Posted by Neredbojias on 12/06/06 04:02

To further the education of mankind, Ikke <ikke@hier.be> vouchsafed:

>>> 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 see, the designers, uh, "design" the page and the developers impliment
it/make it work with html markup, styling, script, etc. However, we're
probably talking about visual design here and a web page is usually more
than a strictly visual medium. Are the designers all related to the
owner or do they just have the gift of gab?

>>> 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.

Well, I was actually thinking of Ichthyosauria at the time but then I had
a fish sandwich and started dreaming of mermaids.

--
Neredbojias
Infinity has its limits.

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