There's a part of me that loves this, and loves any UI inspired by older operating systems.
Then there's the part of me that doesn't want to feel like I'm learning a new operating system when using a website. As much as I can appreciate this, I could easily also see it being polarizing. There's a tradeoff between style and ease of use.
You're right, but as one who thinks we've kinda optimized the fun out of the internet over the last years I can't really fault it for being suboptimal.
While I don't want all webpages to be like this, I like that this was made, rather than the developer thinking "this seems too much of a hassle to make efficiently, so I'm not going to do it".
It takes a good two minutes to show anything on a mobile phone.
Considering most of it could be done with CSS, I don't get what's the need for such a gigantic payload.
Moreover, I find it very hard to navigate. Not a fan.
This site has been blocked by your network administrator
URL: http://www.lucy-ives.com/
Block policy: CFS Default Policy
Client IP address: [redacted]
Block reason: Violence/Hate/Racism
Unfortunately we at SonicWall can't disclose exactly what we're protecting you from, or we wouldn't really be protecting you from it, would we? We even had internal discussions about whether or not spelling out the words "Violence/Hate/Racism" went too far by itself.
lol this isn't the "Big Brother" 1984 reveal you're making it out to be. It's pretty likely just their IP address is blacklisted. It was probably used previously for a malicious host.
It's quite easy to change my firewall policy. It's just strange that this happened since it almost never does.
To each their own, I guess. I can't (or just won't) change my visceral reaction to hearing about how somebody brought a corporate censor into their network. It's not "1984", it just makes me, personally, slightly sad and confused.
Try replacing your judgment with education and understanding. My home office has servers with static IP addresses, hosting profitable businesses with other people's data.
It may be time to grow out of your visceral reaction
> unique website was designed by New York-based web designer Becca Abbe. Featuring a lo-fi aesthetic, the site is comprised of six horizontally-scrollable panels which display the different facets of Lucy’s work ...
> The index draws from the Renaissance-era concept of the bookwheel and the interior projects pages are based on a Victorian furniture piece called the Holloway Reading Stand,”
Then there's the part of me that doesn't want to feel like I'm learning a new operating system when using a website. As much as I can appreciate this, I could easily also see it being polarizing. There's a tradeoff between style and ease of use.