thinkvitamin.com— We learned that good design is based on the C.R.A.P., and when Creative Directors tell you that your design is crap, they?re actually giving you positive reinforcement.
Apr 18, 2006View in Crawl 4
Yeah this is basically the crux of the design program that I'm in currently. Literally everything we do will get critiqued based on those basic principles.
I am getting into the later end of my 20s and have been out of school for long while, but thats beyond the point. Web sites should have a programmer and designer team. I don't open dreamweaver and call myself a programmer.
"No, everyone has their specialty. The problem is when when people try to mix skills. A web programmer should never be a visual designer which should never be an interaction designer."I disagree.There are a variety of roles that need to be filled in software/product/etc design. Sometimes, these roles are best handled by individuals who specialize. Sometiems they're best handles by multiple people that have a broader understanding of things.Personally, the BEST web developers I've ever met have been the jack-of-all-trades folks. The Painter who programs in Java. The classical composition major who develops Flash interfaces.Design is a broad thing and I, personally, find the best designers (be them DB designers, app designer, visual designers, writers, IAs, what-have-you) are those that do not specialize but dip their toes into anything they can.In the end, my dream dev team is a handful of generalists that bring in specialists as needed."All people look at the world differently, and everyone brings something else to the table."I completely agree.
an update on my comment up there ^^nni have completed the site ( xfactor computers ) and i have it on a domain and everything, u can check it if u like.nnwww.xfactorpcs.com - The X factor Computers websiten- ryan furtnern
ageofinnosenceApr 19, 2006
Yeah this is basically the crux of the design program that I'm in currently. Literally everything we do will get critiqued based on those basic principles.
eurotransientApr 19, 2006
Great comment. I triple digg you, though only in theory, since reality only lets me digg you once.
jeffjonezApr 19, 2006
The rules seem good enough, but the sites he note as examples of great design are crap, not C.R.A.P.
wildApr 19, 2006
I am getting into the later end of my 20s and have been out of school for long while, but thats beyond the point. Web sites should have a programmer and designer team. I don't open dreamweaver and call myself a programmer.
joeyjojoApr 19, 2006
"No, everyone has their specialty. The problem is when when people try to mix skills. A web programmer should never be a visual designer which should never be an interaction designer."I disagree.There are a variety of roles that need to be filled in software/product/etc design. Sometimes, these roles are best handled by individuals who specialize. Sometiems they're best handles by multiple people that have a broader understanding of things.Personally, the BEST web developers I've ever met have been the jack-of-all-trades folks. The Painter who programs in Java. The classical composition major who develops Flash interfaces.Design is a broad thing and I, personally, find the best designers (be them DB designers, app designer, visual designers, writers, IAs, what-have-you) are those that do not specialize but dip their toes into anything they can.In the end, my dream dev team is a handful of generalists that bring in specialists as needed."All people look at the world differently, and everyone brings something else to the table."I completely agree.
m00nmasterApr 20, 2006
Reminds me of <a class="user" href="http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/">http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/</a> -- study sites that "suck" to learn what not to do.
steveholt42Apr 22, 2006
I always learned it this way:D.U.B.Y.A. - Don't Use the Blink tag, You assh**e
Closed AccountMay 23, 2006
an update on my comment up there ^^nni have completed the site ( xfactor computers ) and i have it on a domain and everything, u can check it if u like.nnwww.xfactorpcs.com - The X factor Computers websiten- ryan furtnern