On Monday 28 October 2002 08:46, Robin 'Roblimo' Miller wrote:
> > You are thinking like an engineer (me too!) Most people care at
> > least as much about the form as the content (witness AOL). Superior
> > information, presented in a clear, organized fashion, might draw fewer
> > hits and less participation (among non-engineers) than some
> > heavily-themed eye candy. Sad but true.
>
> Untrue. Virtually all profitable Web sites have clear, logical designs
> and navigation schemes, and stay away from glitz/gimmicks. Even AOL has
> an internal logic to it, and their designers take care to remember that
> most of their users are on dialup modems.
>
> Bold colors and creative graphics may be "eye candy," but there is no
> reason for them to ruin a site's usability.
>
> The best industrial design takes both engineering and esthetic factors
> into account. I consider Web design a variant on industrial design, but
> few seem to understand this. How many people who make or think about Web
> sites have ever heard of or studied Victor Papanek -- besides Jakob
> Nielsen and me, that is?
Google is a prime example. If only a few other sites were as well thought out
as Google...
"Our life is frittered away by detail...simplify, simplify!"
-- Thoreau
- Ian C. Blenke <icblenke@nks.net> <ian@blenke.com> http://ian.blenke.com
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