February 13, 2004
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found on bbci
Since we are talking wayfinding.... BBCi uses a more traditional indicator to let browsers know where they are: a simple triangle. The past unfolds as a sort of stacked breadcrumb above the item, the future as a indented list below, siblings surround the chosen item. No visual distinction is given between siblings and parents. Is this a problem?
I suspect it isn't. I doubt users trying to decide where to find out how to use zucchinis (a perpetual august problem) won't vacillate over clicking "recipes" and "food" any more than they will "recipes" and "in season."
(courgettes are called zucchinis in america, btw, for the brits in the audience)