Investigating skeuophonic concepts in websites

Re:Investigating skeuophonic concepts in websites by ajibola on Wednesday May 21, 2014 @12:15PM (#7779032)

I think since the web is known for inventing new meanings for old items we are used to, we should accept the skeuophonic meanings to existing real world items, menus, breadcrumbs et al. and even try to invent new ones.

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Re:Investigating skeuophonic concepts in websites by digitalcraft on Wednesday May 21, 2014 @12:19PM (#7779057)

If as humans we learn from existing concepts hence skeuomorphism - our new concepts would mostly be analogical to existing ones?

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Re:Investigating skeuophonic concepts in websites by x1798DE on Wednesday May 21, 2014 @04:04PM (#7780463)

I don't see a problem with this, it's like storing new information by difference with old information. "This is a walkman, it is the same thing as a stereo, but it is small and portable and designed for a single user." If you know what a stereo is, you're 90% of the way towards understanding a walkman.

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