* Generally speaking, of course. You know I love Web Standards more than Flash ... so please don’t throw the tomatoes just yet!
XHTML / CSS(rigidity of layout*)
Flash (freedom of layout*)
Brave negative space
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Non-standard decorative elements
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Undisturbed page layout
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Glitched layout - content shifted
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Glitched layout - content shifted
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Glitch requires user action to be fixed
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Glitch requires user action to be fixed
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More glitches
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Intentional breakage
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Intentional breakage
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Reverting to normal content layout
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Glitches... distortions...intentional breakages...what purpose do they serve?
Glitches... distortions...intentional breakages...what purpose do they serve?
To break the mould
Glitches... distortions...intentional breakages...what purpose do they serve?
To break the mould
To create a pleasant level of tension
Glitches... distortions...intentional breakages...what purpose do they serve?
To break the mould
To create a pleasant level of tension
To involve the user (attention / participation required)
Coba Haircobahair.co.uk/treatments.html
Standard Imagestandardimage.jp/ver2.1
Seed Conferenceseedconference.com
Revyverrevyver.com
A Brief Messageabriefmessage.com
Jason Santa Mariajasonsantamaria.com
Narrative
Subtraction: the story so farsubtraction.com/archives/2008/0114_the_story_so.php
Khoi Vinh:“My complaint, right now, is that the majority of storytelling that happens on the Web is based in the interactively rich environment made possible by Flash.”
“Not enough Web standards-minded designers are thinking narratively in the way that our Flash-fluent colleagues are.”
No One Belongs Here More Than Younoonebelongsheremorethanyou.com
No One Belongs Here More Than Younoonebelongsheremorethanyou.com
NarrativeNarrative is not just about backward and forward or next and previous. It is about an evolving structure, problems and solutions, and a continuous sense of movement.
Current colour
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Changing colours over time
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Faded saturation for older posts
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Toggling low / high contrast
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NarrativeFreytag’s analysis of literary plot structure: