Why are Web graphics in such a sorry state?
Some blame it on software developers who have failed to build “bad taste” or “bad idea” filters into their software, to protect their users. As a result, one finds people who think that just because they’ve bought a copy of some HTML editor, like FrontPage, or perhaps know how to use Adobe PhotoShop, they’re free to set up shop as Web designers. (The sorry result is these efforts are the sites that are all clones of each other, each featuring the same topical buttons, in the same order. Not to mention those sites which have heavy dark backgrounds, which make it impossible to read the text. And the sites that feature gobs of clip art animations, and sport loud, clashing colors, for no apparent reason other than to arrest the eye.) We agree: taste is a factor. But we think it goes deeper than that. The fact is, creating graphics for the Web is a lot harder than one might think it is. After all, one can also find a plethora of sites designed by traditional graphics companies. Organization
