- From: Matthew Ogston <matthewogston@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 13:14:14 +0000
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Ian, An interface that users can use quickly and efficiently will always have advantages over interfaces that are slow and cumbersome (but pretty) to use, especially to business managers keen to save money and have a quick 'Return on Investment'. Business managers, in my experience, generally want to save/make money over and above making things look pretty. As long as they save/make money and the site looks good, they are normally happy. That of course is no excuse for things to look bad or ugly. An accessible site does not need, in many cases, to look any different from an inaccessible one, but that of course depends each site's requirements. A good designer can make a 100% accessible site look great, they just need to know how to take advantage of the technology available. Web Applications. The very nature of these beasts are that they must work efficiently. For this to happen users must be able to use them quickly and cost effectively. If users pause and marvel at how wonderful a website looks, then they are not completing the tasks they went to the site to do. Like Andy said, Google is a great example. It is easy to use, fairly accessible, but of course it does its job well, search. It doesn't look fantastic, but of course Google was never meant to. I hope this is of some help? Regards Matt http://www.ogston.com http://www.accessiblenet.org _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail messages direct to your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/mobile
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