that timbuk2 is great. wholeheartedly agree about the small fonts and poor contrast
though this is designers getting carried away with things, and pleasing their own egos often I get asked by clients to create a flash intro for a site, with cinematic ambitions they describe what they had in mind 'text slides in..', '...musical intro plays' - etc Sometimes it sounds like people think it doesn't matter what a site looks > like as long as it is accessible. > But it does matter to the majority of people. I know that content is the > ultimate thing, but if the site isn't presented in an attractive manner then > a lot of (sighted) people won't stop to look. I personally would rarely > bother looking at a site that had no styles and/or looked like a Word > document or list or something. I don't think I'm alone here! Most of us live > in a visual world. So we want/expect/need to see attractive things. its about balance; and finding the right middle ground. This is project specific. I make every site with three groupings in mind 1. client 2. intended audience 3. maintainer of site (sometimes not me, sometimes client or employee of client using CMS) 2008/5/7 Elizabeth Spiegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi all > > I've yet to see a full flash website I liked - too often they use small > fonts and poor contrast; navigation is quite often difficult. I understand > that accessibility has been improved, but haven't really explored it (and > of > course just because the tools are now available doesn't mean that > developers > necessarily use them, any more than they do in HTML). > > It can be great for getting immediate feedback without reloading a page > e.g. > building a customised bag at Timbuk2: > http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/products/bagbuilder > > Elizabeth > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of kate > Sent: Tuesday, 6 May 2008 6:30 AM > To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > Subject: Re: [WSG] Full flash websites > > Hi, > > A forum I used to go to uesd to say some HTML and Flash. > Maybe this site helps a little bit: > http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20001029.html > Or: > http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200610/full_flash_websites_and_seo/ > > Kate > http://jungaling.com/bichons/ > http://jungaling.com/Malaysia/ > http://jungaling.com/katesplace/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Persson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org> > Cc: <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org> > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 9:15 PM > Subject: [WSG] Full flash websites > > > > The company I worl with has a big love for full flash websites and we > have > > produced some very nice but heavy and slow ones. > > > > What do you people, professionals and hobby standardists think about > full > > flash websites?? where is the usability and accessibility for flash in > > general?? > > > > I am personally and professionally against them as they cut of the > > usabiity, have bad accessibility and for me the navigation most often i > > very difficult and difficult to use. > > > > Michael Persson > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************* > > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ******************************************************************* > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.8/1415 - Release Date: > > 05/05/2008 06:01 > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
