[Sigia-l] Video usability - chapter headers / timecodes?

[Jayson Elliot]

Trust me, after 15 years of interactive design for clients, I've learned
when to choose my battles.


On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Jonathan Baker-Bates <
jonathan at bakerbates.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 16:41 -0500, Jayson Elliot wrote:
> > Jonathan - your Brunel and Raskin quotes are absolutely correct, and I
> > personally agree with both of them, but when dealing with a nervous
> > and conservative client, "innovation" will always be viewed with fear
> > and suspicion, whereas well-trodden paths will at least have a minor
> > chance of acceptance.
>
> I don't blame you for taking the path of least resistance, and of course
> you should never innovate for the sake of it. But innovate with good
> reasons for doing so, on the other hand, and you'll get the acceptance
> you need.
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> Which is far easier said than done, obviously. I can't help thinking
> that if more people tried this we'd have rather more good design and
> less "design pattern" lazy rubbish out there. Sometimes though, I think
> that I might just have to accept that things can simply be "good enough"
> and leave them at that.
>
> Pragmatism. Eugh.
>
> Jonathan
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