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Where is Tin Hau?. Where is Tai Koo?. Schemes of composition and organization Linear > easiest Matrix >okay Clusters >difficult. http://www.visualthesaurus.com/online/index.html. Clusters are very effective in representing ideas.
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Schemes of composition and organization • Linear >easiest • Matrix >okay • Clusters >difficult
however, in order to make it practical, several linear navigation aids are required
Asymptote and Virtual Guggenheim • http://www.asymptote.net
beneath all that dynamic experience, the navigation is still linear
Virtual Guggenheim by Asymptote. No matter what the complexity is, linear navigation is the only practical solution
finding a dominating direction Vertical or horizental?
Vertical: • Golden peak park • http://vail.snow.com/terrainpark/vr505.html • Diesel • http://dieselmarketing.com
Horizental: Yu Ying Yuang http://www.pem.org/yinyutang/
What is the web? -a collection of digital resources -a connection between people -why is there a designer? -where is art in the scheme of things?
Why Flash? -design directly -easy to create motion and animation -everybody sees the same thing (well, almost) -designer and artist have all the control!!
Why Not Flash? -it is a plug in -breaks all the browser tools -defeats the true purpose of the web -too easy to use, leading to bad design Example: Parsons School of Design -www.parsons.edu -breaks all the browser tools -www.adamsgolf.com -large meta tags
Flash will never be able to be fully accessible, as web devices are fast growing -Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices -Screen Reader Software -Tactile Output device
Gratuitous Flash: -http://www.kmb.hk/ A Beautiful Experience? -http://www.gazing-into-raindrops.com/flash.html Not Gratuitous, but problematic -http://www.martielotoledo.com/ -http://www.undocorp.com/ Do you need flash to be cool? -http://julien.moulin.free.fr/
Why HTML? -efficiency in storage, update, delivery -accessible for search engines and translations -easy to personalize and reassemble -users have all the control!!
Why not HTML? -wants to be ugly -not designer friendly -wants to be static