Conventions are a set of unwritten rules, acquired by everyday use, that everyone knows and can interpret correctly.
is, come to represent a kind of de facto standards. If we abide by them, we guarantee that our users will be able to use a particular product, know how to move comfortably through a website, read a new newspaper or magazine ... without having to study a manual or spend some time experimenting and learning.
As we browse a newspaper because we can easily identify the various news that will make it all they follow a common pattern (the biggest headlines and bold that span many columns as the story takes, for example), there are many conventions that have been established on the Web and that we must follow if we want to use our site is a nightmare for visitors.
To cite only some of them, we can enumerate the following:
links in blue and underlined
use navigation menu (usually in the form of left sidebar or at the top of the page)
The metaphor of the shopping cart so
is, come to represent a kind of de facto standards. If we abide by them, we guarantee that our users will be able to use a particular product, know how to move comfortably through a website, read a new newspaper or magazine ... without having to study a manual or spend some time experimenting and learning.
As we browse a newspaper because we can easily identify the various news that will make it all they follow a common pattern (the biggest headlines and bold that span many columns as the story takes, for example), there are many conventions that have been established on the Web and that we must follow if we want to use our site is a nightmare for visitors.
To cite only some of them, we can enumerate the following:
links in blue and underlined
use navigation menu (usually in the form of left sidebar or at the top of the page)
The metaphor of the shopping cart so
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