fluid project website questions

[Allison Bloodworth]

I agree with you guys--the logo being a link to home is a standard  
convention/pattern that all websites should follow.

Cheers,
Allison

On Feb 10, 2009, at 8:57 AM, Anastasia Cheetham wrote:

>
> On 10-Feb-09, at 11:41 AM, Jess Mitchell wrote:
>
>>>>> 1) Should the Fluid logo at the top be an actual link to the  
>>>>> home page?
>>>>
>>>> Actually I question if it is really needed, since the HOME menu  
>>>> item is just below the logo
>>>
>>
>> I consider it a standard convention
>
> Yes, that's what I was thinking: standard convention. I've been re- 
> reading "Don't Make Me Think" recently, including the part about how  
> that practice has become a convention, and so people expect it. I  
> agree that  it seems unnecessary when there is a Home link right  
> under it, but some people will still click on the logo, expecting it  
> to take them home, and since there's no harm in making it a link...
>
> -- 
> Anastasia Cheetham                   a.cheetham at utoronto.ca
> Software Designer, Fluid Project    http://fluidproject.org
> Adaptive Technology Resource Centre / University of Toronto
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Allison Bloodworth
Senior User Interaction Designer
Educational Technology Services
University of California, Berkeley
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