As I stated, I agree with you.KittyCat wrote:I think you may have missed my point. I was responding to the comment that having funny icons linking to lots of sub-pages can confuse a newcomer that doesn't know what the icons mean. Labeling the icons, i.e. giving them obvious names, would make it less confusing for someone who is trying to figure out what they mean.
Only people can make claims.One could argue that if the basic principles of usability are so poorly understood then they are not as obvious as they claim to be...
Improvements in the usability of a web site benefits every visitor, most especially newcomers.
We can agree that usability is poorly understood by those who are ignorant of the basic principals. But the subject is not hard to understand. And the improvements that can result from applying these principals to a web site's navigation can be immense. Which is why many of the most successful web site companies seek advise from experts such as Dr. Jacob Neilsen.