Design facts #03
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- YourClient
Trends: First it was splash screens, then all websites where made of Flash, then personal sites with too much info, then Blogs. Seems like everybody was so active like three to four years ago, but now I guess the best trend is the coming soon and email link on the front page, boring, boring.
- JamesEngage0
Any chance of you changing the record? Some people here actually learn something from being here, I know I have.
- donal0
amen. put a sock in it you twat.
- Mr_Jump0
Anyway, i think splash-pages are cool. All this useability bullshit "i've already logged on once, why do i have to do it again.." shut it - oreet? why do u think books have covers eh? why's that then? eh?
pah....
- ganon0
books have covers to protect the pages, thats why....
- Mr_Jump0
that shut me up dinnit?
- mijlee0
IMHO splash pages are fine for peronal sites because they are more about personal expression than info.
But client work should be easy to navigate and information shoould be as easy as possible to get to, but obvioulsly have to look good and push technolgy and style in the process
- Mr_Jump0
Yeah depends what the site is. And splash pages can be useful too
- ********0
nobody give a shit except other designers, and even they mostly don't give a shit
- JamesEngage0
My two reasons for havign a splash screen are...
1) Alert the user to what the site is/contains/needs
2) Put something important upfront so people can see instantly if something is new/changed.
- Mr_Jump0
I was referring to a splash screen that's just a pretty picture. If it's got information on it, things like "click here for broad band users, click here to download flash" etc... i think it's a bit more than just a splash and obviously necessary. Besides, i think it can be a good and effective introduction/frontpiece.
- gravityroom0
The next design trend will be having a fake url and a free email account so you can make insidious comments on Newstoday without the fear of anyone attacking your work or knowing who you are.
Hey - YOURCLIENT - did you just become a designer last week? What's up with the negative lame topics. Design facts?
- JamesEngage0
he has been doing it for weeks... apparently being a designer is not worth the effort... although you can get a lot of money from doing healthcare... cool... enthusiastic and moral !
- tomkat0
maybe YourClient needs to get laid.
I never thought I'd say that about a client.. :D
- EuroTrash0
I dislike it when you have a splash screen athts useless and especially when its only there to open another smaller pop-up window...I am not against pop-ups, but I dislike those silly sites that open up into one, just cause they cannot design for a full browser window.
- Mr_Jump0
Naw.... i dont think u shud be restricted to the default size/ratio of someones monitor resolution. What i hate is when they open up a flash pop-up that takes up the whole screen and it doesn't even look like it's in a browser. U know the ones, with no scroll bars or minimize buttons or anything - just completely hogging ur screen. That pisses me off. Like the recent Dietar Roth MOMA site
- EuroTrash0
Yeah well, THAT one goes without saying. I don't know anybody who is not pissed off by that (I am sure we will find out now).
- JamesEngage0
eurotrash = yourclient
- gabriel_pc0
Wasn't the original complaint about having nothing but a coming soon page on your site? Personally, I hate splash pages but I do see some instances where they can be useful (ultra-high bandwidth/plugin warnings).
- BonSeff0
yourclient = macasoFL
- ********0
who = cares?