No so flash thinking
I think I might be turning into Jakob Nielsen.
In the early days of the web we used to laugh at old Jakob and his stringent usability ideas.
Not any more. Well not me anyway.
Seems like every time I click through to a flash website I find myself wishing they would just get to the point.
I blame blogs.
You see most of my time online is spent on blogs or straightforward info sites like newspapers etc.
So I get what I want with a minimum of fuss. I can also print the information if I want to.
Much better/easier than those flashy flash sites where I have to 'interact' to find what I want.
Web monkeys will tell you this makes for a rich and engaging experience. I say it's a pain in the bum and a waste of my time.
Worse of all flash makes it hard to print what you see.
All of which has me got wondering if the web of the future will be composed primarily of two types of sites: Text & picture or video.
The futuristic equivalent of newsprint and TV. But delivered through the same medium.
posted by Stan Lee at 3:53 pm
6 Comments:
Too right, Stan. I also find it really frustrating that flash restricts you from copying and pasting or even downloading pics etc. Like when you right mouse click and get nothing but "zoom" options! argh!!
If you've got some time (and you may need a fair bit) Stan you should read this article:
http://www.cityofsound.com/blog/2008/04/monocle-design.html
It'll fill you in a little better on how your thoughts are going to be implemented in the future.
Very interesting piece Tait.
I started reading it when it was first published but due to my short attention span found my mind wandering after a while.
Stuck with it this time based on your recommendation.
I find that even blog posts over say, 400 words aren't getting much of my time either. Give me the headline, and I'll make the rest of the story/idea up myself.
Twitter is making more and more sense every day.
(word count on Stan's post: 195)
i was thinking about this in terms of retail design the other day - because we're all web-savvy and want our info straight-up, pronto. or at least with a big fat search bar, how does this effect our real time shopping experience? i don't want to have to go to the back of the shop anymore to find what i'm looking for. in fact, i want it euro-style, over the counter from the street. i want to be able to browse books as i'm wandering past and then, if i think i like (and i usually do), then i go and check out the rest of the site.
like how quickly will retail design need to catch up to satisfy max's 'access' habits?
Flash content is something illustrative and its a form of media having advantages as well as the drawbacks.. Creative thinking will be the needed one in every aspects..
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