Re:Kenya Hara On Japanese Aesthetics
by dkarl on Saturday January 23, 2010 @02:07PM
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malevolent beings trying to overload your optical pathways
That's what happens when your brain becomes a tragedy of the commons.
Some friends and I dreamed up the table of contents of the "Geocities Web Design Handbook," but I think it would apply to Japanese commercial web sites and streets as well.
Part I. Basics
Chapter 1. Rational thought: your enemy.
Chapter 2. Serenity, comprehension, and other bad design smells.
Part II. Basic applications
Chapter 3. Maximizing information density using randomly sourced content.
Chapter 4. Total coverage: cross-browser design techniques to banish white space.
Part III. Advanced techniques
Chapter 5. The BLINK tag: sissy crutch.
Chapter 6. DOSing the visual cortex: advanced techniques to overwhelm and disorient.
That's what happens when your brain becomes a tragedy of the commons.
Some friends and I dreamed up the table of contents of the "Geocities Web Design Handbook," but I think it would apply to Japanese commercial web sites and streets as well.