Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 1st February 2002 18:54

i promise that i will (probably) say no more - but the point was that
different people create different styles of sites to do different jobs and
to appeal to different types of people - as you say about davidbowie.com

i would be interested to know if you feel i have done a bad (ish) job
regarding www.cobaltblue.co.uk . i basically contact people to view the site
from my list of photographers etc - and the site is basically to view
samples of work - there is info there but to a minimal amount as a) I tell
them the basics when i contact them, b) if they are interested they can
contact me for further details - the idea behind the design is to keep it
mainly about the portfolio and the "print" button on the site will lead to a
more extensive list of what i actually do and about me (which i have not
done very well at the moment) - it is much easier to do in this way (?)

anyhow - tell me what you think - i can take it

john


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul J White" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign


> > i have nothing else to say until someone actually reads what i said
> > regarding intended audience - anyway have fun
> >
> I dropped out of this one to do some work (remember that stuff?) but have
> caught up and read, and agreed with, nearly all you have said. The medium
is
> no longer the message, it has to work, it should look good - and as a
> designer, selling design services, you owe it to yourself to make your own
> site look great, but it should still allow prospective employers/clients
to
> access the portfolio and most importantly the contact details, or how are
> they going to give you the work you deserve. Of course, there are degrees
> here, as with most things, and a balance between wow! factor and
information
> access will be reached according to various factors. David Bowie doesn't
> need to sell things from his web site, he doesn't even need to get any
> meaningful information across - we all know who he is and what he does -
but
> impressive site, yes.
> Another impressive site, which to my mind combines good looks, a complex
but
> intuitive navigation and uses some flash, yet still loads quickly is
> www.gm.com - yes, the biggest capitalist corporation in the world, so
Kathy
> won't like it (lol) - get deep into the site
> http://www.gm.com/company/gm_exp_live/events/NAIAS2002/index.html is
> particularly impressive, yet it is still easy to get about.
> I'm bored with typing now but a last word - hyperlinks - it's what the web
> is for and about. Discuss.
>
> Paul
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jd" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 6:09 PM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign
>
>
> > i have nothing else to say until someone actually reads what i said
> > regarding intended audience - anyway have fun
>
>
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