I did have numerous email accounts before having gmail (100+), and the difference to me is that you always read or scan the information that is presented on the same page if this information in placed on the left of the inlog.
Attention to place the inlog not to much to the right neither: people with small screens and not immediately computerwise get completely confused not finding the inlog when it disappears from their screens. Pieter Jansegers http://webosophy.ning.com On 4/25/08, Kinjal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am working on a web app and was looking if there is any > research/guidelines on placement of username and password on the homepage. > Yahoo mail and Gmail places username and password to the right, facebook to > the left of the screen. Does it matter where its placed. I quickly googled > and couldn't find any link on the same so posting this question here. > > I found Jared Spool's article "8 More Design Mistakes with Account > Sign-in" but it doesn't list the details on placement. > > Would appreciate any inputs or link if anyone could provide. > > Regards, > Kinjal > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
