Rather, it changes the way he has to deal with his subject. The tools are new, the methods new and even different stetic values apply. Most graphic designers are excited by the emerging new field of interactive graphic design. They welcome it with open arms, but the strong traditions of paper design make it hard for them to make the jump into the new world and fully embrace it. The still infant worldwide web already has it's own traditions and conventions.
Links are blue, and links are underlined.
Some experts insist that all links should be blue and underlined. All links across all websites. If taken literally, this seems overly stright rule - na ve even. However, if taken less stridently, the rule of blue links works as an important reminder of the benefits of following convention and communicating interactivity in a concise and clear manner. In the context of convention, the more general and abstract virtues of the underlined blue link become evident.