Originally Posted by badsac
Flash intros are a yank thing though. I think if the first thing the see isn't some useless pretty pictures they go elsewhere since it doesn't seem "professional".
Not necessarily a yank thing saccy! A stuff it, it's a yank thing...
... but just about everyone loves candied up ****e, whether it's food or something visual. Let's face it, our brains are born lazy so web designers put the pretty pics in to capture our imagination.
Unfortunately that doesn't suit the practical side of 90% of ppls brains which times out pretty bloody quickly!! If the desired info (or a clear path to it) ain't loaded in less than 8 seconds the site has a massive chance of coming rock-bottom of the pops.
The arty types of ppl that make up the other 10% of the population and the website owner will still be admiring the flash intro this time tomorrow