> > terms: a Windows application should look and feel like a Windows > > application, a Mac application should look and feel like a Mac > > application, and a web application should look and feel like a web > > application." > > I have the impression that things like Ajax, Air, Silverlight, JavaFX, > Gears, Portal technologies, composite frameworks etc. AND the rise of > other devices will > 1) blur the distinction/barrier between web and desktop >
And I would add mobile devices (phones, internet tablets, iPod Touch, etc). Widget for example, runs over this blur line. Applications coded like web apps, but distributed like "traditional" applications. > 2) make the *software product* vendor responsible for the design, not > the OS vendor anymore. > About mobile devices yet, mobile OS still "rule" the design. Not only because of ready-to-use components, but all the OS interactions and experience influences a lot in the perception of the application. Cheers, -- R. Seiji Sato Interface Designer http://www.rseiji.com +55 11 8297-2930 São Paulo, Brasil ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
