The Site Development Process
October 21, 2009 at 5:01 pm 1 comment
I thought this article was a good one. I do believe that it’s better to go in depth with every part of the planning process than to jump in and just start designing the site. For instance, let’s say you jump to the design process immediately. Your client wanted an extremely artistic layout with non-traditional navigation that was divided up into different bubbles on the top of the page. You design it, start plugging in content, then halfway through the client decides a new page needs to be added. Now you have to redo your entire nav bar because the design will not accommodate you simply adding a new button or drop down.
Going through these
steps will help you plan your website better and all in all be more efficient. (I’m sure there are some clients out there who may have it all figured out in their head and want a speedy website thrown up for them, but that just seems like it would be rare. Especially if someone is paying… they’re going to want to be sure in their minds that they are getting exactly what they want/need, and that their business will benefit from the site.
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Gina | October 23, 2009 at 5:54 pm
No skimming!! Read!
Knowing the process sets you apart from other designers, but also can move you from being a web monkey to becoming a creative director! Especially if you want to do freelance work, you will be more successful if you do all these steps!