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> Sidebars don't add anything necessary to the user experience. It's just clutter. This is a really weird argument; sidebars are preferable to a lot of other p
by mnicole 14y ago
> Sidebars don't add anything necessary to the user experience. It's just clutter.
This is a really weird argument; sidebars are preferable to a lot of other patterns depending on the site and doesn't at all mean the content is less important than anything else on the page.
- lovamova 14y agoApple hardly use any sidebars (web/iOS/OS X). Even in the new iTunes they removed the sidebars. I can go on with the examples.
- mnicole 14y agoCan't tell if you're trolling at this point or if we're both misunderstanding each other. http://store.apple.com/us http://store.apple.com/us, the iTunes store and the App Store all rely heavily on sidebar navigation. Vertical content containers save space in addition to giving the user an area of the page that is generally relevant to what they're on the site for (shopping carts, advanced search, related content/archives, account information) without needlessly cluttering the more important horizontal space.
- lovamova 14y agoNeither. It's just that different things needs different design approaches. An online store has nothing in common with a presentation site. Just like a real store needs shelves, an online store needs to group the information somehow. Sidebars aren't the only way to group information. I bet Apple will redesign its online store in the near future.
- CamperBob2 14y agoThis is a really weird argument No, it's pretty much on target. Sidebars need to go away.