Why Do Web Sites All Look Alike? Escaping Web 2.0 Design Conformity


4:00 - 4:50pm on Thursday, September 18 2008 in A04&05

With a myriad of bite size applications that exist with open APIs, we still see applications that rely on form pushing and list generation interaction models. Delivering experiences beyond forms and lists requires new thinking, design, and technologies that innovate user interactions and visualize data efficiently, with no compromise in performance. Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) aim to deliver high fidelity experiences through the use of new tools and technologies on multiple channels such as web, mobile, and out-of-home applications. What are these new tools and technologies, what are considerations of appropriate usage, and what do RIAs look like?