It is a decade of small steps taken, but the web is finally starting to grow. We back the dark days when the thought brochureware company, banned their annual reports that the scan page by page in half megabyte GIF was the way to build an online presence. We build from the nightmare of nested tables that would not have woken IKEA box, thanks to the browser, the (mostly) style sheets, without affecting programmer. And, fortunately, mostPeople have their enthusiasm with flash itself must recognize that the vortex geometries two minutes the next thing you turn on your whole page in front of a back button.
Call it a rebirth if you will, but the only way, no matter what you want to get on the web. Design connoisseurs can now CSS, JavaScript and Flash to stretch their limits, while clean, light, elegant embrace of Web sites, different platforms and even reduced to meet themobile web. At the same time, that should not be more interested in content to sacrifice good looks for gloss text, and of publishing tools that make it easy for others to draw comment, contribute and collaborate online. Sites bleeding edge of today are the needs and desires of both its authors and their visitors led: they are flexible, open and accessible to do. Above all, they are driven users: While it is always true, so that the ego is in the pipelineas HTML, we begin to grassroots projects that distinctive look to offer personal views, while embracing what their audience what they can expect from the Web and the Web. The vision of the manufacturer's website "Daily Me" Daily Us 'is evolving in the bloggers' and there is much about.
From the interactive, integrative
One of the first objectives of Site Builder, back to what the Web is called the Stone Age, was a bit 'of life in the static setting, you only read websites.The murky world of CGI was (and is) that has kept out of reach of most HTML jockeys, which means that no browser-based technology to add interactivity to be pretty lame. Review the IP address of a visitor or as a script to build a pop-up "Hello Dave" If your name is not really the best of technology.
Even until recently, there was a digital divide between the fire-sale prices for manufacturers more interactive sites and places control of upper extremitysupported by dynamic and database servers. But now, with the introduction of intelligent publication of the site that allow this sort of impasse "interactivity" are bits thrown in the bucket. Ironically, however, much of the customization offered by major portals also been shown to be misleading. While selecting capable, messages or multimedia streams seemed to be a big problem in the nineties, in retrospect, from "old media" expectations seem too much like buying a newspaper linked to sportOr you can use the TV remote control. What has emerged in recent years, so it is a redefinition of what it should mean for web interactivity, which draws on various forms of online interaction that are already growing, or e-mail, newsgroups, chat rooms and instant messaging. So it's time to put aside notions of interactivity mute switch, "which is poured into the Web as a giant video game, and instead of a new era of" inclusiveness ", built in places that are so complexInteractions, but very human scale.
Navigating the Future
A little more than a century ago, designers created an innovative "navigation" system, which could potentially prove fatal to the user, which is why they were with the design of controls for the first generation of cars. It took years of competition, caused countless accidents and plenty of wounded ego before a standard layout. The attempt to websites with funky navigation is not as dangerous as driving with a visit to the pedals backpeople expect the stability of the technologies as they mature, even if the road is not always the best way: the first, but the same principle applies. So while it will still be enormous liberties with radical approaches for navigating Web-based, future-oriented site developers tend to focus more on refinement of the well-worn patterns of operating systems and popular sites sidebar, and horizontal tabs clickable 'breadcrumb 'way, so that they work better, cleaner andefficiently.
If you have kept away from the darker aspects of CSS, you are in power and flexibility of hours to create and wonder, complete with tabs, rollovers, and sub-menu, without resorting to image files, complex scripting, Java or Flash for navigation stylish . That's not to say that Flash should be completely off limits to be careful that you do not provide basic usability victims, including the ability to deep link to use the browser back and forward buttons to FavoritesCycle between the parties. And remember that users with disabilities or behind proxy can be denied access. In short, it is best to avoid using Flash for the main navigation, and save it for special occasions.
While the look and feel of web browsing can stabilize, it is not stagnant. This is due to the growth of user-centered architecture, which tries to avoid the old habit of dividing sites in layers upon layers of sub-directories. If mimicking a corporate hierarchy orfolders on the hard disk of a typical encoder, the multidimensional approach to the visitor can often do not know where to look for information, the frustration of digging deep to Sun Instead, try to create user-centered site for the needs and demands of visitors to anticipate new site or if you know how they work.
