Week 3 Reading

Hierarchy is used in everyday life. Navigational systems are used in department stores, grocery stores, maps, etc. With proper navigation through a website or interface, the user isn't left with questions surrounding how to properly work the page. To get from point A to point B. Krugs makes a good point with this statement. "The web equivalent of asking for directions is searching..." This is such a true statement. People will automatically search for the search bar when they need help in a website. When lost on the web, a user will browse and use signs through hierarchy to guide he/she through the page. Navigation isn't just a feature on the website, it is the website. Krugs states it best. "Navigation puts ground on our feet and gives us handrails to hold on too." Web designers make hierarchy visible by using tabs. Tabs are great on web pages because they are self evident, hard to miss, and they suggest physical space between the pages.

http://blog.themeforest.net/tutorials/visual-hierarchy-in-web-design/

http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/accessibility/navigation.html

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/tabs.html