Current Design

Today, a large number of Web sites employ the inverted 'L-shaped' navigation style where a series of links or other elements appear in a vertical strip on the left edge and across the top edge of a Web page. Regardless of whether they are graphics or text-based links they appear in the areas on a Web page as if you took the letter 'L' and turned it upside down. This design method is good for some Web sites but not all of them. When you want to convey a complete experience the inverted 'L-shaped' navigation style isn't always appropriate to communicate a message or other information.

Casey believes that following rules too closely sets up "the paradigm into which some content can fit and other content can¹t possibly." Good examples of her work that are completely devoid of the inverted 'L-shaped' navigation style include a financial aid site and the interface she designed for the intranet of a soft drink manufacturer.

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