NatLabRockies / NatLabRockies/developer.nlr.gov

Not obvious that header links on the home page are links

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ux-feedback
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Description

Feedback from our API Usability Testing: One user commented that it wasn't obvious the header links on the home page were actually links:

screen shot 2014-11-13 at 4 33 51 pm

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Research direction

Inspect the home page header and compare its links with the attached usability-testing screenshot. Determine a visual treatment that makes the links obvious without changing their destinations; the issue is done when users can readily identify the header items as links.

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Assessment

Tech stack
html
Domain
accessibility, design, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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