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Wayfinding on the Web

Chris Basham
October 24, 2014

Wayfinding on the Web

Presented at Midwest UX 2014 with Tara Bazler.
http://2014.midwestuxconference.com/speakers/chris-basham.html

Inspired by adventuring in the great outdoors, we will explore principles, practices, and patterns that can guide those designing a web navigation experience. How do we design for users wanting to browse content or just wanting to efficiently accomplish a given task? How does context, such as resource constraints, prior knowledge, knowledge acquisition, and personal experience affect how a user traverses an interface? How can navigational experiences adapt for context?

Recording: https://vimeo.com/110190912

Chris Basham

October 24, 2014
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  1. Wayfinding  on  the  Web:   Design  Principles  from   Exploring

     the  Great  Outdoors   Tara  Bazler  ·∙  Chris  Basham
  2. “NavigaOng  around  a  web  site  or   applicaOon  is  like

     commuOng.  You   have  to  do  it  to  get  where  you  need   to  go,  but  it's  dull,  it’s  someOmes   infuriaOng,  and  the  Ome  and  energy   you  spend  on  it  just  seems  wasted.” —  Jennifer  Tidwell,  Designing  Interfaces
  3. Where  am  I?   Where  can  I  go?   3

      K E Y   Q U E S T I O N S
  4. Where  am  I?   Where  can  I  go?   How

     do  I  return? 3   K E Y   Q U E S T I O N S
  5. “We  must  move  beyond  the  page   metaphor,  think  of

     informaOon  as   an  environment,  consider  how   people  interact  with  that   environment,  and  apply  design   principles  that  opOmize   wayfinding.” —  Tyler  Tate,  InformaBon  Wayfinding
  6. Tara  Bazler         @taranoba   Chris  Basham

        @chrisbasham   I N D I A N A   U N I V E R S I T Y   ·∙   U I T S 
 
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