Posted by Neredbojias on 04/28/07 13:18

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:19:25 GMT Jane Jesi scribed:

> Hello gentlemen. I am new to web design and I have a question
> concerning a client. He has given me freedom to redesign his website.
> Is it better for a website to have a "corporate" feel such as
> http://www.ea.com/language.jsp or a more clean feel such as this small
> site at http://globalwarmingawareness2007.org.uk which I think is a
> clean and very simple design. While EA is definitely tough for a
> beginner, I feel that writing a website like this (minus the JSP/flash
> part) would look better in my portfolio. But on the other hand, I have
> deadlines for customers so I don't know. Any advice please?

Let me ask you this: do you actually know what you're doing? If you are
new to web design, you shouldn't have a client until you've learned
something about the craft you are trying to execute.

In any event, the best website is one which most closely sticks to
acceptable standards, -"feel" aside. Naturally, it should be aesthetically
pleasing, but how it works is more important than any visual rush that
probably wouldn't occur in most visitors, anyway. A facile, easy-to-digest
and -navigate site is highly preferable to multitudes of bells and whistles
which quickly become boring upon repeated encounters. Constructing such a
site does, of course, take some expertise.

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Neredbojias
He who laughs last sounds like an idiot.

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