Comments on: Keeping Web Design in the Conversation http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/web-design/keeping-web-design-in-the-conversation/ Perspective on life less restricted Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/web-design/keeping-web-design-in-the-conversation/#comment-14486 Matt Cheuvront Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:31:55 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=4510#comment-14486 Well said Isaac - style must be back with substance. The two can and should go together harmoniously. Thanks for contributing this post to my blog. Well said Isaac – style must be back with substance. The two can and should go together harmoniously. Thanks for contributing this post to my blog.

]]> By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/web-design/keeping-web-design-in-the-conversation/#comment-32293 Matt Cheuvront Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:31:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=4510#comment-32293 Well said Isaac - style must be back with substance. The two can and should go together harmoniously. Thanks for contributing this post to my blog. Well said Isaac – style must be back with substance. The two can and should go together harmoniously. Thanks for contributing this post to my blog.

]]> By: Isaac Ashworthhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/web-design/keeping-web-design-in-the-conversation/#comment-14482 Isaac Ashworth Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:12:35 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=4510#comment-14482 At the end of the day and when all is said and done, if you had the exact same content presented in two different ways, one way being well designed and organized, and the other way being careless and unorganized, there would definitely be one that would be more successful over the other. But design can only do so much. If there is no substance behind the design then it will fail and leave the audience with a sense of disappointment. Who remembers the very first iPhone? It looked fantastic, almost like a piece of art, putting to shame the design of every other phone on the market, but as an actual phone it was derided in the press for not working properly. As beautifully as something can be presented, in order to be truly successful there must be substance behind it. At the end of the day and when all is said and done, if you had the exact same content presented in two different ways, one way being well designed and organized, and the other way being careless and unorganized, there would definitely be one that would be more successful over the other. But design can only do so much. If there is no substance behind the design then it will fail and leave the audience with a sense of disappointment. Who remembers the very first iPhone? It looked fantastic, almost like a piece of art, putting to shame the design of every other phone on the market, but as an actual phone it was derided in the press for not working properly. As beautifully as something can be presented, in order to be truly successful there must be substance behind it.

]]> By: Isaac Ashworthhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/web-design/keeping-web-design-in-the-conversation/#comment-32292 Isaac Ashworth Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:12:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=4510#comment-32292 At the end of the day and when all is said and done, if you had the exact same content presented in two different ways, one way being well designed and organized, and the other way being careless and unorganized, there would definitely be one that would be more successful over the other. But design can only do so much. If there is no substance behind the design then it will fail and leave the audience with a sense of disappointment. Who remembers the very first iPhone? It looked fantastic, almost like a piece of art, putting to shame the design of every other phone on the market, but as an actual phone it was derided in the press for not working properly. As beautifully as something can be presented, in order to be truly successful there must be substance behind it. At the end of the day and when all is said and done, if you had the exact same content presented in two different ways, one way being well designed and organized, and the other way being careless and unorganized, there would definitely be one that would be more successful over the other. But design can only do so much. If there is no substance behind the design then it will fail and leave the audience with a sense of disappointment. Who remembers the very first iPhone? It looked fantastic, almost like a piece of art, putting to shame the design of every other phone on the market, but as an actual phone it was derided in the press for not working properly. As beautifully as something can be presented, in order to be truly successful there must be substance behind it.

]]> By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/web-design/keeping-web-design-in-the-conversation/#comment-14481 Matt Cheuvront Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:03:13 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=4510#comment-14481 Haha - yes! This was the exact example I was looking for of a 90's website. Classic.Always important for your calls to action to follow through - and make sure that the breadcrumb trail you want people to follow is clear and easy to navigate. Haha – yes! This was the exact example I was looking for of a 90′s website. Classic.

Always important for your calls to action to follow through – and make sure that the breadcrumb trail you want people to follow is clear and easy to navigate.

]]> By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/web-design/keeping-web-design-in-the-conversation/#comment-32291 Matt Cheuvront Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:03:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=4510#comment-32291 Haha - yes! This was the exact example I was looking for of a 90's website. Classic.Always important for your calls to action to follow through - and make sure that the breadcrumb trail you want people to follow is clear and easy to navigate. Haha – yes! This was the exact example I was looking for of a 90′s website. Classic.

Always important for your calls to action to follow through – and make sure that the breadcrumb trail you want people to follow is clear and easy to navigate.

]]> By: Ryanhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/web-design/keeping-web-design-in-the-conversation/#comment-14478 Ryan Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:20:52 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=4510#comment-14478 I'd take a nice minimalist design over something cluttered everyday. The content will drive it home.At the same time, the website should have paths that the reader can follow for your calls to action. So for my soccer sites, they come in, are directed to click a link, then they get to that link, get the info, and are directed to another call, maybe to register, add in an email, etc. Don't lead someone to a dead end.PS. Best website ever right here. http://www.angelfire.com/super/badwebs/ I’d take a nice minimalist design over something cluttered everyday. The content will drive it home.

