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I realise this is probably the way the web is going, but I personally really struggle with this sort of presentation. The content is great, it looks lovely, the

by thom 11y ago

I realise this is probably the way the web is going, but I personally really struggle with this sort of presentation. The content is great, it looks lovely, the actual infographics are very clear, and unlike lots of sites, it actually scrolls very, very smoothly. But it makes it _so_ hard to bookmark something in your mind, or to skip back to something, or to view an infographic in the context of the next or previous paragraph, or any number of things that have been easy to do with text and images for thousands of years. Trying to change the text size in the hope that you can just view more text breaks everything. I find it really affects my overall comprehension of a piece, and the speed with which I can get through it. Given the universally positive comments elsewhere, I assume my brain is just wired for the dark ages.

profinger 11y ago
Agreed 100%. I personally hate this effect everywhere that it's implemented. This usage is ok relative to most but it's still awful. Why can't we just get a nice post with some pictures along the side? Everything doesn't have to be fancy and difficult to register.
hcarvalhoalves 11y ago
This "reads" more like a video, rather than a traditional book with graphics. I wonder what a good compromise would look like.
carapace 11y ago
I agree with you, despite having enjoyed that presentation very much. Allow me to define "web page" as an HTML document optionally enhanced with CSS and JS and "web presentation" as an experience delivered over the web but which fundamentally cannot be rendered as a static document. "No, I can't explain the dance to you; If I could say it I wouldn't have to dance it." ~Isadora Duncan As much as I like and enjoy well-made "web presentations" I feel wary of the high praise that doesn't take into account the points you raise above. These things can get away from people. Look how easily light-grey body text swept through the web. As cool as this is, it's still a far cry from e.g. Alan Kay's "active documents" and it's not really a "web site" (IMO).

by thom 11y ago

profinger 11y ago

Agreed 100%. I personally hate this effect everywhere that it's implemented. This usage is ok relative to most but it's still awful. Why can't we just get a nice post with some pictures along the side? Everything doesn't have to be fancy and difficult to register.

hcarvalhoalves 11y ago

This "reads" more like a video, rather than a traditional book with graphics. I wonder what a good compromise would look like.

carapace 11y ago

I agree with you, despite having enjoyed that presentation very much. Allow me to define "web page" as an HTML document optionally enhanced with CSS and JS and "web presentation" as an experience delivered over the web but which fundamentally cannot be rendered as a static document. "No, I can't explain the dance to you; If I could say it I wouldn't have to dance it." ~Isadora Duncan As much as I like and enjoy well-made "web presentations" I feel wary of the high praise that doesn't take into account the points you raise above. These things can get away from people. Look how easily light-grey body text swept through the web. As cool as this is, it's still a far cry from e.g. Alan Kay's "active documents" and it's not really a "web site" (IMO).