Re: k10k ripoff proposal

I agree ... and we are starting a links database at www.studiowhiz.com one
of the catagories slated is the XHTML, CSS built sites. I'll let you know
when this goes live

I've also just rebuilt www.kiwi-interactive.com to complete XHTML Strict and
CSS. This little project is my company site. I'm going to use it as a living
example of Standards Based site design. As I learn more, and push my own
boundaries it will change. I've yet to add more graphical designs to this.

The one thing I find...this is me wearing my designer hat for a moment. 99%
of XHTML & CSS driven sites that I 've seen look very similar and have
really lacking imagry.

You mention k10k ... okay I personally think it's icky .. BUT ... look at
the graphically RICH interface there. How on EARTH do you rebuild that AS IT
IS using standards based HTML?  IE: no tables!

I'd love to be able to do this

.contentCELL {
    top-right-corner: 1px curve green;
    top-left-corner: 1px square green;
    border: 1px solid green;
    bottom-left-corner: 1px curve green;
    bottom-right-corner: 1px square green;
}

Or similar to enable more "designy" type interfaces like K10K.  The most
common thing I run into is that XHTML & CSS sites are often boring.

So I'm all for finding really AWESOMELY designed standards based sites, to
show that these too can appeal to designers.

*removing desiner hat*

Thanks
K.

>
> This was prompted by 37signals, my favorite web agency, launching a
> XHTML/CSS redesign today.
>
> Why not start a collection of standards-compliant sites? You know, have a
> linkdrop where we post standards-compliant sites and people can go to one
> resource to see working examples of what the evangelists are talking
about,
> the way k10k-type portals showcase what's going on in the design
community.
> It's one thing to read the tutorials and try stuff out in your own
> backyard, but it's great to see what other people cook up too. I know my
> personal interests lie in finding commercial, non-experimental sites like
> 37signals that put their money where their mouth is. The only other
company
> like that I've come across was from a Zeldman link a while back,
> http://www.spazowham.com/
>
> Good idea?
>
> Al Abut
>

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Founder | Kiwi Interactive Ltd

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Received on Thursday, 11 July 2002 20:26:58 UTC