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User Interface Structure
A successful User Interface Structure makes a Web site or application
self evident, easy to navigate, and visually compelling. Users immediately understand what is available
and how to find it. Innovative structures optimize access to information
and features. By mapping the tasks to user goals, the
interaction becomes highly efficient and productive.
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Web / Intranet
"Our tried and true method of design
is to start by building the underlying navigation structure
of the site. This is supported with a small set of page design
exemplars so we can test how it will work with users. The
approach is similar to that of city planning: before you start
designing each individual building, you need a plan for how
the city will be zoned and what types of structures are planned
in each area."
Jeff Lees
Project Director
Human Factors International |
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Site structure determines 80% of usability. HFI's successful high-level
architecture makes our clients' sites self-evident, easy to navigate,
and visually compelling. This efficient navigational framework serves
both corporate as well as user goals.
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Benefits |
Designing of an overall navigational framework that is intuitive. |
Navigation is efficient and rewarding – it matches
the anticipated user task flows. |
If needed, reengineering of the workflow to fit the users'
conceptual model of the site. |
Users immediately understand what is available on the site
and how to find it, without frustration. |
Amending the structure's visual presentation. |
New customers react with a positive initial impression, and
repeat customers find a clean, uncluttered look. |
Preparing for subsequent usability testing and detailed design
efforts. |
Provides an extensible basis for future development. |
Deliverables include:
- High-level site flow
- Prototype design of the high-level structure
- An initial set of primary content pages
- Written report or verbal presentation describing site structure
and behavior
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