Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 1st February 2002 16:47

I completely agree with that, but if you see a web site, don't point it out
as a one of the best, or say these guys are the best in the world at
designing tea pots therefore what can you say that's negative about their
web site, unless the web site actually works well.

Not aim specifically you John, just included your email because I agree with
it.

What is king? Content, navigation or design?

Without designing content there's no point in the web site in the first
place.
Without designing good navigation people can't find their way around the
site.
Without designing good background pictures, people can't... I can't think
of anything

Bearing in mind that the word designing appeared in every sentence then
design must be king....

Dave


----- Original Message -----
From: "jd" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign


> regarding navigation/simplicity etc .... you are making some very good
> points and i am not disagreeing with any of them - but many of you seem to
> be arguing that a site should be designed for the lowest common
denominator
> (slow modem so few graphics, smalll screen, text navigation etc...). This
i
> feel limits your creativity and I would not really be happy producing
> somethingthat did not look good (again let me clarify that webdesign is
not
> my main area of work). I frankly think that people should update their
> vbrowsers/plug-ins so they can view good graphical sites - but again as i
> originally said it depends what you are looking for - if you are designing
a
> commercial site and you want the maximum audience - obviously what i just
> said is not practical - but in the case of interactive graphic design
> showcases - it is because you want to show the viewer what you are capable
> of
>
> john
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul J White" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 2:36 PM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign
>
>
> > > This is , I think, a major issue . How much should we expect web users
> to
> > > have learnt about the basics of browsing ?
> > >
> > Not a lot and that goes for clients, too!
> >
> > > Do we have a responsibility to stick to common conventions to speed up
> > the
> > > learning process for the great unwebbed ?
> >
> > Precisely! They will never learn the basics of browsing if you keep
moving
> > the goal posts (ie navigation conventions etc) Could you learn to type
if
> > different people came in and started muddling up the keys? Now, qwerty
> > doesn't do much for me but at least it will be the same when I have to
buy
> a
> > new keyboard...
> > And... I wouldn't want to go as far as Jacob Nielsen, or all sites would
> > look the same (ish) but I am coming to believe that useability is a BIG
> > THING and a good thing, and we should be as aware of it when building
> sites,
> > as most of us are becoming about SEO.
> >
> > That's my opinion, if you don't like it I have others!
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> >
> >
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