Figure 5-3 shows a typical
spoke-and-hub structure for a Web site.
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FIGURE 5-3
This storyboard diagram for a zoo??™s Web site shows how a spoke-and-hub navigational model might work.
The main drawback to the spoke-and-hub structure is the required return to the home page. Many Web
designers get around this limitation by using frames to make the first jump off the hub into a Web page; this
way, the navigation bars are always available. This design also enables visitors using nonframes-capable
browsers to take a different path.
The full Web design
The seemingly least structured approach for a Web site??”full Web??”takes the most advantage of the Web??™s
hyperlink capabilities. This design enables virtually every page to connect to every other page. The full Web
design, shown in Figure 5-4, works well for sites that are explorations of a particular topic because the
approach encourages visitors to experience the site according to their own needs, not based on the notions
of any one designer. The danger in using full Web for your site design is that a visitor can literally get lost.
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