Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 1st February 2002 17:48

Good point , but ......

Boo.com looked brilliant ( for those few people who where responsible enough
to make sure they had all the pugins, a nice fast dial-up, decent screen
res, fastish computer , and the right browser / PC) .

Whereas google looks pig ugly and we all seem to use it ?


----- Original Message -----
From: "jd" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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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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