jlizarraga
07-20-2009, 06:32 PM
Hi all,
Suppose you have a little widget/applet where a user can look up recipes. Let's say that it only has three options to start from, and the order that people are likely to click on them is the following:
1. Stuff-in-my-Fridge Recipe Generator
2. Search for a Specific Recipe
3. Vegetarian Recipes
Now imagine that these items are being presented in a list-button format like on an iPhone. Would you order them in the above order, based on popularity? Or would you order them from specific -> general (or vice versa), as follows:
1. Search for a Specific Recipe
2. Vegetarian Recipes
3. Stuff-in-my-Fridge Recipe Generator
The developer in me says to put them from specific -> general, but the user in me says to put them in order of what is used most. Blarg!
Note that the actual app I'm making doesn't involve the iPhone or recipes, this is all just for example. :P
Thanks for any input!
Suppose you have a little widget/applet where a user can look up recipes. Let's say that it only has three options to start from, and the order that people are likely to click on them is the following:
1. Stuff-in-my-Fridge Recipe Generator
2. Search for a Specific Recipe
3. Vegetarian Recipes
Now imagine that these items are being presented in a list-button format like on an iPhone. Would you order them in the above order, based on popularity? Or would you order them from specific -> general (or vice versa), as follows:
1. Search for a Specific Recipe
2. Vegetarian Recipes
3. Stuff-in-my-Fridge Recipe Generator
The developer in me says to put them from specific -> general, but the user in me says to put them in order of what is used most. Blarg!
Note that the actual app I'm making doesn't involve the iPhone or recipes, this is all just for example. :P
Thanks for any input!