Information Rich Web Design
Dr. Tufte has posted on his blog a letter he wrote to the Executive Editor of the Washington Post, following their site’s recent redesign. In short, he delivers the Editor the following excellent instructions to be handed off to their web designer:
Make our webpage straightforward, and if possible elegant–and, no matter what, increase the amount of news available within the immediate eyespan of the viewer on the homepage. We want more of what we do well immediately visible. People come to our website for the news, not for the interface.
Edward Tufte
March 29 2007
Sage advice any site designer should heed. Click over to Dr. Tufte’s site to join in the discussion about the Post’s redesign.
