[IxDA Discuss] Why do we insist on placing the logo in the top left corner?

[Steve Baty]

Keiyu,

"What I wanted to ask everyone here is why does the logo need to be in the
top left corner of a page?  Is this simply a consequence of convention?
Have there been studies indicating that users get frustrated when the logo's
placed on the right side?  Or is there a more fundamental issue of
usability?"

For us it's a question of providing a very fast, visual cue to the visitor
of where they've landed. Top-left loads early; is where the eye is (/tends
to be)  drawn; and follows a reasonably well-established convention. Nothing
too mystical or dogmatic about it.

Regards,

Steve Baty

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Steve 'Doc' Baty B.Sc (Maths), M.EC, MBA
Director, User Experience Strategy
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