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Posted by Davιmon on 05/08/06 17:27
Andy Dingley <dingbat@codesmiths.com> arranged shapes to form:
> Michael Laplante wrote:
>
>> The philosophy of some people here is that websites should be designed for
>> maximum accessibility. In pursuit of that goal, I've seen a lot of -- well
>> let's call them bland -- websites.
>
> You raise an interesting point, but this is a false contradiction.
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Agree 100%
>
> Rather than seeing a contradiction between design goals, I see a
> dichotomy amongst designers. "Usability" is still the province of the
> technocrat, not the talented web designer. For reasons rooted in the
> poor training of web designers more than anything, the talented graphic
> people just aren't familiar with the accessibility issues - even today.
>
And visa-versa, the poor training of technologists tends to make them
ignore aesthetic and communication issues.
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DavΓ©mon
http://www.nightsoil.co.uk/
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