Matt - On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:23:49 +1100, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am setting up a sports website for a client, where all of the > content is in Article format which rotates regularly - essentially a > news type site. I am determined to build the site in valid XHTML/CSS. excellent! > > I do not want to use a splash screen, because it will just get in the > way, and could turn viewers away. hear hear! take a look at google with a term like '3 click rule'. Use a splash screen, and you've limited yourself to delivering your product in 2 clicks. that's a challange. Not to mention, if you use something fancy like flash for the splash screen, 9 times out of 10, I'm already done. >I do not want to use images in the > navigation, not only for usability / accessibility / SEO reasons, but > because the site is dynamic and I want the Nav to be dynamically > driven. > a valid argument. Perhaps doing some general surfing and giving them research examples could help? Show them how nice your method can look, how effective it can be? Also, there are too many articles to count covering the topic of how web publishing is drastically different from print publishing. Maybe a selection of them from the big hitters (CNN/tech, O'Reiley, etc.) would help your case? hope this is of some use ~j -- Jonathan T. Sage Theatrical Lighting / Set Designer Professional Web Design [HTTP://www.JTSage.com] [HTTP://design.JTSage.com] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
