Comments on: Is their really a “right way” to build a web site?

By: suBi

suBi — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:58:49 +0000

i don’t think there’s a right way to build or design websites… For a person with better background in codes dreamweaver might be the starting point… I know many ppl who design in illustrator … I use photoshop.. I even know somebody who uses Indesign for websites… creates a PDF… slice n’ dice…

I think it all depends upon what kind of end product you are delivering or the client is expecting..

About designers doing their own HTML/CSS… I like to do my own, because that way, I know what I’m doing. There are multiple ways of achieving the same result when it comes to the web, and I might not necessarily understand a hardcore developers approach… eventhough the end result is the same… If I am going to be maintaining the site.. and I have the skill set to develop it.. why not???

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:21:30 +0000

Very interesting group of posts on the subject recently. I read with interest 37signals’ post on using css/xhtml for prototyping, and immediately felt the same as Croft — it shows.

As designers, we need to use the tools that don’t constrain us, yet allow for a quick build when needed.

What works for me is OmniGraffle. I find that by starting in OG, I can quickly build out the rough design with a reasonable amount of design details while retaining agility. Then, into Photoshop for that final bit of polishing.

But even using these tools, it’s easy to fall into that “saved style” or template mode where everything looks like the last one. It’s a balance.

By: John

John — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:31:35 +0000

Hi David: We use Bitrix a fully evolved CMS (http://www.bitrixsoft.com) resource, and have been able to build some amazing sited. They are not an open source provider but you get what you pay for.