Gordon P. Baty on Digital Experience

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Web Without Words Reveals Clutter Overload Is Still Common

I just came across this site which is doing a very interesting experiment in web UX analysis:

Web Without Words

When I look at these block schematics of high profile websites I’m horrified at how cluttered and complex they are.  It reinforces the manifesto I’ve previously put forth: customer experiences should not be this complex and intricate. Yet it’s a design approach which is sadly still very common.

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WebMonkey Returns!

This is a blast from the past:  WebMonkey by Wired

The site is much different but seeing that little monkey character at the top brings back memories from back in the day of chugging through tutorials on hot new web design tricks (probably laughable now).  Apparently the site is more of a wiki format.  I noticed a set of tutorials on Information Architecture and can’t help wondering how hotly contested the how-to-do-IA tutorials will become!  

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