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>This is a nice example of how easy it is to make something usable for someone like Simon. But it doesn’t really go beyond the usable. There is no personality i
by MonaroVXR 7y ago
>This is a nice example of how easy it is to make something usable for someone like Simon. But it doesn’t really go beyond the usable. There is no personality in it, and we didn’t really explore other possible solutions. In the next chapter I will tell about the invisible animations I made together with Hannes Wallrafen. In this project we went beyond the functional by working with both identity and nonsensical ideas.
I don't agree, the site did it's job and it did it well. This isn't from a company, so the personality isn't that important. The accessibility is more important in this case.
- AstralStorm 7y agoThink of it this way: for a screen reader, every bit of "identity" is a screaming popup. Even a simple image saying "welcome to x" gets old really quick. It is already in the page title. Narrative, linear, well delimited paginated interfaces like web search work much better, magic autoloading infinite or overly long lists do not. Short version: if it looks fine when styles, images are disabled, it's probably ok, as long as it does not try to mess with input.
- teddyh 7y agoRemember CSS Naked Day? It’s coming up now, on April 9th.
- codingdave 7y ago> This isn't from a company, so the personality isn't that important. I'm curious what you mean by this? It seems to me that content from individuals is exactly where personality matters. And from a company, it matters less because both sides of the equation just want to get to a decision point on whether you'll use their product. Branding is a tool to help get to their desired outcome, not a goal in and of itself.
- elicash 7y agoThis site has A TON of personality! Both in the copy "I'll keep it short" and also that it's unlike anything else on the web.