Comments on: Internet as Frame: Minimalism http://artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html a multi-disciplinary dialog Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:20:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: David http://artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-31816 David Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:19:12 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-31816 Oh, I didn't make the connection. Oh, I didn’t make the connection.

]]> By: Karl Zipser http://artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-31803 Karl Zipser Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:27:28 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-31803 David, Jannie is a friend of Hanneke's. I <a href="http://www.artandperception.com/2006/12/jannie-regnerus-on-hanneke-van-oosterhout.html" rel="nofollow">posted</a> about some paintings of Hanneke's she collected earlier. I like her work a lot too. David,

Jannie is a friend of Hanneke’s. I posted about some paintings of Hanneke’s she collected earlier.

I like her work a lot too.

]]> By: Sunil Gangadharan http://artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-30549 Sunil Gangadharan Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:21:53 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-30549 Reminds me of the Google approach to their home page. Minimalism works if supported with adequate luggage that you can show when asked for... Nice one, Karl. Doug, The examples on the comm arts sites feature some content laden really busy-to-the-eye sites... I guess you were contrasting minimalism... Reminds me of the Google approach to their home page. Minimalism works if supported with adequate luggage that you can show when asked for… Nice one, Karl.

Doug,
The examples on the comm arts sites feature some content laden really busy-to-the-eye sites… I guess you were contrasting minimalism…

]]> By: Doug Plummer http://artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-30499 Doug Plummer Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:25:36 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-30499 Minimalism is one thing, in respect to Regnerus' site is just the basics, easy to understand, and no more. There is a tendency in web design, however, toward obscurity in navigation and toward novelty and new modes of interaction that quickly grow tiresome. Check out the Communication Arts Interactive award winners (http://www.commarts.com/CA/interactive/cai06/) for the cutting edge examples of the latest in impenetrable web sites. Minimalism is one thing, in respect to Regnerus’ site is just the basics, easy to understand, and no more. There is a tendency in web design, however, toward obscurity in navigation and toward novelty and new modes of interaction that quickly grow tiresome. Check out the Communication Arts Interactive award winners (http://www.commarts.com/CA/interactive/cai06/) for the cutting edge examples of the latest in impenetrable web sites.

]]> By: David http://artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-30373 David Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:21:56 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-30373 Karl, I love Jannie's web site, and also her work. Do you know her? I don't think her website should be a model for other sites, except in the sense that it's really well designed. I believe <a href="http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/" rel="nofollow">Edward Tufte</a> would approve. One of the things I like about hers is that it's refreshingly different from other sites. If it became a model, then it wouldn't be (different). As far as A&P, I think what we've got works great. If someone posts an image, there it is. Any eyecandy beyond that seems like it would be noise. Karl, I love Jannie’s web site, and also her work. Do you know her?

I don’t think her website should be a model for other sites, except in the sense that it’s really well designed. I believe Edward Tufte would approve. One of the things I like about hers is that it’s refreshingly different from other sites. If it became a model, then it wouldn’t be (different).

As far as A&P, I think what we’ve got works great. If someone posts an image, there it is. Any eyecandy beyond that seems like it would be noise.

]]> By: birgit http://artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-30371 birgit Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:51:19 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-30371 Minimalism with color on the first page? Arthur's comment April 2006: Here’s what I think is a minimalist yet striking artist site. The work of <a href="http://www.jenhsieh.com" rel="nofollow">Jen Hsieh</a>. Likewise, Steve, above, prefers a 'fairly minimalist presentation'. Both Jen Hsieh and Steve feature color on their front page. Do we need color as eye candy on the front page of a single author? I don't think that a team blog such as A&P needs color. There is enough information to attract. Minimalism with color on the first page?

Arthur’s comment April 2006: Here’s what I think is a minimalist yet striking artist site. The work of Jen Hsieh.

Likewise, Steve, above, prefers a ‘fairly minimalist presentation’.

Both Jen Hsieh and Steve feature color on their front page.

Do we need color as eye candy on the front page of a single author?

I don’t think that a team blog such as A&P needs color. There is enough information to attract.

]]> By: Steve Durbin http://artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-30366 Steve Durbin Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:19:22 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/08/internet-as-frame-minimalism.html#comment-30366 Regnerus's design probably works well for her, at least with people going there with some expectation. It becomes like a performance, with a quiet period as the house lights go down and the curtain starts to open. But it wouldn't fit everyone by any means. If the goal is to catch the eye of web searchers and browsers, I think it's a good idea to have a sample piece of art visible on the first page -- or at least the second. I also prefer a fairly minimal presentation for my personal website, but with more ability to navigate at will among images via thumbnails. For a group site like A&P, the minimalist white-wall gallery is appropriate. But maybe we should offer a prize to whoever best counters the site look with the look of their individual post. Regnerus’s design probably works well for her, at least with people going there with some expectation. It becomes like a performance, with a quiet period as the house lights go down and the curtain starts to open. But it wouldn’t fit everyone by any means. If the goal is to catch the eye of web searchers and browsers, I think it’s a good idea to have a sample piece of art visible on the first page — or at least the second.

I also prefer a fairly minimal presentation for my personal website, but with more ability to navigate at will among images via thumbnails. For a group site like A&P, the minimalist white-wall gallery is appropriate. But maybe we should offer a prize to whoever best counters the site look with the look of their individual post.

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