[IxDA Discuss] Anticipatory Gestures

[Josh Viney]

Dan

We've seen very similar behavior when testing search results and photo
slideshows. Nothing seems to frustrate users more than when the "Next" and
"Previous" links move around. We noticed it especially when users were
concentrating on content that was in one part of a page, but the controls to
navigate the content were assumed to be fixed in another part of the page.
They were frustrated when the controls moved and they were forced to change
focus to figure out what happened. Imagine going through a slideshow and
having to look up from the photos to find the "Next" button every time. It's
pretty common on the web, where images of variable height and width are
concerned.

The concept of anticipatory design is HUGE when considering the development
of processes and flows through web applications.


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Josh Viney
EastMedia Group
http://www.eastmedia.com