Comments on: Web Design Should Look And Feel Like A Zen Gardenhttps://matthewtrader.com/web-design-should-look-and-feel-like-a-zen-garden UX Designer & Photographer Thu, 15 Feb 2024 05:18:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Matthew T Raderhttps://matthewtrader.com/web-design-should-look-and-feel-like-a-zen-garden#comment-10002 Wed, 09 May 2012 01:11:57 +0000 http://reflection.matthewtrader.com/?p=62#comment-10002 In reply to mike pinkney.

Yes, Mike, it certainly is fine line. But unfortunately Western Culture is more obsessed with appearance than character/content. I am frequently guilty of that kind of judging too. That is definitely very interesting to think about, next time I come across a site that may look lame visually, I will try to move past my judgements and see what they have to say. Thanks for the interesting comment man!

]]> By: Matthew T Raderhttps://matthewtrader.com/web-design-should-look-and-feel-like-a-zen-garden#comment-10001 Wed, 09 May 2012 01:09:32 +0000 http://reflection.matthewtrader.com/?p=62#comment-10001 In reply to Jay Ray.

Thank you Jay and I totally agree, I find all those aspects of digital technology exciting as well. I frequently find myself wondering what it will be like to engage online 10 years from now.

]]> By: mike pinkneyhttps://matthewtrader.com/web-design-should-look-and-feel-like-a-zen-garden#comment-10000 Tue, 08 May 2012 22:30:45 +0000 http://reflection.matthewtrader.com/?p=62#comment-10000 I find this issue (layout) interesting. “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is excellent advice, but like so much other advice, it falls apart on contact with reality. It seems important to have a site that attracts people to read it, but it also seems important to strive for a better tomorrow (where, hopefully, people judge based on content, or don’t judge at all). Is it fair to claim that materialism (and the like) is a negative while at the same time playing to that “audience”? It’s a fine line… ]]> By: Jay Rayhttps://matthewtrader.com/web-design-should-look-and-feel-like-a-zen-garden#comment-9999 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:27:57 +0000 http://reflection.matthewtrader.com/?p=62#comment-9999 This, for me, is one of the most exciting things about digital technology: it is an affordable and accessible outlet for creativity. When considering the costs of music studio time vs DAWs, or printing presses vs websites, or design software vs paints, canvasses, brushes, etc., the costs are relatively inexpensive, anyway.
But this is what I find most fascinating: assuming more people actually get involved in the creative process, what will be the results?
On one hand, I believe that people who might have never tested their artistic ability might tap in to talents they didn’t even know they possessed. This is exciting because, in my mind, it implies that the world will benefit from the originality that surely results from such participation.
On the other hand, tasks of design will also be outsourced to cookie-cutter entrepeneurs whose artistic sensibilities might be as lacking as that of their clients. Hence, the Web King.
But you certainly offer good advice for those who want to create for themselves. After all, you have to know the rules to break the rules. ]]>