Comments on: The story behind Viddler’s new navigation http://blog.viddler.com/andrew/the-story-behind-viddlers-new-navigation/ Our spotlight on Viddler. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:04:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: tester http://blog.viddler.com/andrew/the-story-behind-viddlers-new-navigation/comment-page-1/#comment-110927 tester Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:10:48 +0000 http://blog.viddler.com/?p=1617#comment-110927 ??? ???

]]> By: Andrew Smith http://blog.viddler.com/andrew/the-story-behind-viddlers-new-navigation/comment-page-1/#comment-110746 Andrew Smith Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:54:14 +0000 http://blog.viddler.com/?p=1617#comment-110746 @Garry I think with site navigation, it's best to be as efficient as possible. Our old navigation scheme was cumbersome. Adding the drop down menus lets users get to their general destination quicker. And, notice our goal was to access "every major section" of the site in one click, not "every page of the site", which is an important difference. It would've been overkill to make our drop-down menus multiple levels deep :) Thanks for the feedback, hope this answers your question! @Garry I think with site navigation, it’s best to be as efficient as possible. Our old navigation scheme was cumbersome. Adding the drop down menus lets users get to their general destination quicker.

And, notice our goal was to access “every major section” of the site in one click, not “every page of the site”, which is an important difference. It would’ve been overkill to make our drop-down menus multiple levels deep :)

Thanks for the feedback, hope this answers your question!

]]> By: Garry Samett http://blog.viddler.com/andrew/the-story-behind-viddlers-new-navigation/comment-page-1/#comment-110743 Garry Samett Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:56:28 +0000 http://blog.viddler.com/?p=1617#comment-110743 Hi Andrew, Thanks for sharing your thinking. I was wondering why it was decided to "enable users to access every major section of the site in only one click". This seems pretty old school as the current thinking is that users don't mind how many clicks as long as they feel as if they are progressing towards their goal. It would be interesting to know your thoughts. Cheers Garry Hi Andrew,
Thanks for sharing your thinking. I was wondering why it was decided to “enable users to access every major section of the site in only one click”. This seems pretty old school as the current thinking is that users don’t mind how many clicks as long as they feel as if they are progressing towards their goal. It would be interesting to know your thoughts.

Cheers
Garry

]]> By: marleyinoc http://blog.viddler.com/andrew/the-story-behind-viddlers-new-navigation/comment-page-1/#comment-110740 marleyinoc Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:46:53 +0000 http://blog.viddler.com/?p=1617#comment-110740 Thanks for the post and glimpse at your world, Andrew! Thanks for the post and glimpse at your world, Andrew!

]]> By: Bert Emfbo http://blog.viddler.com/andrew/the-story-behind-viddlers-new-navigation/comment-page-1/#comment-110718 Bert Emfbo Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:32:35 +0000 http://blog.viddler.com/?p=1617#comment-110718 I am a frontend developer and seeing this post I'm like... who cares? I am a frontend developer and seeing this post I’m like… who cares?

]]> By: Chris Tingom http://blog.viddler.com/andrew/the-story-behind-viddlers-new-navigation/comment-page-1/#comment-110626 Chris Tingom Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:31:21 +0000 http://blog.viddler.com/?p=1617#comment-110626 Cool post Andrew! Cool post Andrew!

]]> By: Rob Sandie http://blog.viddler.com/andrew/the-story-behind-viddlers-new-navigation/comment-page-1/#comment-110609 Rob Sandie Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:48:18 +0000 http://blog.viddler.com/?p=1617#comment-110609 Great post Andrew.. it's awesome that you posted on internal reactions. Love the stuff on Fitts Law and those icons look nice at second glance.. Maybe we'll have to fit those in somehow. Great work! Great post Andrew.. it’s awesome that you posted on internal reactions. Love the stuff on Fitts Law and those icons look nice at second glance.. Maybe we’ll have to fit those in somehow. Great work!

]]> By: Josue Salazar http://blog.viddler.com/andrew/the-story-behind-viddlers-new-navigation/comment-page-1/#comment-110608 Josue Salazar Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:36:26 +0000 http://blog.viddler.com/?p=1617#comment-110608 One more thing. The blue buttons on the You and Videos menus <a href="http://img.skitch.com/20090211-tq2nsg4r4u36ses6t4mgudjesc.jpg" rel="nofollow">seem randomly sized</a>. I'd like it better if they were equally long ;) One more thing. The blue buttons on the You and Videos menus seem randomly sized. I’d like it better if they were equally long ;)

]]> By: Josue Salazar http://blog.viddler.com/andrew/the-story-behind-viddlers-new-navigation/comment-page-1/#comment-110607 Josue Salazar Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:26:41 +0000 http://blog.viddler.com/?p=1617#comment-110607 Now how about using it on the blog and the default -not logged in- front page? ;) I would also like to see consistent icons through out the menus like you have for "Batch Upload" & "Record". Good work Andrew! Now how about using it on the blog and the default -not logged in- front page? ;)

I would also like to see consistent icons through out the menus like you have for “Batch Upload” & “Record”.

Good work Andrew!

]]> By: Kent http://blog.viddler.com/andrew/the-story-behind-viddlers-new-navigation/comment-page-1/#comment-110606 Kent Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:14:40 +0000 http://blog.viddler.com/?p=1617#comment-110606 Nice post Andrew. I totally dig the new nav. Nice post Andrew. I totally dig the new nav.

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