[Sigia-l] IA with Flash sites

[tessa]

Please don't let semantics get in the way. "Best Practices" is a category I
have used loosely to indicate what others are currently accomplishing. The
implication being that just because it has been done, does not indicate the
need to behave as lemmings.

Academia is quite distant from the principles and practices of advertising
and should not be included in this discussion.

I assure you none of us are being lazy. I will go a step farther and say
that my role is to insure laziness is nipped in the bud. Creatives and IA/ID
are constantly troll the internet to see what is being done, and I formalize
this in mini-audits when I can. We are a busy agency and we challenge each
other. 

I would amend your statement that more knowledge is more power, and say that
considered knowledge and attitude is power.

Cheers,
Tess

on 08.05.2005 9:33 AM, Ted Han at notheory at gmail.com wrote:

> On 8/5/05, tessa <tessalis at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>> on 08.04.2005 9:31 PM, Listera at listera at rcn.com wrote:
>> 
>>> "Best practices" is what SOMEONE ELSE DID. Creativity is what YOU DO.
>>> 
>>> Oil and vinegar.
>>> 
>>> The ONLY issue in design is: does it solve the problem? Whether it's
>>> experiential, creative, pedestrian, boring, revolutionary, etc., is
>>> immaterial. Does it solve the problem? If we focus on that, the rest comes
>>> very easily.
>> 
>> 
>> Well said. Since I have been in the Flash-driven workplace, I have come to
>> believe that it is truly dangerous to use "Best Practices". There is a lot
>> of bad design, boring design and non-intuitive work being published these
>> days - all in the name of "experiential sites". Raise the level of awareness
>> of your colleagues and do a few audits of these sites.
> 
> While i agree w/ Ziya's sentiments, i still find the language on the
> "best practices" issue to be rather strange.  Academics get to stand
> on the shoulders of giants, but designers must invent without the
> knowledge of those who work around them?
> 
> Best practices, when used as an excuse for laziness are probably bad
> in general.  However, i for one, -do- want to know what others' best
> practices are, just because i want to know how they function.  More
> knowledge is more power.