Comments on: Blog design best practice: Scrollbars not sidebars http://briancray.com/2009/08/26/blog-design-information-overload-progressive-disclosure/ User Experience Design, Web Development, and Internet Marketing Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:34:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: seTweaks http://briancray.com/2009/08/26/blog-design-information-overload-progressive-disclosure/#comment-32416 seTweaks Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:55:07 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=1178#comment-32416 http://seTweaks.com http://seTweaks.com

]]> By: Giving credit where credit is due | 812studio http://briancray.com/2009/08/26/blog-design-information-overload-progressive-disclosure/#comment-32345 Giving credit where credit is due | 812studio Thu, 06 May 2010 03:21:53 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=1178#comment-32345 [...] Blog design best practice: Scrollbars not sidebars [...] [...] Blog design best practice: Scrollbars not sidebars [...]

]]> By: Peter Cooper http://briancray.com/2009/08/26/blog-design-information-overload-progressive-disclosure/#comment-32226 Peter Cooper Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:16:04 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=1178#comment-32226 A little confused by a couple of the suggestions in the comments above.. Watch Shock and Ollie Judge clearly have sidebars (spam?).. Watch Shock's has about 100 categories in it! I'll throw one of my faves into the fray though: http://rc3.org/ A little confused by a couple of the suggestions in the comments above.. Watch Shock and Ollie Judge clearly have sidebars (spam?).. Watch Shock’s has about 100 categories in it! I’ll throw one of my faves into the fray though: http://rc3.org/

]]> By: Peter Cooper http://briancray.com/2009/08/26/blog-design-information-overload-progressive-disclosure/#comment-32225 Peter Cooper Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:11:57 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=1178#comment-32225 What about the fixed "sidebar" on the far right of this very page? ;-) Anyway, I agree for the most part, but things like subscription options are important to most content creators (as they appear to be for you to have them fixed on the right) so while cutting the fat is a great idea, there are a few "secondary" things that are important enough to live above the fold on many sites. What about the fixed “sidebar” on the far right of this very page? ;-)

Anyway, I agree for the most part, but things like subscription options are important to most content creators (as they appear to be for you to have them fixed on the right) so while cutting the fat is a great idea, there are a few “secondary” things that are important enough to live above the fold on many sites.

]]> By: The more I know, the less I need: Thoughts on web design http://briancray.com/2009/08/26/blog-design-information-overload-progressive-disclosure/#comment-32008 The more I know, the less I need: Thoughts on web design Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:19:53 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=1178#comment-32008 [...] learning may shock some of you, and it may confirm ideas for others. It’s not far from what I’ve blogged about in the past: Supplemental navigation is, in most cases, visual [...] [...] learning may shock some of you, and it may confirm ideas for others. It’s not far from what I’ve blogged about in the past: Supplemental navigation is, in most cases, visual [...]

]]> By: brad http://briancray.com/2009/08/26/blog-design-information-overload-progressive-disclosure/#comment-31990 brad Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:36 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=1178#comment-31990 Here's another great example... http://diveintomark.org/ /b Here’s another great example…
http://diveintomark.org/

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]]> By: The more I know, the less I need: Thoughts on web design | Trinity Marketing http://briancray.com/2009/08/26/blog-design-information-overload-progressive-disclosure/#comment-31918 The more I know, the less I need: Thoughts on web design | Trinity Marketing Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:45:21 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=1178#comment-31918 [...] I’m learning may shock some of you, and it may confirm ideas for others. It’s not far from what I’ve blogged about in the past: Supplemental navigation is, in most cases, visual [...] [...] I’m learning may shock some of you, and it may confirm ideas for others. It’s not far from what I’ve blogged about in the past: Supplemental navigation is, in most cases, visual [...]

]]> By: Paul Olyslager http://briancray.com/2009/08/26/blog-design-information-overload-progressive-disclosure/#comment-28677 Paul Olyslager Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:01:06 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=1178#comment-28677 Always found it interesting when someone had a different opinion than the other 99% :). I do agree people scan the page in a linear way (vertically) and designing to that pattern is good... but i think that your "breaking this eye pattern can be disruptive"-comment is a bit too much :). I see it more as a little pause from reading further down. As long the reading process is consistant in any way and easy on the eye, it should be fine for the reader. I do agree with putting secondary information below the fold, but i do believe the primary information definatly should be on top of the fold. People need aprox. 8 to 12 seconds to decide if they find your information usefull or not... You don't have to overwelm them with all your information (this will create an aversion towards your website) but the most important should be visible right away. Always found it interesting when someone had a different opinion than the other 99% :) . I do agree people scan the page in a linear way (vertically) and designing to that pattern is good… but i think that your “breaking this eye pattern can be disruptive”-comment is a bit too much :) . I see it more as a little pause from reading further down. As long the reading process is consistant in any way and easy on the eye, it should be fine for the reader.

I do agree with putting secondary information below the fold, but i do believe the primary information definatly should be on top of the fold. People need aprox. 8 to 12 seconds to decide if they find your information usefull or not… You don’t have to overwelm them with all your information (this will create an aversion towards your website) but the most important should be visible right away.

]]> By: Brian Cray http://briancray.com/2009/08/26/blog-design-information-overload-progressive-disclosure/#comment-28231 Brian Cray Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:14:30 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=1178#comment-28231 Brad: Great point! There is certainly a balance between form and function and I'm always searching for that elusive balance! =) Brad: Great point! There is certainly a balance between form and function and I’m always searching for that elusive balance! =)

]]> By: Brad http://briancray.com/2009/08/26/blog-design-information-overload-progressive-disclosure/#comment-28187 Brad Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:00:56 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=1178#comment-28187 Brian, Excellent post. I was built a wordpress theme that worked and operated JUST like UseIt.com and it's coversion rates were amazing... way better than any 2 column or (yikes) 3 column sites out there. The only problem was that people didn't have a good "feeling" about the site, even if it was highly usable. I guess there is a gap between what people can use and what people like. Finding that balance may be the key. Brad Brian,

Excellent post.

I was built a wordpress theme that worked and operated JUST like UseIt.com and it’s coversion rates were amazing… way better than any 2 column or (yikes) 3 column sites out there.

The only problem was that people didn’t have a good “feeling” about the site, even if it was highly usable. I guess there is a gap between what people can use and what people like. Finding that balance may be the key.

Brad

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