FACE: Faruk’s Animated CSS Enhancements
“For the longest time, the Web has existed as a static medium, where only animated GIFs and, later on, Flash added some life to pages. With the advent of web standards and DOM scripting, people have started to look more and more at Javascript to add interactivity to websites. With FACE, a new technology by Tim Hofman and myself, this process has been made so simple that anyone can make their websites come to life, without having to know a whiff of Javascript.”
We’re getting pretty close to the day when a designer can literally design a web page without any development (code) required. Photoshop –> Page. Or, Visio –> Site. Some would say we’re already there, but I’m not there yet. Not enough evidence for me.
No matter how technology plays out, you’ll always need usability. In fact, as the technology improves, it’ll get harder and harder to get good usability. It becomes all too easy to make the experience more difficult. Too easy for gee whiz to beat down ease of use and simplicity.
…all it takes is basic math skills and a good understanding of CSS