RE: UKNM: to the website designers out there

[Robert Hamilton]

On 05 May 1998 17:57, David Bentley [SMTP:

david [dot] bentleyonlinemagic [dot] com

] wrote:

> >BTW I'm not really a web designer either!

> 

> Which begs the question: why any of us are discussing this at all?

> 


Well, as Dr Johnson said, one does not have to be a carpenter to criticise a table.


I don't think he was referring to a <TABLE></TABLE>


Like so many people, I'm perfectly able to write HTML, design pages and produce all 

sorts of code, but it's not what I'm primarily here to do.


> good use of frames = OK

> bad use of frames = no way

> no frames = preferable


Plus ca change.


> As for the concept of good web design and information arcitecture, this

> should be a pre-requisite to any agency that is envolved in that arena

> (whether they choose to use frames or not).  One day clients will wake up

> to shite site building (in the way they do about good printing).


Roll on that day then. However, there'll always be the odd Ferrero Rocher

out there, let's face it.


> BTW Mr. Hamilton, what is the lo-down with Index Finger?


Well, indexfinger (all one word, all lower case, as we used to say) is no more. 

It closed last week.


R


Robert Hamilton


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