"Don't Make Me Think" Ch. 6-8

The reading for me was informative and easy to read. Here are some of the highlights:

Use tabs. Tabs can be an effective way to layout the design of a website. They're self-evident, hard to miss, slick, and they suggest a physical space. Amazon uses tab dividers for navigation very well. www.amazon.com
Remember the trunk test. If you somehow didn't know how you got to a page, do the elements make sense and can you navigate yourself out of it?
Bread crumbs. The use of bread crumbs may be good "You are here" indicators. Some suggestions from the book included:
-put them at the top
-use > between levels
-use tiny type
-use the words "You are here"
-boldface the last item
-don't use them instead of a page name.
Homepage. It has to appeal to everyone who visits the site, no matter how diverse their interests.
Good taglines. They should be just long enough (6-8 words) to convey a full thought, but short enough to absorb easily. They also distinguish the company and site as different and unique.
I basically just took blurbs throughout chapters 6-8 and wrote them in this blog today. Later.