Designing Better Navigation for Web Applications - a UIE Virtual Seminar March 26, 2009

At some point, everyone who designs web applications runs into problems with the global navigation system. There may be too many tabs, everything is wedged into a tree, users can't find things, it takes too many clicks to get to the right screen, or perhaps the navigation system is growing out of control, crowding everything else off the screen. What should we do?

In this presentation, Hagan Rivers will lead you through the design of global navigation for an imaginary application called Biblio Tech - a tool for librarians. She will show how to go from wireframes to a hub diagram, to the key elements of the navigation system. Then, you will see the same application with Tabs, Menus, and Tree navigation.

Hagan will show other applications that use these three navigation systems: Tabs, Menus, and Trees and in so doing, explore the advantages and disadvantages of each one. As we look at these systems, Hagan will also point out some common problems and solutions for these navigation systems so that you can avoid making the same mistakes. You'll learn to view the global navigation as an application in its own right, with its own needs and constraints.

Finally, Hagan will show off some new navigation systems that are worth watching: bringing new ideas to the table and offering better solutions for us all in the future.

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Official Website: http://www.uie.com/events/virtual_seminars/nav_app/