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- wilwheaton, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8This whole post is really fantastic, especially the introduction. It applies to much more than just web design, too. It's relevant to anyone who does anything creative.
- tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Ironic, considering 37signals' site is as "web 2.0" as you can get.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I found these reccomendations inspiring, but not so fresh.
- projektmayhem, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1yeah, the description of everything there that's "bad" looks nice to me!
- kingace, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3But I like Web 2.0...
- Karmavs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1at least you'll like the site it's on then...
It's not really against the style itself - it just seems that Everything is using it (look at the pastel blue/white gradient this post is encased in and the rounded gradient rectangle above it - timdorr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's called trendwhoring, and people have been doing this ever since there were designers using the web. I remember when pixel fonts were the hottest ***** on the block. Same goes for Flash in general.
Also, it's somewhat ironic that with the exception of the burst, everything mentioned in the description is on that page ;) - KSUdesigner, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The problem isn't entirely about the inspirations you look at, it is convincing the client that they need to look different. I agree 100% that everything web 2.0 is looking stale because we've seen it over and over again, but what do you do when a client approaches you to design something and they want that specific look? The biggest problem is that designers get lazy and avoid convincing their clients that they need to stand out from the rest of the field.
- spl72, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0tried and tired article.
- davidod87, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Yeah, and the design of the site that this article is on isn't lame *at all*.
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