Site Seeing: You Need a Plan: Preparing for Content

- I like how the author compares a the organization of a website to a cd store. At a cd store each artist is listed in alphabetical order so that the customers can easily find what they are looking for. Websites should be the same way. They should easily point the customer in the right direction and be organized enough in order to lessen customer confusion and increase satisfaction.

- The author reminds us that we need to keep it simple. When dealing with navigation it is important to be straight forward and not clutter a bunch of things together, like search boxes, drop down menus, advertising links, etc. Many times this type of navigation can take over a page and draw the user away from the sites content and away from the site all together.

- Navigation mockups help a designer plan his/her site better. They provide a way for the designer to test out their navigation. The author suggests showing the mockup to someone and testing it. Asking them where they would expect to go when they click the link.

- The author talks about the personality of your website and how your website should have a voice. I agree with this statement. I think its important that a website needs to speak to its viewers on a different level. It needs to be able to clearly communicate the site to people in a way that they will comprehend.

- Unofortunately a web site does not look the same on all computers. Sometimes a designer must compromise in this situation. They need to think about what is the most important element on the web site, and will it be functional for older browsers, older modems, and older computers. The digital world is diverse and a web site designer needs to be prepared for this.