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Web Site Graphics: Navigation 2: The Best Works on the Web

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I own Navigation Vol.1, so I knew what I was getting with Vol.2. The book gives no tips on how to design a site but instead is full of screenshots of a selection of sites showing the different interfaces out there. Not quite as good as Navigation Vol.1 but still v. useful to come up with ideas for page design.

I was very disappointed with Navigation Volume 2 (I never read Vol 1). The sites chosen for review were obviously chosen because they were artistic and "cool", and not because of their stellar Navigation. Most of the sites reviewed were Flash based sites with confusing navigation that breaks many of the basic rules. These types of navigation are great if you only have 10 pieces of content on your entire site but if you have any real amount of content and your users need a logical way to get around your site then this is not the book for you. Also there's no explanations in the book so you have very little idea why they chose that navigation and what it might be good for. This book is just pretty to look through but has no substance, it will surely collect dust on my shelf.

Navigation? I don't think so. This is just a collection of graphic ideas. There is no "navigation" inspiration here. In fact this series is a let down. 75% of the images are an exact duplicate from the Splashpage book in the series. These guys from Rockport are trying to make a quick book with slick images. There has to be something better out there.