October 25, 2001 at 4 PM
Rolling Over
I realize I haven’t linked to any design-related sites lately. But then, we’re all a bit distracted these days here on Planet Earth.
In “Users Decide First; Move Second,” study suggests that some “interactive deisgn elements” like surprise rollover and drop-down menus frustrate users who would rather just get their content plain and straight.
Makes sense to us! (Note to Self: Must stop referring to first-person singular as royal plural.) There’s nothing more frustrating than a web site where you try and move from a master menu button to a pop-up menu and as you move your mouse the darned menu disappears because you didn’t keep your mouse on a directly perpendicular plane.
Of course, we mustn’t over-extend research like this, otherwise we end up with black Times New Roman — no margins — on a grey background with blue underlined links. (Yawn.)
Previously: Wipe That Drool Off The Keyboard
Subsequently: Something to Say
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