Internet Experience

last modified: April 17, 2005

The InternetExperience refers to the "LookAndFeel" of the internet, namely how pages look, act, and behave. Pages such as most of the pages on this WikiWikiWeb would have a different experience than, say, a WebSite that relies heavily on MacromediaFlash animations. Generally, you can group it into two categories:

FormExperience: How the page looks. The MacromediaFlash-heavy WebSite would have a more EstheticallyPleasing design than, say, this WikiWikiWeb.

FunctionExperience: How the page performs. The MacromediaFlash-heavy WebSite would be completely incompatible with a PlainText InternetBrowser such as LynxBrowser, and would tend to have too much VisualClutter to perform better than, say, this WikiWikiWeb.

Generally, for a WebDesigner is to concentrate on FunctionExperience before FormExperience - This WikiWikiWeb lends itself to look bland, however it's simple and intuitive to use. (These rules also apply to ComputerProgramming in general.)


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