Comments on: The homepage sets the tone. http://www.theinovator.com/web/design/set-the-tone/ The Official Blog of Web & Interactive Firm Inovat. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Doug http://www.theinovator.com/web/design/set-the-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Doug Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:57:43 +0000 http://www.theinovator.com/?p=244#comment-7 Hi David, Thanks for the feedback. However, the point that I believe Jared is trying to make is different than the point I am trying to make. He is against designing websites consistently regardless of the end user (i.e. a website for plumber should navigate the same as a website for a law firm), and I would also be against that. What I am implying is that when you define your navigation on the homepage, make sure it stays the same throughout the entirety of the website. Just like the Avis.com example, they didn't just change the design of one form on the website, they did it to all the forms on the website. Hi David,

Thanks for the feedback. However, the point that I believe Jared is trying to make is different than the point I am trying to make.

He is against designing websites consistently regardless of the end user (i.e. a website for plumber should navigate the same as a website for a law firm), and I would also be against that.

What I am implying is that when you define your navigation on the homepage, make sure it stays the same throughout the entirety of the website. Just like the Avis.com example, they didn’t just change the design of one form on the website, they did it to all the forms on the website.

]]> By: David Hamill http://www.theinovator.com/web/design/set-the-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-6 David Hamill Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:35:19 +0000 http://www.theinovator.com/?p=244#comment-6 This notion has recently been disputed by Jared Spool. I tend to agree with him. http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2005/09/15/consistency-in-design-is-the-wrong-approach/ A lot of people don't actually learn the site at all. They see the options and choose one. On the next page they do the same. This notion has recently been disputed by Jared Spool. I tend to agree with him.

http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2005/09/15/consistency-in-design-is-the-wrong-approach/

A lot of people don’t actually learn the site at all. They see the options and choose one. On the next page they do the same.

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