[webproducers] Re: cost to create a website?

Morry:
 
When a member of the group asks a question of the group, is there any way that 
respondents can limit their response to the specific individual who asked the 
question vs. copying the entire list?  
 
I'm sure I'm not alone in that when I am not interested in the responses, it's 
annoying to have to go through my inbox and delete unsolicited mail.  Perhaps 
respondents can send their replies to the list administrator who will capture 
and post all replies in one email so that those who are interested, including 
the person who asked the question, can open one email and be done with it?
 
Thanks,
 
Catherine


morry <morry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:This is an interesting point. I have 
worked with clients who thought that
design was just about cosmetics and that they really didn't matter that
much. Of course this perception is often I see the need for premature
redesigns.

Good design is more than a pretty face and isn't about just picking colors.
Often times just having something up can do more harm than good. Be it
online or off good design helps a client to get their message through but
also can help get and retain clients. This reminds me of the study done on
retail merchandising and customer shopping habits. A retailer might argue
that they don't need fancy over priced merchandisers and designers to decide
where products should go and how they are displayed but that's short sighted
and can cost them business. Good designers know that shoppers tend to walk
in and go to the right immediately and we also know from retail observations
that a majority of female shoppers will move away from a display and even
leave a store if they get bumped into by other shoppers or other displays
are too close.

We can certainly see the argument for just putting the stock out there if
the shopping area isn't "designed" appropriately and isn't appealing on many
levels then you risk losing business (if we're talking commercial).

Good design is rhetoric and is part of an overall strategic plan to be sure
your goal is reached. The old form vs. function argument has become more and
more blurred over the years. In his new book, Donald Normal backtracks on
his positing in a previous book in light of research proving what good
designers have been saying all along- "pretty things work better."

4) i'm not sure you need to bring "big guns" of a professional
design firm to this project for a 20 page corporate site UNLESS
the company is really serious about its image and content. a lot
of companies don't care and as long as the final product isn't
horrid, they'll be happy with having something up rather than a
professionally designed masterpiece.




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