[Sigia-l] Designing Web Application Home Pages

[Bollaert, Jodi]

Greetings...(please excuse the cross-post to CHI-WEB)

I'm working on the conversion of a Windows app to a web app.  In a Windows
app, it seems that most of the time you start with a blank screen (though MS
has moved away from this in the latest version of Visio).  On the Web,
however, the practice seems to be to create a home page that acts as a
gateway/launch pad to the rest of the application.  Does anyone have any
tips, examples, do's and don'ts, etc. for creating a web application home
page?  I'm especially interested in seeing examples if possible.  I'd be
glad to post a summary to the list.

Thanks!
Jodi


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Jodi Bollaert
jodi.bollaert at compuware.com
248.737.7300 ext. 10370

"Specializing in usability, information architecture, interaction design,
instructional design and more."




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