Monday, September 15, 2008
The Left Side Navigation Bar
I blogged earlier this morning about WSJ.com abandoning the left-side navigation bar, and opined that online publications will make that a Web standard. It's better for readers online.
I just stumbled upon CNET's new look, and what do you know? No left-side navigation.
Why is this significant? CNET is often "credited" with setting the "inverted L" standard for Web design. CNET explains its design rationale, but I couldn't find anything on the removal of the left-side navigation. CNET still uses the bar on some idex pages, but it appears to be an exception rather than a design rule.
posted by Tim Beidel at 9/15/2008 10:25:00 AM
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