[Sigia-l] Long scrolling pages and Usability

[Samantha Bailey]

We have opted for long-scrolling pages on our site (Wachovia.com) for deeper
content "destination pages" and they've usability tested very well. Users do
often say that they would print the material and read it later, but I
believe that's the nature of the content, as you've mentioned, and not the
length of the page.


Samantha Bailey
samantha at baileysorts.com | http://baileysorts.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Thomas.Donehower at eurorscg.com>
To: <sigia-l at asis.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 11:57 AM
Subject: [Sigia-l] Long scrolling pages and Usability


> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to make a decision about long scrolling pages (equivalent of 3
> printed 8.5X11 pages or longer). My feeling is that they are OK and are in
> fact probably better than separate pages especially if the piece was meant
> to be read as a whole. However, I have no data to support my position. I
> am leaning toward long scrolling pages for individual article-type content
> pages for these reasons:
>
> 1. I don't have to introduce another form of navigation
> 2. Easier for the user to print
> 3. I believe it's easier for the user to scan and read as a whole
>
> If anyone has any thoughts on the pros and cons of long scrolling pages,
> please weigh in. Again, I am talking about "Article-type pages" not
> category or home pages. Imagine you're reading an article online and you
> see the text continue below the fold, you scroll (or maybe you dont?) and
> see the page continues for a couple more page lengths. Is this bad? Is
> there a better way that this content should be served up to you as a user?
>
>
> I did scan IAWIKI and the archives, but didn't find anything.
>
> -TD
>
>
> Manager, Information Architecture
>
> EURO RSCG Life Interaction
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