RE: Talking about Bandwidth-Some People Are Missing The REAL ISSUE

[George Kuch]

On Thursday, May 21, 1998 1:23 PM, Matt Gitchell [SMTP:

mattgnavidec [dot] com

] 

wrote:

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> They hire us to get their message out to as many people as they can. 

Often

> times, this means that we design a site so that AOL 3.0ers can use it 

without

> downloading anything, or even for Netscape 2.0 or higher (both of those 

elements

> make my toes curl, BTW).

>

>


I couldn't agree more, as designers we are always looking for new creative 

ways of advancing our craft, but then the reality of clients  gets in the 

way.  Most of our clients are getting more knowledgable and when you 

propose something new to them the insist, (I would too) I knowing how many 

of the visitors can see these new innovations with no effort on the 

visitors part.  In other words, can they see it without having to download 

and install any new software?


For most clients we use current site logs to determine the type of browsers 

they are using to justify or not justify to the client the degree of bells 

and whistles to be included in the site.  First and foremost must be the 

content and the company's message.  If we can show, and they agree, that 

this can be done while still using tools like Flash, then it is used, if 

not they are left out. The clients audience must be served before the glitz 

can be added.


We have one client which wanted Flash, but also wanted visitors without 

Flash to be able to see all the content without them having to install 

Flash, so we built an entrance with a path to a Flash site and a non-Flash 

site.  It can be found at:  www.maxell.com/av/


**Sorry, but the rant went on longer than I thought it would.


George Kuch  -  Internet/Web  Development

SSD&W Inc.

gkuchssdw [dot] com

georgekcybernex [dot] net

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