Footer mullet
I was talking to some folks today about our library website redesign plans and various web design trends…
One of the topics of conversation was the big footer trend. Our web designer described it as kind of a “mullet” (you know, business in front, party in back) because it lets you devote all the main screen real estate to serious content and then put all the fun stuff (like news & events, flickr images, featured/spotlight content, etc.) hanging out at the bottom.
The University of Louisville has a nice example of a big footer:
http://louisville.edu/
The group had mixed feelings about this web trend. What do ya’ll think?
What do you think about big web site footers?
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I need a choice for “I have no idea.” I suspect footer mullets just provide more real estate for various departments/units to throw content at. But it is also cool to have a place for more interesting features. Can’t you just tell me what to think?
Where is the option for: ‘It depends on the site’
It also depends on the amount of content to the top half - often it can make it look like you are seeing everything, and that you don’t need to scroll down, even though there is loads more there.
I’d be interested in seeing click data — I’m rather doubtful that users will scroll down to click “mullet” links.
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