Re: Site Layouts/Designs

I don't do site design for people, thats probley because i suck at design, but i am good at the coding...just like apps, i suck with the GUI, which is why i prefer to get some that are already done, or get them done, and i am a poor bastard, so free ones(alot of them are just templates), are for me.. - James "ReDucTor" Mitchell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin French" <justin@indent.com.au> To: "Meir Kriheli" <mksoft@netvision.net.il>; "php" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Site Layouts/Designs > Hi, > > > Just to throw in a curve-ball, IMHO, there is no point looking at > pre-built layouts and templates. > > > Why? > > 1. The end product will not look unique or different. It will look the > same as the other 5000 sites who found that same template. Worse still, > if your charging a client, they're paying for a non-unique design (even > if the "design" wasn't charged out). if it was client based work, I'd > advise telling them that they're getting a freebie layout design. Sure, > they may like that, but not when you tell them it'll be as generic as an > milk bottle, and probably already exists 100-5000 times elsewhere on the > net (where people are stuggling to stand out in the crowd already). My > clients would rather pay for a few hours of design time and get > something even half original which meets their needs. > > 2. Out-of-the-box templates (especially free ones) tend to look like > just that. Generic enough to be adaptable on a large number of sites, > with varied content, with minimal fuss. > > 2. In my 7+ years of interface design, graphic design, and web > development I have never designed the same site/page twice. The fact > is, the client, the content, their identity and the site's needs will > allways dictate a different layout/design. > > > However LOOKING at them for ideas and inspiration may be just what you > need... in fact, I do it all the time... I'm contantly looking at > layout/interface design, cataloging it all in my brain. When it comes > time for a new design, I can blend all those ideas up and build > something unique and purpose built for the client. > > > Just my two cents worth!! > > > Justin French > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >