Web 2.0 reflections
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- WhiteFace
Hi, I need some good reasons why NOT to use these. My MD is obsessed and wants everything we do to be "reflected", or "glossy". Buttons, text, form-fields, logos, the staff etc.
I need a strong argument against this tripe, anyone have any suggestions?
- skt0
bring a hammer to work.
- blackspade0
make him watch this...
destroying the web 2.0 look
http://www.viddler.com/explore/f…
http://elliotjaystocks.com/blog/…- Thanks, this may come in useful.WhiteFace
- theres the slideshare presenration there alsoblackspade
- man he was shit at presentingDancer
- Looking at his site, he should practice what he preaches before preaching.calcium
- airey0
i've used them and still feel dirty. would the fact that they're an overused cliché sway him? probably not.
man up and realise you're in a world of web2.0 reflections and embrace the joy.
now, can someone help me get this child proof lid off this pill bottle...
- pizzafire0
- shocking photoshop workBannedKappa
- shocking, but good for a laugh :)pizzafire
- Ranger0
I've had exactly the same problem here this morning already.
- 23kon0
oh dear @ that last reflection pic.
reflections do have their place though and they work well for certain things.
it's like cooper black - it does have a place for some applications and can look the business
- Dancer0
just another style trend thing... it'll pass.
next up, Bevels, Dripping paint and full colour spectrum.... trust me. I saw it here first:
http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/
- moamoa0
btw: how ufly is this.
- clint0
I'm in the same boat. I've had it will all that plastic shiny stuff. When's web 3.0 going to kick off?
- al_la0
here's the next big thing :
http://www.geocities.com/Bourbon…
- mia_free0
well of course it is a design aesthetic, but still.... destroy it!!
- TaylorB0
change jobs and start off solo...
if not... do what your MD asks of you...
you're either the boss or the one who does what the boss asks of you.
good luck.
- WhiteFace0
It would just be nice if he could understand the reason behind my dislike for these sort of effects. No matter how much I bang on about it being cheap, tacky, over-used, unsuited to 90% of our clients etc etc, the next project we get in he'll say "oh, I've seem this* which I think will look great"
(*this being something like this:
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- SigDesign0
Well, first of all... from a drawing perspective... where is the light coming from that is causing these reflections?
Many times I see people using reflections all over their site, but they're going in different directions as if light is coming from all over the place and affecting them individually...
