Posted by Jim Moe on 05/08/06 22:19

Michael Laplante wrote:
>
>> Graphics design is about how a page looks, its font, its colors, its
>> message.
>> Layout design is placing those elements in a way that works for the
>> medium, the WWW in this case.
>> Implementation how it actually happens, HTML and CSS in this case.
>
> Good explanation.
>>
Thank you.
>
> Accessibility (an implementation issue) "imposes" on graphic design to some
> extent. As a graphic designer, I like to see certain specific fonts, sizes,
> etc. I like to see images, banners etc pinned down to achieve a certain
> nuance or look. Accessibility = fluidity though which goes against that
> philosophy.
>
Accessibility and fluid design are not bound to each other. Fixed width
designs are as accessible as fluid designs. That is the beauty of
separating content and presentation.
See <http://www.csszengarden.com/>. The HTML code is a bit contrived to
allow the presentation of CSS possibilities. But as you can see, one HTML
file, many presentations.
>
> I'm designing a site for a manufacturer of a luxury car.
>
> I would want to design a "brochure" site. The site should have a level of
> sophistication suggestive of the car itself. The colour scheme, font
> choices, layout, graphics, etc should re-inforce that image.
>
So your layout design choice is to emulate a print brochure, to impose
one medium's constraints (print) on another (WWW). There is a net loss of
options.
>
> In this case, my message is one of inclusivity. I want everyone to feel
> welcome to come to my college so my site should reflect that accessibility
> in its fluidity of design.
>
Again, you confuse the two aspects, fluidity and accessibility. They are
not related.

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