And what's cool, to me, is seeing people begin to use the Web not to imitate the same sorts of things we've been doing for decades in other media, but to communicate in ways that weren't even possible before. I'd like to show and talk about a few Websites that accomplish things that couldn't be done any other way. And because I wanted to talk about the concepts, not the techniques, I chose Websites that use no fancy technical tricks, but simply use words, pictures, and the Web's unique features to do things that can only be done on the Web. The first two were not designed by me. Not only is this strangely entertaining, it also offers some insights into our global community's interests and obsessions that could not be seen in quite the same way before.
People are very good at having opinions.
Computers are very good at comparing numbers. The Web is very good at collecting information from multiple sources. So when I take on a design project for a client, I try to come up with a design that uses the unique capabilities of the web. For example, here are two Websites I worked on for two beverage companies. It's informative but not at all intimidating.