Re: FN-FORUM: An interesting experiment? - What would you do differently

date posted 1st August 2004 12:10

On 31 Jul 2004, at 18:56, Nigel Rogers wrote:

>> Yep, there are many people who see design simply as 'how things
>> look'. To me
>> though, coding is just one of the many facets to design.
>
> second that.
>
> Don't confuse graphic design with web design.
> Good design is always more than appearance.
> And I still would like to see this idea taken forward.
> Are there any takers?
> Just a nod on the forum from enough interested parties
> prhaps we(I) could take it on, set it up.


i'm impressed with people's enthusiasm...

i was just shooting the breeze really,
though, i guess i did kinda throw down the gauntlet. ;-)

i would love to help head a project where several (many) des/dev
companies took on a brief and did their 'own thing' with it.

we tried a similar thing on this list last year - and it was successful
to some degree, but i think the platform was wrong - i.e. it just
encouraged people (myself especially) to divulge their artistic side,
rather than keeping strictly to good, practical (as in 'works') design.

maybe a small component would be in order? i.e. write a brief for a
large project, but just create a homepage?

this is a tough one to do and keep within a sensible constraint. a
project can take several weeks (months even) before something
reasonably good materializes...

the factor of money makes a big difference also. if you have a client
to please, and you are relying on them to provide your wage, you are
more likely to take the time to create something amazing. or not
perhaps?

hmmm....


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