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Ziya Oz | 1 Nov 2006 11:29
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[Sigia-l] What am I missing...

...from this?

<http://www.flowser.com>

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Best Practices,
For when you've run out of your own ideas and context.

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Jonathan Baker-Bates | 1 Nov 2006 15:01
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Re: [Sigia-l] What we do, How we do it, etc.

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> [mailto:sigia-l-bounces <at> asis.org] On Behalf Of Mark Bardsley
> Sent: 31 October 2006 17:34
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> Subject: [Sigia-l] What we do, How we do it, etc.
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> 
> You probably thought I was going to continue the "best 
> practices" debate...
> 
> Alas, that's not the case (not that it hasn't been fruitful 
> but a little caustic for my taste). My question is, what is 
> your experience or thoughts on the use of navigation labels 
> such as "What we do", "How we do it" and so forth. They seem 
> to be popping up more frequently but have been around a while.
> 
> To the point of recent posts, has someone used the labels 
> effectively in closed card sorts?
> 

Not wanting to short-circuit this question immediately, but isn't it
almost completely dependent on the context? Corporate site? Charity
campaign? Educational establishment? Bank?

Give us a clue here, please.

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Theresa Putkey | 1 Nov 2006 18:30
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Re: [Sigia-l] What am I missing...

Wow, that seems to have taken a lot of effort on someone's part. 
Maybe that was some sort of Halloween prank, cuz it scared me. 

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...from this?

<http://www.flowser.com>

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Mark Bardsley | 1 Nov 2006 19:36

Re: [Sigia-l] What we do, How we do it, etc.


Johnathan wrote:

"Not wanting to short-circuit this question immediately, but isn't it
almost completely dependent on the context? Corporate site? Charity
campaign? Educational establishment? Bank?

Give us a clue here, please."

After I sent the question I realized I forgot the context. However, the way
I see it, most company website should answer in one way or another "Who they
are" and "What they do". In this case though I am asking about a company
that provides online services such as content development and branding.

Thanks.

Mark

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Davezilla | 1 Nov 2006 19:50
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Re: [Sigia-l] What am I missing...

On 11/1/06, Ziya Oz <listera <at> earthlink.net> wrote:
> ...from this?
>
> <http://www.flowser.com>

Love the Engrish:
"Please enjoy graphical new sense "Amazon Browser"
happy to touch !"

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Victor Lombardi | 1 Nov 2006 19:58
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Re: [Sigia-l] What we do, How we do it, etc.

On Wed, November 1, 2006 12:00 pm, Mark wrote:
> My question is, what is your experience or thoughts
> on the use of navigation labels such as "What we do", "How we do it" and so
> forth. They seem to be popping up more frequently but have been around a
while.

While I agree with the comment that context is important with these
labels, they are also widely used across industries so it's not
unreasonable to point out good examples. One of my favorites is the Happy
Cog-designed Cap Gemini site:
http://www.capgemini.com/
A nice illustration of 'clarity over brevity' and consistency across a set
of labels.

Victor

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Will Parker | 1 Nov 2006 20:13

Re: [Sigia-l] What am I missing...

> ...from this?
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> <http://www.flowser.com>
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> Ziya

A) That you have before you an excellent argument against allowing  
programmers to participate in the design of user interfaces or  
documentation?

B) That you'll never need to come up with another "How would you  
approach this problem?" example when interviewing job applicants?

C) That Amazon's current interface is sufficiently awful that it can  
drive unqualified people to spend at least 6 hours attempting to do  
better?

[Disclaimer: I'm currently working on option C myself.]

- Will
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"The only people who value your specialist knowledge are the ones who  
already have it." - William Tozier

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Ziya Oz | 1 Nov 2006 19:33
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Davezilla:

> Love the Engrish:
> "Please enjoy graphical new sense "Amazon Browser"
> happy to touch !"

Is Amazon now off-shoring to Japan?

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Ziya Oz | 1 Nov 2006 19:35
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Will Parker:

> A) That you have before you an excellent argument against allowing
> programmers to participate in the design of user interfaces or
> documentation?

"Participate"? How about wholly take over? :-)

D)  Amazon felt the need to extend the concept of "beta" to new lows.

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Davezilla | 1 Nov 2006 22:50
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Re: [Sigia-l] What am I missing...

On 11/1/06, Ziya Oz <listera <at> earthlink.net> wrote:

> Is Amazon now off-shoring to Japan?

I don't know, but if this is acceptable, think how much easier our
reports will be to write:
"Site is now navigation pleasurable to makes big happy life and  experience."

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