin t…
Meh, I'd see the trend to grey-on-grey, white-on-lightgrey etc. as the bigger problem. Yes, might look Apple-ish, trendy or whatever, but the vast majority of computer users: a) don't have perfect eyesight b) work in rooms with inadequate lighthing (e.g. sunlight from behind, making subtle contrasts basically vanish) c) surf on mobile which most often is equivalent to b), with the addition that the device is shaking…
I get that it's their brand colours, but really? Look how much more readable the older docs are: https://guides.emberjs.com/v2.1.0/