Chapter 1. Creating a Dynamic Web Site
A line is defined by two points; call them A and B. All you can do with a line is travel straight from point A to point B, without deviation or interruption. Traditionally, most media that communicate information are linear. You can fast-forward through a video or flip through a book, but these media are best suited for presenting ideas in a linear order that is set by the author, one idea following the next.
Human beings, however, tend to reason in more chaotic and intricate ways than mere lines can ever describe. We learn by exploring, searching, and finding; by making mistakes and trying again. We rarely think in a straight line; we think dynamically (Figure 1.1 on next page).
Figure 1.1. The linear path ...
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