Infusing Meaning into the Web
Meaning is a necessity of design and nearly all Web design, at present, is meaningless. Web designs (and designers, therein) oft favor aesthetics over meaning, negating a key element that makes design design. Through atrocious mark-up, inaccessible functionality, and poorly conceived content, the Web and its humble designers show their infancy. Thankfully, all is not lost. Purposed concepts, such as Tim Berners-Lee's Semantic Web, and the continued growth of the Web as a viable business option coupled with better education for and from Web professionals may usher in both meaning and aesthetics to the World Wide Web.
Continue reading my essay, Meaningless Web Design, as I delve into why conveying meaning is such an integral part of design, and why delivering it should not be limited to just human agents; where the Web is headed with Tim Berners-Lee at the helm; and why and how we can breath life back into textual Web content. Together, perhaps, we'll be able to make the Web faster, stronger, better.