Comments on: Navigation: Left is Best http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/04/22/navigation-left-is-best/ The usability blog of John S. Rhodes Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:51:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: David Bartel http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/04/22/navigation-left-is-best/#comment-58032 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:45:47 +0000 http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/04/22/navigation-left-is-best/#comment-58032 Well, the real question to ask is: how was the test conducted to lead to this conclusion that LHS navigation is best. I have workd on sites (and very functional ones at that) that used RHS AND top nav which have had better results than traditional LHS, in terms of usabiity, user's ability to find information on the page etc... Navigation does not exist in a vacuum. Color, typography, page design, structure and balance and a few more parameters need to be taken into account. So in short, I'd suggest we take that research with a grain of salt. And I'm not surprised at Lisa's remarks either.; aren't we all going through phases ? Well, the real question to ask is: how was the test conducted to lead to this conclusion that LHS navigation is best.
I have workd on sites (and very functional ones at that) that used RHS AND top nav which have had better results than traditional LHS, in terms of usabiity, user’s ability to find information on the page etc…

Navigation does not exist in a vacuum. Color, typography, page design, structure and balance and a few more parameters need to be taken into account.
So in short, I’d suggest we take that research with a grain of salt. And I’m not surprised at Lisa’s remarks either.; aren’t we all going through phases ?

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]]> by: leisa reichelt http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/04/22/navigation-left-is-best/#comment-12552 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 05:48:24 +0000 http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/04/22/navigation-left-is-best/#comment-12552 interesting... I've been thinking about this a little due to a project I'm working on and some discussion we've been having re: left vs right navigation i'm just thinking now that perhaps it is due to the prevalence of RHS navigation on blogs that I've found myself designing more RHS navigation systems lately... I seem to have developed a perception of LHS navigation systems feel clunky and dated and ... in the wrong place... perhaps it's just a phase i'm going through... anyone else having a similar experience? interesting… I’ve been thinking about this a little due to a project I’m working on and some discussion we’ve been having re: left vs right navigation

i’m just thinking now that perhaps it is due to the prevalence of RHS navigation on blogs that I’ve found myself designing more RHS navigation systems lately… I seem to have developed a perception of LHS navigation systems feel clunky and dated and … in the wrong place…

perhaps it’s just a phase i’m going through…
anyone else having a similar experience?

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