The Chimera: Current Trends in Web-based UIs

There has never been a widely agreed upon UI standard for web-based applications. As a result, web designers have been free to pick and choose ideas from different places. With the growth of new platforms and new devices this trend has only increased, leading to odd situations where web apps that look like iPhone apps are being used on Android... [read more]

The Chimera: Current Trends in Web-based UIs

There has never been a widely agreed upon UI standard for web-based applications. As a result, web designers have been free to pick and choose ideas from different places. With the growth of new platforms and new devices this trend has only increased, leading to odd situations where web apps that look like iPhone apps are being used on Android devices.This talk will give a critical overview of the current state of UI design on the web. I'll show how web-based UIs have incorporated elements from desktop applications, mobile applications, and real world objects and what this means for the users and builders of these sites. By the time we're done, we should have a better understanding of how to build better, more rational UIs on the web.