I would say Ajax is a great illustration of the exact opposite of the tenet proposed here. By fully understanding the capabilities of an existing technology (remote scripting and JavaScript), some very clever people were able to "think outside the box" and encapsulate them into a new toolset for designers to enhance the user experience. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_%28programming%29
I'd say it's an example of how thinking about both the technology and the people who use them, at the same time (or among many people) can move a whole discipline forward. Both inputs, at the right times, are required for a really efficient, effective project. Too many impossible ideas, and you waste a lot of time redesigning, too many technical constraints, and you stifle the potential and waste improvement opportunities. - Bryan http://www.bryanminihan.com ---- Mark Schraad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have also seen great things come from the designer who did not know > you couldn't do something. I was not there, but kind of wonder if > that was not part of the genesis for ajax. We often have dev reviews > where a developer says no to something... only to come back and show > us how we might be able to get it done. I love when this happens! > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
