Comments on: Limit Your Design http://emersian.com/21/limit-your-design/ An Emersian Blog Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:07:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Paul Scrivens http://emersian.com/21/limit-your-design/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Paul Scrivens Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:55:13 +0000 http://emersian.com/?p=21#comment-56 Well there is a difference between removing something before people get to see it and removing something after people are used to it. If it's useful to them then no it probably shouldn't be removed, but if they are just missing it because they are used to seeing it then they can get over it. Balance because it is needed differs greatly from balance to please your own aesthetics. Do you need a crammed sidebar that no one will pay attention to anyways? Well there is a difference between removing something before people get to see it and removing something after people are used to it. If it’s useful to them then no it probably shouldn’t be removed, but if they are just missing it because they are used to seeing it then they can get over it.

Balance because it is needed differs greatly from balance to please your own aesthetics. Do you need a crammed sidebar that no one will pay attention to anyways?

]]> By: SB http://emersian.com/21/limit-your-design/comment-page-1/#comment-55 SB Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:20:51 +0000 http://emersian.com/?p=21#comment-55 This is a challenge for personal blogs, as well. I have often removed something, only to have readers object: "Where is ... ?" I'm also curious why there is such a preference for as-short-as-possible sidebars. From a design point of view, can't an argument be made for 'balance'? This is a challenge for personal blogs, as well. I have often removed something, only to have readers object: “Where is … ?”

I’m also curious why there is such a preference for as-short-as-possible sidebars. From a design point of view, can’t an argument be made for ‘balance’?

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