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Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 01/23/08 22:34
Travis Newbury wrote:
> On Jan 23, 3:31 pm, Toby A Inkster <usenet200...@tobyinkster.co.uk>
> wrote:
>> Aesthetics may be important, but usability and fitness for purpose are
>> *fundamental* to good design.
>
> You have to have 2 things:
>
> 1. Content that the visitor wants
> 2. A presentation of that content in a manner pleasing to the visitor.
3. Functional framework that is both intuitive and accessible.
Nobody likes a door that is gorgeous to look, that is the entry to the
most desirable room, but one that no one can figure out how to open!
>
> If you achieve this for the majority of the people visiting your site
> (notice I said MAJORITY not ALL) you win. It makes no difference if
> the site is fixed width, felxible, Flash or anything else.
>
> If you meet those two criteria for the majority of your visitors then
> you win every time.
>
So I look for the trinity...
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Take care,
Jonathan
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