Posted by Luigi Donatello Asero on 06/09/05 13:23

"Steve Pugh" <steve@pugh.net> skrev i meddelandet
news:1118311247.958960.214070@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Luigi Donatello Asero wrote:
> > "Steve Pugh" <steve@pugh.net> skrev i meddelandet
> > news:hqmea1p6qdnkr18238ivreqffrq31pu0ic@4ax.com...
>> Site maps are not meant to be interesting, they're meant to be
> functional.

They can be both.

If you want an "interesting" means of navigating your site
> then put that on the front page where more people will see it (most
> visitors won't ever visit your site map page).
>
> Of course if you do go for an interesting navigation system, make sure
> you have a plain site map for back up so people who get confused by the
> fancy stuff at least have some chance of finding things.

Navigation system is another thing than the site map.
If the navigation system is both effective and visually interesting is
better.

> I'm not saying that a more visually innovative site map is
> automatically a bad thing but you need to consider some trade offs:
>
> 1. Only a minority of visitors will see the site map, so how much of
> your effort is warranted in delivering something beyond what is needed
> for functionality?

Once you experiment a certain visual pattern for a page which is less
visited you can use it on other pages if you want to.

.. If your desire to be less boring makes the site map harder
> to use then you are doing your visitors a disservice.


That would be valid in case the sitemap were not effective but it it is not
said that an innovative visual pattern must be ineffective.

> Sometimes a site will have a structure that is better served by a
> visually different site map. A site that organises data by two criteria
> can be mapped with a table. A site that divides content into various
> categories but which also allows some pages to belong to more than one
> category might be represented by something resembling a Venn diagram.

What is a Venn diagram?
It sounds interesting to know more about it.

> But the number of sites for which these things are appropriate is
> small.

Perhaps but mine might be one of these.


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Luigi ( un italiano che vive in Svezia)
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