Tales of a Designer

Guiding Users Down a Path

I am very much a student of design, and love looking at other mediums of design, outside of the web to learn. I recently came across a great example of giving users a path to follow, and wanted to share it. It’s the updated packaging from Help Remedies.

Not only is the packaging very clean and straight to the point, but it immediately tells the consumer to choose a path. There is little room for confusion. This concept should be used on the web, and is very important in 1.) keeping users on your site, and 2.) guiding/helping them find relevant information before leaving.

See more of this packaging at The Dieline.

The web needs more of this. Can you think of good examples of this concept on the web? Please share.

Too Much Information?

The reason I love the web so much is that information is so easily accessible without even having to leave your desk (or couch!). It’s everything you want to know at your fingertips. You could even say that the web has too much information, although not every source is reliable. But is too much information always a good thing? Keep reading →