I just finished reading the article; How Web 2.0 Style designs disturb me. The article by Onur Oztaskiran gave me this inspiration to write a continuity to it because I once shared his same feelings. The disturbance felt by a designer that websites are beginning to look generally similar.
Basically, Web 2.0 design style derives from the elements of gradients, striped backgrounds or headers, rounded corners and glassy (glossy) objects. Today, Web 2.0 websites are built around these elements over and over and over again. Each new design crafted will have one or all of it. However, there’s a misconception towards this standard design style.
Alike what Onur said, “…when we do design, it has purposes”.
This emphasis made my earlier realization more believable. I realized albeit the standard look of websites or blogs, it is working for all of them because they function. They accomplish the main website goal or aim at the time a user stumbles or visits their website.
One of the improvements that came with Web 2.0 is the ability to locate the information more efficiently. No more need to go through every single webpage like a new user but able to browse the website on their own like they’ve been using the Internet for 20 years although learning it 7 days ago.
Nonetheless, what I personally have felt and am still feeling is the lack of concept in website design now. The concept of taking the apple and having to present it as an orange. With Web 2.0, it’s now about taking the apple and turning into a bigger apple.
In summary, Web 2.0 websites is now about:
- Less thinking
- Less pondering
- Quick interaction
- Quick results
- Overall efficiency
At least that’s in my eyes. What about you as a designer or user?
[tags]Web 2.0, Web design, Malaysia, Design style[/tags]
I couldn’t agree more with you. Well, I don’t really have my own opinion on web2.0. mainly because I’m still trying to grasp what web2.0 is really about. hihi.
I wouldn’t say everyone but more like every category or department have their own interpretation of web 2.0. For example; designers talk about the elements and marketers may speak about how it benefits their business strategy now.
But I’m sticking with it’s to help make websites more functional and accessible to anyone and everyone. :)
Call me a tech newbie but I still don’t quite understand what all these talk of web 2.0 is all about. -_-
Are you referring to sites that are more and more user friendly? Well optimized so they load extremely fast?
Tell me more about this web 2.0 thingie.
Since when you tech newbie, Deimos. Your blog is all about tech. :P
Anyway, it depends from what angle are you looking at it. If you’re a normal user, Web 2.0 is about improving the usability and accessibility of the website or online service.
You’d feel more enlightened to use that particular service in comparison to the rest out there. Plus, it’s so user-friendly you can learn it all by yourself or with little guidance. :)