Business week has an interesting article titled The 10 Commandments of Web Design.
It lists these as
- Thou shalt not abuse Flash
- Thou shalt not hide content
- Thou shalt not clutter
- Thou shalt not overuse glassy reflections
- Thou shalt not name your Web 2.0 company with an unnecessary surplus or dearth of vowels
- Thou shalt worship at the altar of typography
- Thou shalt create immersive experiences
- Thou shalt be social
- Thou shalt embrace proven technologies
- Thou shalt make content king
Interesting that Amazon and YouTube feature in both their best and worst list.
I agree with most of them but their description for Number 9 : Thou shalt embrace proven technologies is
"Wikipedia, YouTube, Facebook, and their cohorts have become a part of daily life. Sites that can incorporate these elements into their design will connect with users in a meaningful way by providing functionality and an interface with which they're already familiar."
Surely they can't describe Wikipedia, YouTube and Facebook as technologies. What does that make .NET, PHP, XML, JavaScript, and their cohorts?
Surprising there was nothing in there about accessibilty or web standards.
Tags: Business Week, Web Technologies, Web Design