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Breakdown of the ideal web design process
webdesignfromscratch.com — A detailed breakdown and analysis of the web design process. Includes things such as know what you are doing, know the needs, what the visitor wants, personality and style...
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- gatorsrule21, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Great general guide, but it's important to remember that is no panacea for the design process.
- ForbesBingley, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Agreed. And sometimes, the client will dictate both pace and direction...
- Wolfghost, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2gatorsrule21 and ForbesBingley,
Both of you couldn't be more right, but did either of you even bother to read the article? Your points were addressed multiple times.
- FrankieB078, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Good stuff! Can definitely use this as a guide at some point.
- rusty_g, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2i have done that for a many of my sites that i have designed... sat down and drew it out on paper first before i ever even went to photoshop and flash to create the site...
- TheCardinal, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1It works amazingly well and you can even have end users contribute so you can get an idea of what they want to see, and it's often little things that power users and designers miss.
- EdThomson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3My advise is to to make the site as user friendly as possible. Before designing the site think about all the different potential users of the site and what information/tasks they will want from the site. Once you have a design then go through the site with all the different users to make sure that their tasks are easy and any information they are likely to be seeking can be easily found.
- tacotacotaco, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5The ideal web design process always breaks down.
- mjjack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's why it's called "ideal"
- betona, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Decent article and something a few managers or leaders should be aware of when they want a site built.
I'm fortunate to have experience with a usability lab (cameras, 2-way mirrors, etc.) where we'd bring people in and ask them to do tasks on our proposed designs. It's pretty humbling when they don't see a button or a function that you though would be obvious in your design. But as time goes by, you get a lot better with your instincts on how people react to pages. - Quavistar, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0Under any other circumstances I would not have commented on this. As it stands the only way to save a good digg (inside the digg platform) is to comment on it (which will automatically saves it to "My Profile" under the "History" tab). It would be nice if digg added an "add to favorites" button, that saves a good digg, on the fly (with just one click), to "My Profile" (under the "Favorites" tab).
- keesj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Ever heard about the My#1 feature?
- Quavistar, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Of course I am aware of My #1, however to save a good digg to #1 it requires too much monkey motion. For instance, you would have to "comment" (sometimes a digg doesn't warrant a comment notwithstanding it being a good digg) on the digg to get it to "My Profile," then you would have to go to my profile and send it to My #1. I'm talking "one click" functionality to save a good digg on the fly to #1, if you will. Quite frankly, "My #1" is an oxymoron because truthfully there can be only 1 number 1, digg should change the "My#1" to "My Favorites."
- Quavistar, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Maylay my Last!!!
- Wolfghost, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Strange, it is only two clicks for me. One click to digg, then a second click on the "+My#1" button. No need to comment, no need to visit my profile. Sounds like you want something else, but I'm unclear exactly what this is.
Your one understandable point was saving favorites. Only having one is restrictive. I'd be happy with a top 10 (or 5, or even 3) favorites.
- Fanboy88, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Very general tips. Not much detail about a real design process like RUP.
- Quavistar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@ wolfghost okay I goofed, it's not like digg came with a users manual. Nevertheless My#1 is an oxymoron.
- Wolfghost, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Digg comments, along with a world class BS filter, is the user manual.
Imagine someone writing an on-line Digg User's Manual. I see an article with the most diggs of all time, flaming comments, riots in the cubes, servers dugg into oblivion, a data center of slag and smoke, and the funniest Diggnation ever (just how many times can Alex say "f* a monkey" in one episode?). Someday, someone will try it. Come on diggers, I want to see the carnage.
- Wolfghost, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Digg comments, along with a world class BS filter, is the user manual.
- theXenon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Overly simplistic article. I think this was intended for web newbies just starting out.
- mjjack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's why the site is called "Web Design from Scratch".
- iluvhatemail, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2one word: blah
- dbxz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2dead
- myownminerva, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1this story made it on a few months ago.
- darkrabbi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0the best tip I was ever given for web design is when you're dry creatively, have sex then get back to work. I should note this is best attempted in the daytime hours, otherwise you'll be too tired.
plan b - call your old friend mary j - pcmonger, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Good read - bookmarked!
- onkelcommy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Great guide! A nice way to get inspiration for a new design is http://www.screenalicious.com where you can find the largest collection of CSS designs with lots of screen shots.
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