The typical design for a paging panels (of search engines and the like) looks like this:Previous 11 12 [13] 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NextBut if you read that you would expect (if not educated by search engines) that Next will lead to the successor of page 20 and not of 13. If we need Previous and Next at all, wouldn't it be better to place it, where their meaning is obvious? 11 12 Previous [13] Next 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 or maybe 11 12 < [13] > 14 15 16 17 18 19 20The question is: is Previous and Next really useful and if so where to place it?
Design for paging panels
website design;usability