Comments on: Flash websites: not the best idea http://webusability-blog.com/flash-websites-sony-vaio/ Tips, insights and meandering thoughts about usability and information architecture Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:25:26 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Patricia Hader http://webusability-blog.com/flash-websites-sony-vaio/comment-page-1/#comment-5715 Patricia Hader Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:41:01 +0000 http://webusability-blog.com/?p=612#comment-5715 Unbelievable! But, yes, it happens all too often when you let ad agencies go for pretty and flashy. What you end up with is a horrible user experience - and potentially a lost sale. Marketers need to be savvy and push back on these kind of designs. Unbelievable! But, yes, it happens all too often when you let ad agencies go for pretty and flashy. What you end up with is a horrible user experience – and potentially a lost sale. Marketers need to be savvy and push back on these kind of designs.

]]> By: Raquel Hirsch http://webusability-blog.com/flash-websites-sony-vaio/comment-page-1/#comment-5714 Raquel Hirsch Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:50:51 +0000 http://webusability-blog.com/?p=612#comment-5714 Love it! The answer is clear: 1. Agencies can bill more if it's flash 2. Creatives have more fun doing the work if it is flash The Client? Well, "two out of three ain't bad" right? Some great debate going on here http://bit.ly/94Wrfe Love it! The answer is clear:

1. Agencies can bill more if it’s flash
2. Creatives have more fun doing the work if it is flash

The Client?

Well, “two out of three ain’t bad” right?

Some great debate going on here http://bit.ly/94Wrfe

]]> By: Els Aerts http://webusability-blog.com/flash-websites-sony-vaio/comment-page-1/#comment-1782 Els Aerts Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:45:03 +0000 http://webusability-blog.com/?p=612#comment-1782 @ The Solar Panel Guy: Really? Surely making that Flash movie and coming up with the falling rose petals as a loading scheme actually took loads of time. I don't think it's an 'excuse' to explain why they are billing 1000 hours. I think it's a way to make sure they can bill 1000 hours when they could've done the job for less. But hey, maybe that's just me being cynical. ;) @ The Solar Panel Guy: Really? Surely making that Flash movie and coming up with the falling rose petals as a loading scheme actually took loads of time. I don’t think it’s an ‘excuse’ to explain why they are billing 1000 hours. I think it’s a way to make sure they can bill 1000 hours when they could’ve done the job for less. But hey, maybe that’s just me being cynical. ;)

]]> By: The Solar Panel Guy http://webusability-blog.com/flash-websites-sony-vaio/comment-page-1/#comment-1760 The Solar Panel Guy Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:06:42 +0000 http://webusability-blog.com/?p=612#comment-1760 The advertising agency needs to explain to the client why they have spend 1000 hours building the site. Very often that's easer to do when you have added all the colors of the palette, sounds clips, animation etc. Sad but true :-( The advertising agency needs to explain to the client why they have spend 1000 hours building the site. Very often that’s easer to do when you have added all the colors of the palette, sounds clips, animation etc. Sad but true :-(

]]> By: Els Aerts http://webusability-blog.com/flash-websites-sony-vaio/comment-page-1/#comment-1731 Els Aerts Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:54:23 +0000 http://webusability-blog.com/?p=612#comment-1731 @Martin: There you have it: the 'advertising agency'. I agree with Gerry McGovern: “I would never let an advertising agency make my website. Even if they were the last company on earth, I would not let them make my website.” @Martin: There you have it: the ‘advertising agency’. I agree with Gerry McGovern: “I would never let an advertising agency make my website. Even if they were the last company on earth, I would not let them make my website.”

]]> By: Martin LeBlanc Eigtved http://webusability-blog.com/flash-websites-sony-vaio/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Martin LeBlanc Eigtved Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:56:29 +0000 http://webusability-blog.com/?p=612#comment-1612 "After 15 years in the internet business I still don’t understand why people insist on turning a website into an ‘experience’ that is supposed to rival a trip to the movies." Can't agree more - unfortunately the idea seems great when the advertising agency present it to the lead of the marketing department. “After 15 years in the internet business I still don’t understand why people insist on turning a website into an ‘experience’ that is supposed to rival a trip to the movies.”

Can’t agree more – unfortunately the idea seems great when the advertising agency present it to the lead of the marketing department.

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