Thread: [TBA]: Site Redesign: Direction?
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Re: [TBA]: Site Redesign: Direction?
I do prefer to have the navigation horizontal near the top of the page leaving everything below that for main content. (Just look at how I did bobcatrobotics.org) Building drop downs can be tricky though. You need to make sure it works cross browser and that it doesn't flicker. Sites like cnet.com and nytimes.com combine top navigation tabs and left hand side navigation. It seems to work in that case at least.

EDIT: I think I got this idea from a usability article. I guess it's just outdated and doesn't reflect a lot of recent developments. http://www.hhs.gov/usability/pubs/040106news.html
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