Re: user control and "Design Rules"

i appreciate your reply.

acctually i m designing a furniture site in which
users are allowed to play around with the composition
by moving around the tools, changing the size and
choosing what tools and options they need on their
page...

this is why i'm asking about: the advantages and the
disadvantages that "some" user control will bring to
graphic design...
and if there are some articles or thoughts about that.



--- Michael James Pinto <[email protected]>
wrote:

> 
> --- sandrella baaklini <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > i wonder if anyone could help me with that
> question:
> > how can  active  user participation ( ex: giving
> the
> > user control over the design) affect the
> rules/basics
> > and conception of graphic design?
> 
> That's a bit of an abstract question, but here
> is a try at an answer:
> 
> You may have to take into account mistakes
> that the user may make. For example would you
> allow a user to put white text on a white
> background?
> 
> It also depends on what the user is allowed to
> control in the design itself. It also depends
> on who the user is and what they know. 
> 
> If you want to see a good real world example
> of this in action create a myYahoo! account
> and see how they allow a user to customize
> the look of their experience. Also note the
> use of "predesigned looks" that allow users
> to save time during the customization process.
> 
> 
> 
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