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> Some sites are about decoration and style, usability can be at the back of the priorities. I'm pretty sure this is exactly the problem people had with flash-
by _frog 15y ago
> Some sites are about decoration and style, usability can be at the back of the priorities.
I'm pretty sure this is exactly the problem people had with flash-heavy sites in the first place.
- andrewfelix 15y agoStyle, decoration and usability are not mutually exclusive. As with many disciplines they can co-exist beautifully. Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings wouldn't look much chop if he hadn't taken style into consideration.
- _frog 15y agoAgreed, but effects like this are not style, they are a cheap veneer applied to otherwise poorly thought out designs. Fashionable kitsch integrated into otherwise unoriginal, uninspired designs.
- Deestan 15y ago> Agreed, but effects like this are not style No, it's a tech demo with artsy pictures. This is very obvious. The site is also very bad as a computer game and a travel catalogue.
- tgrass 15y agoNot to undermine the argument, but Wright does not prove the mutual inclusion of style and function. His buildings are notorious for structural problems.
- wlievens 15y agoIf your site is for instance, much like the demo case suggests here, presenting fashion items, then decoration and style is part of the content.
- damoncali 15y agoAnd it won't go away, even when Flash finally dies, because people were doing it on purpose. Usability is not everything to everyone.