Defying UI Patterns

"I spent a while to figure out where I log out from this system!" a perplexed colleague called out.

A banking company has been doing a lot of interesting stuff without knowing if it works.

As soon as the User gets used to your antics (the way you want them to do things!) you make things tougher for them.

Now, look at the above picture. This signout looks like a badge or an award image, or almost parallel to a digital signature authority banner.

Why can it not be just a simple 'hyperlink'?

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IE can do that too

As a kid, some of us were used to saying "I can do that too!" and wanted to beat the others at every game. Including the games the others were better at.

That's what is supposedly happening with the guys at Microsoft. If I were in a parallel challenging role, I'd not want to kid around trying to do everything under the sun. I'd rather try to focus on something that I am good at.

But No—Some guys never change their ways. Chris did a slick job at the WebDeveloper Extension for Firefox, and somebody said "IE can do that too!"

Go ahead, get one for IE too!! But please!—Don't try doing everything everyone can do!