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Bandcamp's login link is in the wrong place

When an application is intuitive , it typically has features that are simple to understand. The user doesn't 'have to think' when performing an action, completing work or navigating here to there. Things are located and work as users expect - and this is based on their mental model that develops by way of experience with similar applications. Bandcamp is a great site for artists and users. As I've written about here , it does a lot of things well including a great checkout process for users to purchase merch. However, I recently found the login link hard to find . When I did a Google search for 'Bandcamp La Luz', I linked directly to the band's Bandcamp page and was able to add their latest album to my cart.  I then wanted to login to the site to see what albums I had purchased recently but I couldn't find the login link. I expected it (based on experience with other sites) to be located top right of the page and was surprised when I scrolled and