Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 1st February 2002 18:10

i have nothing else to say until someone actually reads what i said
regarding intended audience - anyway have fun


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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign


> 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]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> 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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