Navigation is science, is art. It makes people from one place to another place. When we went home to the supermarket, we sailed in the real world. And the web is a virtual world. In actual life, people come from A to B, with the shortest time and distance to the destination, this is the focus of navigation, navigation is to help people find their way. People often ask the following questions when sailing:
1. Where is I? 2. How can I reach the place I want to go? 3. If people who are lost often ask themselves: I have been here before? Or can I return to me before? 4. How long does it take to arrive there?
All issues are normal, unfortunately, it is difficult to have accurate answers in the Web.
where am I?
Due to some designers' negligence, it is often "where the location" will be forgotten, and the user needs to know that their position is very difficult in the site. And the URL will give you a precise location, but the URL cannot be understood by most users, however, not to expect URLs to help people solve where I have, the most websites are generated by dynamics. URL, such as: http://www.asp? Page = 2 & Sample_Class =, etc. ... This does not guarantee that users can directly know accurate positions through the URL above. Because the URL is displayed, don't hide if you want to try to avoid users know URL, or avoid deep link / loose website architecture. After all, the URL can give the user a definite positioning.
A senior web label joins many of the information about the location, which is what we often say, this type can also be called deep measurements, because it directly shows the location of the user in the site, as shown below:
Home> Works> Website Design> Work 1
Note: In this case, the front can be linked in front of the location, and the font is bold in the fourth time, indicating the location of our current. This way can I have a very straightforward prompt to users? And it is generally placed below the dominant navigation.
How can I reach the place I want to go?
In addition to the exact location of the URL, the user can also pass the destination of the user's label user. The most obvious is the dominant navigation of the website, so we must consider the following features when doing navigation bars, 1. Highlight / obvious 2. Attractive 3. Extension must also be considered, this It is an important factor that uses and I can go. Of course, users can also reach other small labels in the web page.
I have been here before? Or can I return to me before?
When you view the information online, you will always have such problems, and we often see the duplicate information! I found that I have been here before, how can I effectively avoid this? We can use the color to distinguish, not clicked is a color, click after it again is another color, and it is implemented in site style. Most websites are now using this form, I am here to say it!
If there is a complete "location" to return to the previous problem, it has been roughly solved, but there are still few people who don't forget!
1. Sign / LOGO usually we work on the web page, will link LOGO to link to the front page to make it easy to return in time when the user is lost. As we have lost outside travel, we can go back to the hotel directly.
2. Return to our reading information or view the product, often see some inexplicable "return" buttons, I don't know where I want to return me? If this is not as good as this button, it feels very cumbersome, so I suggest it to put a few words, clearly prompting users to return, such as: return product lobby, etc., some other details are here pointed out! How long have you been arrived there?
About the four points below this area can directly affect the download speed of the webpage: 1. Network speed 2. Program 3. Server 4. Table structure 5. Picture size 6. External other factor
Of course, at the previous 3 point designers cannot directly control, but the last 4th, 5 points are completely within the designer's control, and I have already mentioned in the "Industry Website Design Experience" article. Table designers should try to avoid using large forms, reduce the depth of the table, complex form, and directly improve the browsing speed of the webpage. And I don't have to say more in the picture!
Welcome to communicate with the author. Mailbox: design@eyefit.com
Navigation is science, is art. It makes people from one place to another place. When we went home to the supermarket, we sailed in the real world. And the web is a virtual world. In actual life, people come from A to B, with the shortest time and distance to the destination, this is the focus of navigation, navigation is to help people find their way. People often ask the following questions when sailing:
1. Where is I? 2. How can I reach the place I want to go? 3. If people who are lost often ask themselves: I have been here before? Or can I return to me before? 4. How long does it take to arrive there?
All issues are normal, unfortunately, it is difficult to have accurate answers in the Web.
where am I?
Due to some designers' negligence, it is often "where the location" will be forgotten, and the user needs to know that their position is very difficult in the site. And the URL will give you a precise location, but the URL cannot be understood by most users, however, not to expect URLs to help people solve where I have, the most websites are generated by dynamics. URL, such as: http://www.asp? Page = 2 & Sample_Class =, etc. ... This does not guarantee that users can directly know accurate positions through the URL above. Because the URL is displayed, don't hide if you want to try to avoid users know URL, or avoid deep link / loose website architecture. After all, the URL can give the user a definite positioning.
A senior web label joins many of the information about the location, which is what we often say, this type can also be called deep measurements, because it directly shows the location of the user in the site, as shown below:
Home> Works> Website Design> Work 1
Note: In this case, the front can be linked in front of the location, and the font is bold in the fourth time, indicating the location of our current. This way can I have a very straightforward prompt to users? And it is generally placed below the dominant navigation.
How can I reach the place I want to go?
In addition to the exact location of the URL, the user can also pass the destination of the user's label user. The most obvious is the dominant navigation of the website, so we must consider the following features when doing navigation bars, 1. Highlight / obvious 2. Attractive 3. Extension must also be considered, this It is an important factor that uses and I can go. Of course, users can also reach other small labels in the web page.
I have been here before? Or can I return to me before?
When you view the information online, you will always have such problems, and we often see the duplicate information! I found that I have been here before, how can I effectively avoid this? We can use the color to distinguish, not clicked is a color, click after it again is another color, and it is implemented in site style. Most websites are now using this form, I am here to say it! If there is a complete "location" to return to the previous problem, it has been roughly solved, but there are still few people who don't forget!
1. Sign / LOGO usually we work on the web page, will link LOGO to link to the front page to make it easy to return in time when the user is lost. As we have lost outside travel, we can go back to the hotel directly.
2. Return to our reading information or view the product, often see some inexplicable "return" buttons, I don't know where I want to return me? If this is not as good as this button, it feels very cumbersome, so I suggest it to put a few words, clearly prompting users to return, such as: return product lobby, etc., some other details are here pointed out!
How long have you been arrived there?
About the four points below this area can directly affect the download speed of the webpage: 1. Network speed 2. Program 3. Server 4. Table structure 5. Picture size 6. External other factor
Of course, at the previous 3 point designers cannot directly control, but the last 4th, 5 points are completely within the designer's control, and I have already mentioned in the "Industry Website Design Experience" article. Table designers should try to avoid using large forms, reduce the depth of the table, complex form, and directly improve the browsing speed of the webpage. And I don't have to say more in the picture!
Welcome to communicate with the author. Mailbox: design@eyefit.com
