sometimes it's difficult to understand how design conventions have been shaped... why certain ideas are considered necessary and others unnecessary. it's a very important question... I'll move this thread to the boardroom forum.

anyway I like that you brought this up, it's something worth struggling over I think, since in my view every design concept that is being applied to flash is still entirely questionable and debatable!

Some people are simply more capable than others of being inspired in less than literal ways if you know what I mean, and I think this is where the questions of what is valid and what isn't comes from.

anyway good post, hope to hear more thoughts...