14Eleven

I found this on the Sleevelessness blog and I’m so happy. Finally, someone that has written down what I’ve been thinking for so long. (This article is actually a few years old but it’s the first time I’ve stumbled upon it. I think.)

Your flash isn’t going to trick me into thinking you’re a great artist/band/what have you. In fact, it’s probably going to make me click away from your site without bothering to look at anything.

No, I don’t have a slow connection. No, I’m not afflicted with ADD. I just don’t have the patience for unnecessary smoke and mirrors. All I want is your content. Content keeps people coming back. Flash makes people think twice about trying to go to your page more than once.

Made with Processing, “an open source programming language and environment for people who want to program images, animation, and interactions.”

Yonis and I always talk about doing things with it but we never get around to it.

One day. One day.