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Posted by Ikke on 12/04/06 22:27
Neredbojias <http://www.neredbojias.com/fliam.php?cat=alt.html> wrote in
news:Xns988F4F178BBAFhttpwwwneredbojiasco@208.49.80.251:
> To further the education of mankind, Ikke <ikke@hier.be> vouchsafed:
>
>> Hi everybody,
>>
>> First of all: I am a software developer, not a designer. When I start
>> designing a website, first of all I list the things that need to be
>> shown. Then I surf around for a while, looking for ideas, color
>> combinations, layouts, etcetera...
>>
>> After all that, I start writing html/css and keep on altering what I
>> have until I end up with a design I like.
>
> Basically you are saying you assemble your content then surveil and
> experiment with formats and layouts until you get a pleasing result.
> Kudos, so do most of us.
Thanks :)
>> At my previous workplace, the designers always started out in
>> Photoshop, creating the site until all the details were finished,
>> after which they handed the result to the developers.
>
> ...And what do the developers do, undesign it? Photoshop isn't needed
> for website design though it may help with the graphics, of course.
The designers at work don't only use it for the graphics, they actually
create a snapshot of what (for example) the homepage would look like.
Altering that snapshot to create a website that can be shown on the net
in all browsers and on all devices is the task of the developer.
>> I'd like to know which method people prefer, or if there are other
>> ways of handling the design process.
>
> People prefer many things, most of them disharmonious.
True - I still prefer doing the layout in some sort of trial-and-error
process based on the content I'm looking to present. I was merely
wondering what benefit other tools might offer.
At the very beginning, I even shun away from writing html, and I try to
do the layout on a piece of paper - title goes there, news items there,
main content here, etc... But it's hard to try and look through your
visitors eyes sometimes :)
>> Thanks in advance for all suggestions and ideas!
>>
>> Ikke
>
> Is that 'Ikke' like in 'ichy' or 'Ikke' like in 'Ikey' or just plain
> 'ich'?
If you're thinking of 'ich' as the German for 'I' then you are almost
correct. Both 'ikke' and 'ik' mean 'I' in Dutch.
Ikke :)
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