http://www.designinginteractive.com/user-experience/forget-about-the-fold/ Usable Web Applications with Web Standards Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:19:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.designinginteractive.com/user-experience/forget-about-the-fold/comment-page-1/#comment-714 Blogging Essentials: 5 Tips For Better Readability / Brian Cray's Blog Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:52:28 +0000 http://www.designinginteractive.com/2007/09/12/forget-about-the-fold/#comment-714 [...] it’s no longer necessary to keep everything above–the–fold, initial visibility still plays a critical role in usability. After branding and navigation are [...] [...] it’s no longer necessary to keep everything above–the–fold, initial visibility still plays a critical role in usability. After branding and navigation are [...]

]]> http://www.designinginteractive.com/user-experience/forget-about-the-fold/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Obama Cover Page Designs | Jaguwar's Musings Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:12:02 +0000 http://www.designinginteractive.com/2007/09/12/forget-about-the-fold/#comment-548 [...] the term lead me to another design article dated September 2007 discussing the usefulness of design web pages that place [...] [...] the term lead me to another design article dated September 2007 discussing the usefulness of design web pages that place [...]

]]> http://www.designinginteractive.com/user-experience/forget-about-the-fold/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Robin Hrabik Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:11:42 +0000 http://www.designinginteractive.com/2007/09/12/forget-about-the-fold/#comment-18 <p>I completely agree with you (and "The Man"!)that vertical scrolling should be expected. I wouldn't buy a newspaper if I wasn't going to unfold it to read it, and I wouldn't go to a web site if I didn't have time to scroll down and read it. Yep -- horizontal scrolling is obnoxious -- but my REAL peeve is an entrance page that has me searching all over it just trying to find the way in the door!</p> I completely agree with you (and “The Man”!)that vertical scrolling should be expected. I wouldn’t buy a newspaper if I wasn’t going to unfold it to read it, and I wouldn’t go to a web site if I didn’t have time to scroll down and read it. Yep — horizontal scrolling is obnoxious — but my REAL peeve is an entrance page that has me searching all over it just trying to find the way in the door!

]]> http://www.designinginteractive.com/user-experience/forget-about-the-fold/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Danny Sedor Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:45:41 +0000 http://www.designinginteractive.com/2007/09/12/forget-about-the-fold/#comment-16 <p>I agree, I abhor the use of horizontal scrolling. Used as a design element intentionally would be ridiculous and would cause me to simply move-on rather than continue on that page.</p> I agree, I abhor the use of horizontal scrolling. Used as a design element intentionally would be ridiculous and would cause me to simply move-on rather than continue on that page.

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