Don't Click It

***Brian Turner*** · 07-07-2005, 09:48 PM

An interesting concept in webdesign - a website filled with content, but nothing to click to reach any of it.

Overall, a very interesting presentation that helps move away from the web as a series of "pages" and instead as a dynamic collection of information, navigated via movements between subjects:

http://www.dontclick.it/

Somehow I can't help but see this really working on the 3-D internet, when we finally see it arrive.

kundalini · 08-07-2005, 03:34 PM

I found it all a bit annoying.

But then I guess it wasn't aimed at the likes of me

image Man · 08-07-2005, 05:07 PM

I like it but its not the way i'm used to using web sites so its confusing if everyone started doing it nobody would mind.

***Brian Turner*** · 09-07-2005, 11:15 AM

Yes, it is a bit different - but do you remember in films such as Minority Report where users are dealing with 3-D holographic display instead of a keyboard and mouse? Definitely seems the way computing and the internet is headed one day.

Postmaster · 09-07-2005, 02:12 PM

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooring!

**bumfluff** · 09-07-2005, 03:03 PM

I kinda like it... the idea has been around for ages (hell, I did something similar about 4 years ago for an IRC channel homepage), but this is starting to get somewhere, it's more intuitive than most examples I've seen. Having said that, it could be a bit too ahead of its time - if you have a lot of large rollover-activated changes, you need a good fast connection, which not everyone has yet. Also, although it may or not be easier to navigate than a traditional click site, people are still used to clicking - anything different is bound to take some getting used to before it gets widely adopted

***Brian Turner*** · 09-07-2005, 10:34 PM

I think you're right about it being too head of it's time, bumfluff - and by that I mean the concept in general - Flash is possibly too blunt a tool for this - we'll probably have to see a difference in software and hardware development to make something like this not simply work more smoothly, but also work much more intuitively.

Postmaster · 09-07-2005, 11:34 PM

Can't see this getting far.

newma · 28-07-2005, 04:45 PM

It's a good idea and suitable name for it. I wish it only worked when entering!

07-07-2005, 09:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,716	Don't Click It An interesting concept in webdesign - a website filled with content, but nothing to click to reach any of it. Overall, a very interesting presentation that helps move away from the web as a series of "pages" and instead as a dynamic collection of information, navigated via movements between subjects: http://www.dontclick.it/ Somehow I can't help but see this really working on the 3-D internet, when we finally see it arrive. __________________ SEO specialist

08-07-2005, 03:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
kundalini Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 93	Re: Don't Click It I found it all a bit annoying. But then I guess it wasn't aimed at the likes of me __________________ Calculating employee turnover

08-07-2005, 05:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
image Man Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 42	Re: Don't Click It I like it but its not the way i'm used to using web sites so its confusing if everyone started doing it nobody would mind. __________________ 3D Illustrator & Animator, Vector Logo Designer www.cgeffect.com

09-07-2005, 11:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,716	Re: Don't Click It Yes, it is a bit different - but do you remember in films such as Minority Report where users are dealing with 3-D holographic display instead of a keyboard and mouse? Definitely seems the way computing and the internet is headed one day. __________________ SEO specialist

09-07-2005, 02:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
Postmaster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 835	Re: Don't Click It booooooooooooooooooooooooooooring!

09-07-2005, 03:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
bumfluff Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 1,300	Re: Don't Click It I kinda like it... the idea has been around for ages (hell, I did something similar about 4 years ago for an IRC channel homepage), but this is starting to get somewhere, it's more intuitive than most examples I've seen. Having said that, it could be a bit too ahead of its time - if you have a lot of large rollover-activated changes, you need a good fast connection, which not everyone has yet. Also, although it may or not be easier to navigate than a traditional click site, people are still used to clicking - anything different is bound to take some getting used to before it gets widely adopted __________________ _________ seed design

09-07-2005, 10:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,716	Re: Don't Click It I think you're right about it being too head of it's time, bumfluff - and by that I mean the concept in general - Flash is possibly too blunt a tool for this - we'll probably have to see a difference in software and hardware development to make something like this not simply work more smoothly, but also work much more intuitively. __________________ SEO specialist

09-07-2005, 11:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Postmaster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 835	Re: Don't Click It Can't see this getting far.

28-07-2005, 04:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
newma Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 13	Re: Don't Click It It's a good idea and suitable name for it. I wish it only worked when entering!

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