Re: My Site (www.kaymaster.com)

Jacob Neilsen and his cronies are overpaid buffoons.  ( ask
http://www.k10k.net )

Design authorities don't get paid as much as Kioken (
http://www.kioken.com ) for cutting edge sites.  ( see
http://www.barneys.com )

audra



>
>
> > 1.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with making a viewer guess or
figure
> > things out for themselves.
>
> Apparently, a lot of design authorities would disagree with that
statement.
>
> Keep it simple, Webmasters - By Scot Petersen
> http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2604751,00.html
>
> The Increasing Conservatism of Web Users - by Jakob Nielsen
> http://www.useit.com/alertbox/980322.html
> "When we tested advanced home page concepts we got our fingers slapped
hard
> by the users: I don't have time to learn special conventions for your site
> as one user said. Other users said, Just give it to us plain and simple,
> using interaction techniques we already know from other sites."
>
> From another excellent Neilsen article:
> "One of the greatest problems on the Web is that users don't know where
they
> are going when they follow hypertext links."
>
> Web Navigation: Designing the User Experience - By Jennifer Fleming
> "On the Web, it can be especially troublesome to play with chaos in
design.
> For many users, the Web already represents chaos. Adding a veneer of
> confusion is sometimes the last straw."
>
> > 2.  I don't know many people who turn off the television when assaulted
by
> > yet another Who song cut into 10 second pieces for commercials.
>
> Those 10 second commercials are probably an appropriate use of audio media
> and users at least expect it.
>
> Improving Web Site Usability and Appeal - Guidelines compiled by MSN
> Usability Research
> "Take special care to coordinate audio and video. Disjunctive or competing
> stimuli can cause your audience to leave your site." Also content on when
> media is appropriate.
>
> The audio would probably "feel" more appropriate if there had been
something
> visual to it.  Even though I'm on DSL, I kept waiting for images that
either
> didn't show up, or that were buried in the dark background.
>
> > Problem 1 - You can only take chances if the base is solid.  Check your
> > spelling.  ( eg: your screwed should be you're screwed )
>
> I'll forego research and commentary on what happens to a site that forces
a
> browser on its users, especially if they do so rudely.
>
>
>
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