Plug-in participation
There are many dynamic components are freely available for personal websites and small, who can add some 'stickiness all importantThe mysterious quality that encourages visitors to return for future visits. An easy way to start is to add a poll to your website. Another popular way to attract visitors is integrated Flash and Shockwave games, puzzles and quizzes on your site.
Care for the community
While you can take advantage of the generosity of other people, some sparkle to your website, which should only be a starting point. After all, the stickiest of all the promises of regularupdated original content. If visitors can not go elsewhere to get their daily dose of shine on your spirit, wisdom and creativity, you can guarantee that he will come again! The ability to update your web pages at regular intervals, with no design or programming skills elites, the Web has changed in recent years. So that visitors to comment and contribute goes a step further and create a truly integrated online experience. We talk about blogs, of course.
Many developers complain that thePlethora of blogs, has lowered the standards of web design, creating a gap between those who care about the look of their websites and those who just want to knock out a dozen messages a day and it is true that most of the multi-blog Family-column layout built to follow the standard models.
What is beyond doubt that blogs are like most people who surf the Internet tune these days: the latest content to track forward and easy to navigate, and are very lightBookmarks. They also particularly well with Google through the rich text-based content is one reason why Google bought Blogger. And there are many examples of beautifully designed blogs, as if to prove Loobylu not have to sacrifice graphics and programming skills to build a website with a rich and original content that people want to visit from time to time create. If you tack on, is the world of blogs, like a giant tub of honey.
The biggest advantage of building sitesaround the model of blogging is that they have a vibrant community behind the scenes. This is most obvious with websites that are easy for users, images, emoticons, and comment on all the opportunity to add their voices, and activate the "community" based on common interests to join. Sure, many sites seem a bit 'like your eccentric uncle's DIY projects, but there is plenty of room for your cake design and Web publishing tools make it incredibly easy toPart of a community, or track your individual contributions to other users and add your comments.
The vibrant community-oriented Web sites now tend to be original content, the author of collaboration, external links, user comments and much more, all packed in clean, before combining design. While many community sites Weblogging tools are secured, the old-style bulletin board still worth a look.
Building for broadband
Adventurer firstBuilding for users with higher bandwidth will allow you to background music and heavy Flash interfaces that provide its identity and purpose of capturing your site. Right now, the best examples of these in places where "old media" producers to adapt the work of the radio industry, television and music to the web.
The blue-sky future
So where is the future for the Web, such as broadband becomes the norm and the increasingly important community sites? And 'fromfound in the rich world of text-based sites or blog sites that more and more layers of rich media brings the Web? Well, it's safe to say that both have their place. While Google remains the primary tool for most people to dig up the information they have questions before blogs and other content heavy sites Eminence consider popular. At least it's up to Flash designers have the technology at hand to build websites that integrate easily into GoogleFindings such as working with simple HTML, or until Google or other search engines mature enough to classify and index the growing amount of Web content that is audio and video format. That day can not be too far away. Since the tools to create multimedia content is no longer the privileged domain of high-end professionals, thanks to growing consumer market for audio and video editing tools, is likely to provide a sufficient demand (and wisely enough programmers) are starting toReassignment of the web as something more than a world of text pages. Instead, try and influence the ability of CSS to increase, since it is Google-friendly simplicity and the potential of highly graphical user interface provides.
Looking back at the predictions made in the late nineties, it is fair to say that the Web has evolved radically over the past five years less than expected most designers. Many hyped technologies such as XML and scalable vector graphics, they are stillShooting in style. This is due in part to the development of technology stuttering browser to take on new standards and partly because the consolidation replaces innovation in the years following the dotcom crash. To develop, but now, with new attitudes toward Web site design and technologies to implement this, you probably see a new creative spirit embrace the Web as it is inclusive spirit of blogging and the convergence of rich media have a role to play togetherwith other interactive tools such as instant messaging.
This probably means that they must be smarter and more creative local builders today in five years? Maybe. But the tools would be available to work, and the space that they have been transformed to make it easier to get their creative visions online. E 'already can update and contribute to the sites via the phone. We are now trying to load, and high-resolution streamingVideo or dictate and receive updates of the website while driving. Interfaces site will evolve to reflect that breaks from the Web as "something that is on our computers', and a part of our daily lives. Designing for this type of online experience will be light years away from knocking together a menu bar for the Your personal website. not only to be left behind to create fear. It 'l', ambition, skill and imagination of the manufacturer's site is where we aretoday, and it is those qualities that will change the Web in the coming years.
