[Sigia-l] Breadcrumbs - case study

[joe]

I'm wondering, in specific reaction to Ziya's note about "place where" (my emendation), if a wayfinding path can work for a faceted architecture? That is, does a product page I'm looking at exists within a linear hierarchy of Home > Computers > Desktops > G4 > Mirrored Front or does it exist in Home > Graphic Design > Hardware or does it exist in Home > Web Design > something or other...?

So, in a faceted approach to IA, would I have to show the actual path taken (true breadcrumb) or would I be able to show a wayfinding path (place where I am in relation to where this page exists)? I'm not sure--any comments would be helpful.

joe