Comments on: Why you should not hire me to design your website:

By: DAn

DAn — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:12:50 +0000

Great post, thanks

By: Owen Waring

Owen Waring — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:24:23 +0000

Web designers the world over thank you for writing this!

Both our disciplines have become so specific and complex in their nuances, that it is a disservice to clients (and your chances of repeat business) to pretend to be something you are not. I applaud you for knowing your niche and embracing it, and as a professional, I do the same. Just because my Adobe Creative Suite came with a copy of InDesign doesn’t mean I know what it takes to lay out a book or magazine spread and, more importantly, troubleshoot getting it printed properly.

By: Marcin Petruszka

Marcin Petruszka — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:55:53 +0000

If only all our clients were just so brilliantly clever as you are… world would be perfect. I loved the tatoo part of your rant. I might use it myself if you don’t mind

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Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:40:23 +0000

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By: existdissolve

existdissolve — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:52:35 +0000

Great article.

I would suggest that while a clear distinction should be made between *print* designers and *web* designers, the same level of distinction should be made between between web *designers* and web *developers*.

I know a lot of developers (guys who program applications) who “know” HTML and CSS, but don’t really. They can get HTML and CSS to work (like anyone who has access to Google), but not in an elegant, efficient, or even standards-compliant way.

So your point about using people who are best at the job you need them to do is spot on. Need a logo? Hire a graphic designer. Need a poster? Hire a graphic designer with heavy print experience. Need a website mockup? Hire a web designer who has experience designing for the intricacies of web interactions. Need HTML and CSS? Hire a web designer who lives and breathes the stuff. And need your web site to “do” something? Hire a programmer who knows how to make stuff work, and make stuff work in a fast, efficient way.

Therefore, the point about collaboration is critical. Sure, there are individuals who can pull off all these *jobs* to a certain extent. But if you truly want the very best product possible, it’s going to take a team of professionals who are outstanding at the specific species of work that they do, and who are engaged as a team from day 1. Unfortunately, few people have the budget or leadership abilities to pull such collaboration off…

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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:44:43 +0000

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By: Ron Rattie

Ron Rattie — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:26:02 +0000

Amen! (in a completely agnostic sense)

As a web designer/developer I couldn’t agree more.
Getting designs from purely print designers can be
very frustrating. It is a rarity to find a print designer
that understands designing for the web.

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By: Ramona

Ramona — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:36:14 +0000

I love your website. I’m not an expert designer or developer… but created everything that is on my website. I realized, I’m the person who is best suited at putting the pieces together! That is my specialty.

Your design is very inspiring by the way. I love the clean style! And great article! You make an excellent point!

By: Rakel

Rakel — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:41:56 +0000

As a web designer & ui programmer, I definitely relate to this. Sometimes print designers just don’t “get it” when it comes to designing for the web. i.e. the logo is at the bottom of the page, the backgrounds are not fluid or repeating and just cut off at 900px, etc.

On the other hand, I’ve coded someone elses design, held the integrity of it 100%, and then passed it over to a JSP programmer to build a custom shopping cart, and HE totally hacked it up. Which I really don’t understand because I had all of the html & css done. *very large sigh*

By the way, this is my first time commenting on your blog but I just have to say that I am in awe of your talent for type. And, um, girl power?

Anyway, 2 thumbs up from me on this one!