2006: Remember the cause
Wednesday / 28 December 05
With 2005 drawing to an end, I think it’s safe to say that this year has shown a lot of new innovative ways of using existing technologies to create a richer experience for visitors.
DOM scripting and the AJAX methodology allows us to create interactive solutions for more complicated concepts, without sacrificing accessibility and usability too much. Others are still exploring the world of CSS and semantics in an effort to create better solutions that work for more people.
When building interfaces, we have the technology and increasing support to do the wildest things. It’s tempting to think of solutions that implement spiffy interactivity or effects or reduce the flow to a single page.
2006 is promising to be an exciting time, if we’re lead to believe the Web 2.0 movement. Ultimately, technology exists to increase usability: increase effectiveness, efficiency and the user experience. No matter how high the “I am going to wet my pants”-factor is, it is pointless if it doesn’t allow your visitor to get more done in less time in a more enjoyable manner. So, while others are going to focus on prototyping cutting-edge solutions, my advice to you is to remember the cause: usability.
See you in 2006.

1Lucid posted:
31 December 05, 01:18:41 AM
Long live the cause!!!
I couldn't agree with you more.
I like to keep usability in mind, too.
Have a fun and safe new year Jeroen!
I am looking forward to this upcoming year.