[webproducers] Re: cost to create a website?

I disagree. Unless it's a very specific request, I find that replying to 
all helps stimulate conversation, give me ideas, and debunk really bad advice.
I also don't think it's a fair burden to put on the list admin.

D.

At 10:17 AM 1/22/2004 -0800, Catherine Sweeney wrote:
>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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