[Sigia-l] potential challenge to the dominance of the left nav bar in local navigation

[Peter Merholz]

> > Behalf Of Mary Wisnewski
> >
> [...]
> > Navigation does not have to be consistent throughout a site.
>
> Do you know of a well-designed site with navigation bar moving from
> page to page?

How about... Amazon!

(And, well, it depends on what you mean by "navigation bar." Amazon's global
nav is always in the same place, but it's left hand "local" nav dances
around.)

Do this:

Go to Amazon.com.

You've got nav in two places -- global across the top, and search and browse
in modules on the left side.

Click "Electronics"

Navigation stays in the same place.

Click "DVD Players"

And dig that crazy navigation shifting! Not only does it move, navigation
becomes *more prominent*. It' takes up two columns, AND breadcrumbs have
been added. Amazon becomes Navigation-riffic!

Click "All DVD Players"

And the left-hand navigation goes away! Global and breadcrumbs stay.

--peter