Re: FN-FORUM: Web designers v's Graphic designers

date posted 6th February 2007 16:05

I think you replied to the wrong Dominic there...




On 6 Feb 2007, at 14:22, Craig wrote:

>
> Dominic, what an excellent reply, I totally agree with your point
> of view:)
>
> Craig
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> I think if you put 10 coders together you could come out with
> something
> truly spectacular - something one designer could never do.
>
> In my opinion graphic designers cover a much larger spectrum of
> design than
> web designers, web design is purely that, web design, take away the
> www and
> their options end. Graphic designers generally cover all forms of
> print/paper based work for advertising as a whole (massive industry
> when you
>
> consider corporate ID, magazines, packaging, exhibitions, films, games
> etc.). Sure web designers also package these companies on the web
> but their
> perspective is basically from a www point of view which has it's
> ball-park
> limits. Fundamental design rules change for each sector with a graphic
> designer. Graphic designers also do vehicle advertising, architectural
> visualisation, product design, clothing design, CAD design,
> character design
>
> and animation, also fine art! Where graphic designers start to mix
> with web
> designers it's only really in web content and interface design.
> When I meet
> someone who tells me they're a web designer I know exactly where
> they start
> & end, when I meet a graphic designer I'm curious to know what area
> they
> specialise in. It's like saying you're a doctor? ..ok, which area of
> medicine do you specialise in? ..whereas a web designer would be
> saying 'I'm
>
> a paediatrician (as an example a website is a living breathing
> thing that is
>
> your clients baby:-) This area of medicine is huge and is breaking
> ground
> every day - as is with web design so I'm not knocking web down,
> it's just an
>
> example to say that 'graphic design' is like 'medicine' - massive
> field that
>
> can't be compared to any particular specialisation as with 'web
> design'.
> Graphic design fills every part of your life, web design is only
> found on a
> computer screen/PDA/mobile.
>
> I think your question should be between web designers (being the
> graphic
> designer in your question) and the web developer (being the web
> designer in
> your question).
>
> You've probably guessed I'm a graphic designer, I specialise in 3D
> modelling
>
> & animation but have pretty much done everything I've mentioned
> above at one
>
> point or another. I am however a terrible web developer and have no
> coding
> experience - I design using Flash and Dreamweaver only so I stick
> to bespoke
>
> websites (sites that don't require search engines, user logins,
> contact
> forms or calculations). I have pitched on a site before that the
> client
> loved the look of - a recording studio, but when outsourcing the
> backend
> development of the site it proved almost impossible, so the client
> ended up
> reverting to something less visually appealing which made me feel
> like a
> real idiot. I've now come to realise how important good
> communication is
> between a web designer and web developer right from the offset, and
> that a
> web designer should never present a design to a client unless it's
> been
> validated by a developer (if it requires development). It must be
> hugely
> frustrating for a developer to get dumped with a design that just
> won't
> work - but the client insists that's what they want! ..I never
> thought I've
> ever say this but I think the tables should turn and developers
> should be
> the ones presenting web designers with an infrastructure tailored
> for the
> clients for them to then make it look good, the web designer can
> then bounce
>
> the design back to the developer with suggested tweaks for
> enhancing design
> & layout before presentation to the client.
>
> whoa, I didn't think I had this much to say on the
> topic, ..apologies for
> the bla...
>
> back to work
>
>
> Dominic
>
>
>
>
>
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