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Chris' design, like Karin's, is very experimental. Yet the design remains transparent to the reader precisely because it mimics conventions of OS interface design. Once the reader identifies the starting point for the hypertext, navigation becomes very familiar. Select a link from the "start menu" and a new window pops up on the desktop in the same way that Windows or Linux might launch a new program (screenshot 3).
This transparency in design is coupled with a transparency in organization. Chris' navigation bar reads much like the outline to a print document. It includes an "Introduction," "Definitions," and a "Conclusion." While the reader need not start with the introduction and read down to the conclusion, the presentation of options encourages a linear reading of the hypertext. Additionally, the academic essay itself is entirely text-based. These aspects of Chris' project illustrate power of a linear conception of the essay. Chris | configured meaning via design
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