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W.O.W.
Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 2:14 pm
by Luke
No, this is not a world of warcraft thread so sorry if I got you excited.

What I meant to say was
WOW!
go to this site:
http://www.refunk.com/blog/
Now disable css - WOW!
Now enable css and disable javascript HOLY WOW!
I'm really really impressed.
Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 3:04 pm
by RobertGonzalez
That is pretty cool. In fact, that is what accessibility should be like.
Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:06 pm
by AKA Panama Jack
Don't see much of a wow factor. The site is pretty mundane in how it has been coded. Though the use of the flash was definately different.
Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:08 pm
by Luke
Have you ever built a website which rendered entirely in flash (and well) when javascript/flash was enabled, but degraded (to an even better design IMO) well when javascript/flash was disabled? If so, then I guess it really shouldn't wow you too much.
EDIT: I just noticed another thing - resize the page... pretty cool how the leaves and gate (or whatever) moves over the content (or off of it).
Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:29 pm
by RobertGonzalez
I wonder if someone can call that page from a phone or Blackberry and see what it looks like.
Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 9:20 pm
by alex.barylski
It's a 'meh' design. Personally I find it almost artistic in creativity, as opposed to functional creativity.
I much prefer that corporate look.

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 2:42 am
by Luke
The design really has nothing to do with why it's so impressive.

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 4:29 am
by onion2k
That's how it should be done. Unfortunately most clients don't want to pay for an HTML site and a Flash site so it's rarely done properly.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:44 am
by RobertGonzalez
The Ninja Space Goat wrote:The design really has nothing to do with why it's so impressive.

+1. Accessibility. It could have been ugly and still got my vote for impressiveness based on usability.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:58 am
by Luke
What exactly is a "'meh' design"?

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 11:39 am
by Jenk
meh = so-so.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 9:56 am
by Jenk
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:08 am
by Luke
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:21 am
by RobertGonzalez
Dude, scriptaculous is crap if styles are turned off.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:23 am
by Jenk
er.. it's the same as the flash site in terms of accessibility. :/