Comments on: Tabphobia http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/04/tabphobia/ Diary of a website : design by caffeine Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:58:23 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-beta2 By: karmatosed http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/04/tabphobia/comment-page-1/#comment-14727 karmatosed Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:38:00 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/04/tabphobia/#comment-14727 @J Bradford: Jinx! I agree like with all fads (it's in their nature) it will pass. I think I've reached the annoying 'tipping point'. @Andrew: Of course, anything can be done well and it will get noticed, it's more the sorting good from noise of clones. That gets harder the more and more you see - it's like some design desensitization. @Mike: I agree the technique came at that point, it's more the widespread use and adopting of a particular style in regards to the tabbing. I guess the web 2.0 thing I really mean is that particular style I think we all know only too well and have had requested too many times. @J Bradford: Jinx! I agree like with all fads (it’s in their nature) it will pass. I think I’ve reached the annoying ‘tipping point’.

@Andrew: Of course, anything can be done well and it will get noticed, it’s more the sorting good from noise of clones. That gets harder the more and more you see – it’s like some design desensitization.

@Mike: I agree the technique came at that point, it’s more the widespread use and adopting of a particular style in regards to the tabbing. I guess the web 2.0 thing I really mean is that particular style I think we all know only too well and have had requested too many times.

]]> By: Mike Papageorge http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/04/tabphobia/comment-page-1/#comment-14718 Mike Papageorge Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:32:21 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/04/tabphobia/#comment-14718 I think the rounded tab thing really took off back when Douglas Bowman wrote the sliding doors articles on alistapart. From that point on everyone could have a set of rounded tabs by simply lifting his images from that article. My point being I'm not sure that this is a web 2.0 thing... I think the rounded tab thing really took off back when Douglas Bowman wrote the sliding doors articles on alistapart. From that point on everyone could have a set of rounded tabs by simply lifting his images from that article. My point being I’m not sure that this is a web 2.0 thing…

]]> By: Andrew Faulkner http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/04/tabphobia/comment-page-1/#comment-14670 Andrew Faulkner Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:15:24 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/04/tabphobia/#comment-14670 I hear you on the 'Web2.0' thing. Tabs have been murdered over the last year or so. On the bright side though, there is still plenty of opportunity to create original tabs (patterned/textured) if all the rest are round and shiny. I hear you on the ‘Web2.0′ thing. Tabs have been murdered over the last year or so. On the bright side though, there is still plenty of opportunity to create original tabs (patterned/textured) if all the rest are round and shiny.

]]> By: J. Bradford http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/04/tabphobia/comment-page-1/#comment-14618 J. Bradford Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:01:07 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/04/tabphobia/#comment-14618 I was writing an article on this subject myself, and I think we're only about a year away from this fad returning to a practically used choice rather than a must-have fad. I just get frustrated that even if I WANTED to use tabs, I would be seen (by some) as an unoriginal hack, because they're so "in" right now. I don't think they should go away, I think of them like tables. Use them when they are appropriate, not because they are easy. If content is king, appropriateness is prince (or queen... or princess... whichever you like) I was writing an article on this subject myself, and I think we’re only about a year away from this fad returning to a practically used choice rather than a must-have fad. I just get frustrated that even if I WANTED to use tabs, I would be seen (by some) as an unoriginal hack, because they’re so “in” right now. I don’t think they should go away, I think of them like tables. Use them when they are appropriate, not because they are easy. If content is king, appropriateness is prince (or queen… or princess… whichever you like)

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