{ Thursday, March 26, 2009 }
This was a redesign of the start page I must have done @ May 2004, based on the date in the mockup or screenshot. Just found it on my server!
You'll notice the grey background, which we eventually got rid of. Bit too fond of bgcolor and strokes around them!
I still think the right side orientation for photos is better than the left, based on what I call the Ingrid Bergman principle. In Casablanca, the director put Ingrid Bergman on the right side of the screen whenever possible, since Westerners usually start looking on the left and rest on the right (and she's a lot better looking than Humphrey Bogart) Likewise, most people are right-handed, so the good stuff, the clickable stuff, should be on the right too.
LINK | 7:02 PM | TB
I read some research from IBM that claimed that left hand nav's were easier to use. I have to admit as a non-UX designer I was swayed.
But I trust your proven in the field experience. I find it odd that twitter with its mega popularity uses a right hand nav.
If you were to design the Twitter main page would you put the nav to right or left with this principal? Would the content stream be considered the "good" stuff using your Ingrid Bergman principal? Just curious.
Christopher Baus | March 27, 2009 8:43 PMFlickr UI design has always been an inspiration to me, even to this day :)
Here is a mock up I designed when I redesigned Upoc.com back in 2006 - this is heavily influenced flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kazinoor/2413133007/sizes/o/in/set-72157600327299549/
-K
kazi | April 21, 2009 12:37 PM{ Post a comment }
the most important reason for putting things on the right of a web page is the scroll bar. people have to look for it and click on it
jaime | March 27, 2009 6:39 PM