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On the other hand, yesterday there was a discussion on HN of Steve Jobs remark that his legacy won't survive long, because technology quickly becomes obsolete:
by mixedbit 13y ago
On the other hand, yesterday there was a discussion on HN of Steve Jobs remark that his legacy won't survive long, because technology quickly becomes obsolete:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5906202 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5906202
Words have much better chance of survival than other elements of web design. What was considered a decent design 10+ years ago, is today often laughable.
- adventured 13y agoThis opens a question on what exactly elements of web design are of course. Some would claim content isn't an element of design, others would claim the opposite. I would just remark that photos and video have the same survival aspect to them that text does. Particularly as our present and future is clearly one stored digitally. It's all bytes. I would also point out for fun, that duration of survival doesn't inherently equate to greater value or beauty. There are some ugly and boring things that last a very long time (rocks vs flowers; I think I can say that people tend to think certain flowers (roses) are inherently more beautiful than your average gray rock).
- koshak 13y agonot technology but tool. apple // was tool. It is obsolete. Netscape was a tool. Obsolete. Is TCP/IP obsolete? The trend of today is sticky headers. Tomorrow it will look rediculuous. Is it tech? No. It's the matter of fashion.
- derleth 13y agoTechnology is tools.
- lmm 13y agoSites made ten years ago with a design that focuses on the text still look good. Sites with a more "visual" design, even one that was very well regarded at the time, look far more dated.