It's the web Jim, but not as we know it

Deeplinking has this interesting article up on their blog: paper prototype versions of different popular sites. It's a good illustration of the fact that you can't beat the power of a good idea.

Take presentations for example: I come across people who never write stuff down before they start working on them, they just open up a laptop and powerpoint and see where it takes them. Cue five thousand blog posts on how powerpoint destroys presentations and presentation skills.

Some prototyping experiments go a little too far though...