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The Puzzle of Japanese Web Design

Posted by kdawson on from the how-to-pack-five-eggs dept.

I'm Not There (1956) writes "Jeffrey Zeldman brings up the interesting issue of the paradox between Japan's strong cultural preference for simplicity in design, contrasted with the complexity of Japanese websites. The post invites you to study several sites, each more crowded than the last. 'It is odd that in Japan, land of world-leading minimalism in the traditional arts and design, Web users and skilled Web design practitioners believe more is more.'"

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  1. Re:Do not RTFA, the summary is TFA by noidentity · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do not RTFA, the summary is TFA

    What, you mean I unknowingly read the article itself? Great, and I was about to break my previous record of going the longest without reading TFA.

  2. I cant read your crazy moon language! by Kenja · · Score: 4, Funny

    He's right! Those sites are full of meaningless glyphs and contain almost no words!

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  3. Re:Not my experience by binkzz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did you figure out how to use the three shells?

    I'm still stuck on that one.

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