Paul Kahn
Dynamic Diagrams
Hand-made Site Maps, Part 1
Two/Three-Level Text
- Adobe
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Text outline in vertical table format showing two levels of the site, representing levels by color and sections by name. - Boeing
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Text outline in horizontal table format (circa 1997) showing two levels of the site, using color background for visual separation. - CNN Interactive
Text table of contents showing two levels of the site, grouped into sections. Previous version of the outline (circa 1996-98) was a text table of contents showing two levels of the site, grouped into sections, indent and boldness of text separates levels. An earliest version of the site map (circa 1995) employed a illustrative graphic format. - Intuit
Text outline showing three levels of structure using indents. - Charles Schwab & Company
Three-frame presentation Horizontal three-column groupings of two-level indented lists. An earlier version of the site map (circa 1997) used different colors and a more complex indent structure.
Two/Three-Level Graphic
- BellSouth
An expanding outline presents the second-level choices for each main topic. An earlier series of popup lists presents the second-level choices for each main topic. An earlier Java applet (circa 1997) presented the main topics and links to selected top-level pages - Britannica Online
Two levels of the site, with distinction between features available to paid subscribers and non-subscribers. Javascript roll-overs used to add information. - Zuno
Simple use of vertical stack for level one and horizontal stacks for level two, reversing blue/white color values. Visual language of lines and arrow heads work for, rather than against, this design. - Nature Neuroscience
Horizontal/vertical arrangements and white lines to express three levels. Color used to indicate three levels of restriction in a subscription web site. - Macromedia
Two level graphic showing first level sections in horizontal axis and second level in vertical axis. Three earlier version of the site map from February 1998, January 1997, August 1996, and March 1996 showed the structure at that time.
