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There are good points made here. I suspect there's also a bit of herding going on. In Germany, for example, it's pretty easy to find major websites which are f
by helipad 13y ago
There are good points made here. I suspect there's also a bit of herding going on.
In Germany, for example, it's pretty easy to find major websites which are fixed-width, left aligned and looking dated. There's no real geographic or historical reason for how it is, other than the fact that their neighbours have a similar style.
In a similar vein, many startups have similar designs. Even on the Internet, where you can connect with anyone in the world, there's a lot of tending towards those who are closest to you.
- jjoonathan 13y agoYeah, I suspect this is the major factor. Or maybe I'm just bitter after going to blender.org this morning and finding that they have ditched their orange-on-black color scheme for the "white minimalist + photo" style that's all the rage these days. Bleh.
- erje 13y agoOn the other hand, you might have a look at the state news broadcaster http://ard.de http://ard.de
- darklajid 13y agoI agree - this is 'culture'. If I look at these sites (picked because I have seen them in use, because I know they're 'important'), I'm having trouble understanding the design decisions as well http://www.ynet.co.il/ http://www.ynet.co.il/ http://hot.co.il/ http://hot.co.il/ So .. isn't this just these sites catering to their local culture? Who cares about people from overseas shaking their head?