A real bookstore (online)
Friday, June 20th, 2008Javascript can enable developers to have users interact with interfaces in all sorts of useful (and absurd) ways. Zoomii Books has taken Javascript to the extreme in a combination of useful and absurd ways.
At first, I thought the idea of recreating a brick-and-mortar bookstore look and feel online was creative. But as I began to browse the site, I realized while the idea was creative, it isn’t necessarily practical.  Yeah, they have a search box on there, but the whole point of the site it seems is to feel like you are in a traditional bookstore with shelves. When you use the search box, the results are displayed in way that strays from the basic idea.
Not sure if I’d really use the site over Amazon or Barnes, but jeez…those are some mad Javascript skills!

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