Comments on: Joe Dizon on starting your web standards journey.

By: stephen eighmey

stephen eighmey — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:31:49 +0000

for the web, it should always be about designing for the need. if you want to show your creative pictures, then that’s your need. and your site architecture should reflect that. determine your audience, the nature of the web has given new meaning to the aesthetically functional, and a dynamic mixture of disciplines it is…

By: Nate K

Nate K — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:41:52 +0000

Now if I could only turn off those stupid birds.

Good interview though!

By: Andrew Faulkner

Andrew Faulkner — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:04:19 +0000

it should always be about designing for the need

Hear hear!

Cheers Nate. I think it’s important to those making the switch to web to start out on the right foot.

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Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:32:38 +0000

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By: Marcello

Marcello — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:53:53 +0000

> What qualities make a good front-end
> web designer?

> An ability to design something whilst
> also thinking about how you are going
> to implement these ideas with HTML and CSS.

I couldn’t agree more. Unfortunately, too many “web designers” and web design companies don’t design for the web — they design for Photoshop. The clients are understandably impressed, but Photoshop doesn’t account for flexibility, scalability, or just plain old functionality. Compromises need to be made in the production process, and the end result is often a substandard, awkward and inaccessible site.

Incidentally, this principle applies to every medium of design. All great designers understand the medium that they’re designing for, whether it’s architecture, print, automotive design, or anything else. The web should be no different.