Anti-Web-Design Manifesto (2013)

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Post by implmentor » Fri, Aug 28, 2015, 7:32 AM UTC

Anti-Web-Design Manifesto (2013)
brandon.invergo.net

Re: Anti-Web-Design Manifesto (2013)

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Post by yoz-y » Fri, Aug 28, 2015, 9:58 AM UTC

That seems quite excessive and only applicable for web sites that display articles.

Amazon without javascript and multi-column pages would be unbearable. Ad-supported content is fine and keeps the web free, as long as ads are sufficiently on-topic and unobtrusive (sponsored posts, light banners à la The Deck, native advertising...).

Also, the fact that the page is unreadable without either using a custom CSS or resizing the window does not add much to the credibility of the author.

Re: Anti-Web-Design Manifesto (2013)

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Post by markyc » Fri, Aug 28, 2015, 9:58 AM UTC

Under very few circumstances do you actually need the visitor's email address

how do you retreive a forgotten password?

Re: Anti-Web-Design Manifesto (2013)

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Post by soft_dev_person » Fri, Aug 28, 2015, 9:58 AM UTC

body { max-width: 1000px; }

Ahh. Much better.

Re: Anti-Web-Design Manifesto (2013)

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Post by mjmasn » Fri, Aug 28, 2015, 10:01 AM UTC

soft_dev_person wrote: post #4

body { max-width: 1000px; } Ahh. Much better.

My thoughts exactly

Re: Anti-Web-Design Manifesto (2013)

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Post by mscharrer » Fri, Aug 28, 2015, 10:02 AM UTC

I think the article is a bit extreme but he does raise a lot of good points. I actually went and checked my website without css, and even tried it in [links](http://www.jikos.cz/~mikulas/links/). I very much agree that the the use of JavaScript for the simplest of things has gone overboard, but I wouldn't be as harsh as the OP. Cross site scripting is out of the question in my book.

Re: Anti-Web-Design Manifesto (2013)

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Post by mhd » Fri, Aug 28, 2015, 10:05 AM UTC

soft_dev_person wrote: post #4

body { max-width: 1000px; } Ahh. Much better.

Strangely enough the CSS has "body { /* width: 47em; */ }" commented out.

Maybe they really want to show the importance of user CSS?

Re: Anti-Web-Design Manifesto (2013)

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Post by jbb555 » Fri, Aug 28, 2015, 10:05 AM UTC

I agree a great deal with some of this. I disagree a great deal with other parts.

Re: Anti-Web-Design Manifesto (2013)

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Post by clemlais » Fri, Aug 28, 2015, 10:06 AM UTC

I don't see the point of these manifesto-rants. To quote : "designers with goals often counter to our own interests". Well of course and it's perfectly fine. The website you visit is not yours, and is not made to comply to all of your demands. If you don't like what you see don't visit it. The day you pay to visit a website, you will have the right to complain.

Re: Anti-Web-Design Manifesto (2013)

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Post by enno » Fri, Aug 28, 2015, 10:08 AM UTC

markyc wrote: post #3

Under very few circumstances do you actually need the visitor's email address how do you retreive a forgotten password?

I believe the point was that you probably don't need the user to make an account. If they don't need an account, they have no password, and you need no email address, unless your true goal is to put as many people as possible on your mailing list and spam them.