Re:Why do all websites look the same?
by nine_k on Friday November 09, 2018 @11:23PM
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> Do not be constrained by questions of usability, legibility, and flexibility
That is, create a work of art (as opposed to utility). Okay, art is nice, too.
But mixing artistry and utility is quite hard. Designing a nice, livable house, or a store, is a craft. Building fancy sand castles is a (pastime) art. But mixing the fancy free-form with being actually usable by thousands takes lots of work, resources, and time, because what you'd have to build is a cathedral. (If you think modern technology makes it simple, look at the history of building the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.)
That is, create a work of art (as opposed to utility). Okay, art is nice, too.
But mixing artistry and utility is quite hard. Designing a nice, livable house, or a store, is a craft. Building fancy sand castles is a (pastime) art. But mixing the fancy free-form with being actually usable by thousands takes lots of work, resources, and time, because what you'd have to build is a cathedral. (If you think modern technology makes it simple, look at the history of building the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.)