When design beats usability
May 7th, 2006
Take a quick look at the navigation at webedition.de. The first thing I thought this was a poll. My brain, before I read what is there, signalled me that this was a poll and it wants that I choose one of them. Before I thought a second time I already clicked one of them (interestingly it was “Produkt kaufen”) just to know what happens. After I saw the same poll on the next page again I realized this was the navigation.
Of course I know this is supposed to be the navigation. But neverthless my brain first signalled me that this was a poll, that I need to choose one of them. I consider this pretty bad usability, sacrificed for the design.
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