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(idm) RE: warp/amiga/java/lynx/design

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1997-08-27 22:33Tosh Cooey (idm) RE: warp/amiga/java/lynx/design
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1997-08-27 22:33Tosh CooeyThe one problem is the same as any creative agency will tell you: Designers are all form a
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Wed, 27 Aug 1997 18:33:58 -0400
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(idm) RE: warp/amiga/java/lynx/design
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The one problem is the same as any creative agency will tell you: Designers are all form and no substance, and technicals are all substance and zero form. This means that designers create things that look nice, but are of little use, and technicals create stuff that does many things, but look less than appealing. Anyway, I've done my best to make www.plus8.com as vanilla as possible, so that anyone on any platform can get the full experience, even if it's not the optimal one, and still have a clean and focussed design. plus8.com is browsable with LYNX, any version of Netscape, and in fact the only browsers which will have trouble are ones that do not support tables (VERY early MOSAIC). If your browser supports forms and cookies and SSL then you'll be able to order from plus8.com (which of these does the latest LYNX support?) There is no point to broadcasting a message that won't reach everyone. Tosh Cooey - Content Designer @ Plus 8 Records Ltd.
1997-08-27 23:19Andersi think the most user-friendly way to approach the creation of a web site is to offer seve
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Wed, 27 Aug 1997 19:19:54 -0400 (EDT)
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i think the most user-friendly way to approach the creation of a web site is to offer several different formats, each designed with a particular class of browser in mind. (text only, graphics, frames, and on up.) this way, you offer viewers the best form with as many functions their browser can afford them. use of the <noframes> tag, programs that send the user to a location based upon the browser they are using, and even subtly placed buttons that offer different viewing options from the default are imo far more preferable than simply limiting the audience to those who posess a particular browser. -anders