At the same time, the website should have paths that the reader can follow for your calls to action. So for my soccer sites, they come in, are directed to click a link, then they get to that link, get the info, and are directed to another call, maybe to register, add in an email, etc. Don’t lead someone to a dead end.

PS. Best website ever right here. http://www.angelfire.com/super/badwebs/

]]> By: Ryanhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/web-design/keeping-web-design-in-the-conversation/#comment-32290 Ryan Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:20:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=4510#comment-32290 I'd take a nice minimalist design over something cluttered everyday. The content will drive it home.At the same time, the website should have paths that the reader can follow for your calls to action. So for my soccer sites, they come in, are directed to click a link, then they get to that link, get the info, and are directed to another call, maybe to register, add in an email, etc. Don't lead someone to a dead end.PS. Best website ever right here. http://www.angelfire.com/super/badwebs/ I’d take a nice minimalist design over something cluttered everyday. The content will drive it home.

At the same time, the website should have paths that the reader can follow for your calls to action. So for my soccer sites, they come in, are directed to click a link, then they get to that link, get the info, and are directed to another call, maybe to register, add in an email, etc. Don’t lead someone to a dead end.

PS. Best website ever right here. http://www.angelfire.com/super/badwebs/

]]> By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/web-design/keeping-web-design-in-the-conversation/#comment-14468 Matt Cheuvront Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:22:55 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=4510#comment-14468 My feathers are officialy ruffled.Haha, only kidding D. I think your points here are extremely valid. At the core, and even on the surface, you will live and die by the content you put out. I am actually VERY simplistic in my design strategy - focusing on design that does nothing more than enhance the aestheticism of the content in front of the reader. Nothing will cause your readers to lose focus faster than a disorganized cluttered web design (I'm thinking back to the old 90's websites with the flashing backgrounds and midi files that would automatically fire up when the site was loaded).Content is king - there's no argument there - but I do think design plays a somewhat significant role in the overall reader EXPERIENCE. And at the end of the day - design does have to reflect your personality and vision - as was stated by the folks at Ashworth above and something I preach to everyone I talk to and work with.Thanks for the thoughts Derek - you don't have to worry about ruffling any feathers here. Drinks soon! My feathers are officialy ruffled.

Haha, only kidding D. I think your points here are extremely valid. At the core, and even on the surface, you will live and die by the content you put out. I am actually VERY simplistic in my design strategy – focusing on design that does nothing more than enhance the aestheticism of the content in front of the reader. Nothing will cause your readers to lose focus faster than a disorganized cluttered web design (I’m thinking back to the old 90′s websites with the flashing backgrounds and midi files that would automatically fire up when the site was loaded).

Content is king – there’s no argument there – but I do think design plays a somewhat significant role in the overall reader EXPERIENCE. And at the end of the day – design does have to reflect your personality and vision – as was stated by the folks at Ashworth above and something I preach to everyone I talk to and work with.

Thanks for the thoughts Derek – you don’t have to worry about ruffling any feathers here. Drinks soon!

]]> By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/web-design/keeping-web-design-in-the-conversation/#comment-32289 Matt Cheuvront Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:22:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=4510#comment-32289 My feathers are officialy ruffled.Haha, only kidding D. I think your points here are extremely valid. At the core, and even on the surface, you will live and die by the content you put out. I am actually VERY simplistic in my design strategy - focusing on design that does nothing more than enhance the aestheticism of the content in front of the reader. Nothing will cause your readers to lose focus faster than a disorganized cluttered web design (I'm thinking back to the old 90's websites with the flashing backgrounds and midi files that would automatically fire up when the site was loaded).Content is king - there's no argument there - but I do think design plays a somewhat significant role in the overall reader EXPERIENCE. And at the end of the day - design does have to reflect your personality and vision - as was stated by the folks at Ashworth above and something I preach to everyone I talk to and work with.Thanks for the thoughts Derek - you don't have to worry about ruffling any feathers here. Drinks soon! My feathers are officialy ruffled.

Haha, only kidding D. I think your points here are extremely valid. At the core, and even on the surface, you will live and die by the content you put out. I am actually VERY simplistic in my design strategy – focusing on design that does nothing more than enhance the aestheticism of the content in front of the reader. Nothing will cause your readers to lose focus faster than a disorganized cluttered web design (I’m thinking back to the old 90′s websites with the flashing backgrounds and midi files that would automatically fire up when the site was loaded).

Content is king – there’s no argument there – but I do think design plays a somewhat significant role in the overall reader EXPERIENCE. And at the end of the day – design does have to reflect your personality and vision – as was stated by the folks at Ashworth above and something I preach to everyone I talk to and work with.

Thanks for the thoughts Derek – you don’t have to worry about ruffling any feathers here. Drinks soon!

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