Comments on: 12 Steps to Creating a Professional Web Design http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/ Professional web design and creative company CHROMATIC's blog. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:35:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Shikha http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-9034 Shikha Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:31:08 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-9034 Matt, Thank you for this article. I am a newbie and have been wanting to learn how to create a website but got very confused by the various programming jargon. I find your article to the point and in step describes all the aspects very clear. I am following you on twitter. Matt,

Thank you for this article. I am a newbie and have been wanting to learn how to create a website but got very confused by the various programming jargon. I find your article to the point and in step describes all the aspects very clear. I am following you on twitter.

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]]> By: Nathan Louie http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8761 Nathan Louie Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:47:37 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8761 Good post! I also agree about the abuse of flash. It's really too much and professionals running a business know when something is distracting. Good post! I also agree about the abuse of flash. It’s really too much and professionals running a business know when something is distracting.

]]> By: Armig Esfahani http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8710 Armig Esfahani Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:17:11 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8710 great post.. so useful for fresh designers like me.. bookmarked :) great post.. so useful for fresh designers like me.. bookmarked :)

]]> By: neil http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8708 neil Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:36:06 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8708 These 12 Steps to Creating a Professional Web Design are very much helpful for the new designer. This will help to identified their track and work in to the right direction. Thanks for the post. <a href="http://www.Webdesignquote.ca" rel="nofollow">Web Design Quote</a> These 12 Steps to Creating a Professional Web Design are very much helpful for the new designer. This will help to identified their track and work in to the right direction. Thanks for the post.
Web Design Quote

]]> By: prasanth http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8693 prasanth Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:33:22 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8693 your article has given me a nice start . thanks for it.. your article has given me a nice start . thanks for it..

]]> By: Pareen http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8571 Pareen Sat, 09 May 2009 16:59:12 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8571 Thanks a lot...nice article... Thanks a lot…nice article…

]]> By: Tom Doyle http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8523 Tom Doyle Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:36:55 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8523 Great process driven article and definitely the process web developers should take when starting a new project. But I do disagree with you on some points and these should be restructured in my opinion. Step 5. Current Web Design Technology I think you are giving tables a very bad time here. I've seen sites built using DIVs and CSS that use a lot more code than one with tables. If done right, CSS sites should be smaller, however this is not always the case. And if not done right, will take just as long to download as a poorly designed tables based design. The reason tables became so popular was because of the flexibility it gave to designers, so saying that it limits creativity is not accurate at all. You can still do a lot with tables that you can't with CSS. Step 8. XHTML& CSS Validation I have a problem with this section too and that comes down to the definition of accessibility. From WikiPedia: Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a product (e.g., device, service, environment) is accessible by as many people as possible. If you build your website using the latest coding standards, older browsers will not be able to view or function the site correctly. I know this is now a small percentage, however, it goes against the whole definition of accessibility. If you were to build your websites in the "old fashioned" way as you put it, your website could be viewable in all browsers, unlike standards compliant websites. Remember you can have an accessible website with old fashioned coding. Other than that it's definitely an article that I would recommend that people read! Tom Great process driven article and definitely the process web developers should take when starting a new project.

But I do disagree with you on some points and these should be restructured in my opinion.

Step 5. Current Web Design Technology
I think you are giving tables a very bad time here. I’ve seen sites built using DIVs and CSS that use a lot more code than one with tables. If done right, CSS sites should be smaller, however this is not always the case. And if not done right, will take just as long to download as a poorly designed tables based design.

The reason tables became so popular was because of the flexibility it gave to designers, so saying that it limits creativity is not accurate at all. You can still do a lot with tables that you can’t with CSS.

Step 8. XHTML& CSS Validation
I have a problem with this section too and that comes down to the definition of accessibility.

From WikiPedia: Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a product (e.g., device, service, environment) is accessible by as many people as possible.

If you build your website using the latest coding standards, older browsers will not be able to view or function the site correctly. I know this is now a small percentage, however, it goes against the whole definition of accessibility. If you were to build your websites in the “old fashioned” way as you put it, your website could be viewable in all browsers, unlike standards compliant websites. Remember you can have an accessible website with old fashioned coding.

Other than that it’s definitely an article that I would recommend that people read!

Tom

]]> By: Netronage http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8419 Netronage Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:05:10 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8419 Nice post its great to find such a well laid article thanks for sharing the information Nice post its great to find such a well laid article thanks for sharing the information

]]> By: William http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8353 William Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:51:23 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8353 For collaboration I found Groove to be top notch! I highly recommend it you can share anything. For collaboration I found Groove to be top notch! I highly recommend it you can share anything.

]]> By: Matt http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8326 Matt Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:43:20 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8326 Alex - We're glad that you found the article useful. Thanks for catching the typo, too. We've fixed it. Alex – We’re glad that you found the article useful. Thanks for catching the typo, too. We’ve fixed it.

]]> By: Lex http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8324 Lex Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:34:39 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8324 Great article - thanks! Step 13: Get a proofreader to spot the mistakes your spell checker didn't spot. For example: "Following a well-structured web design process is by far one of the most importance steps that many web designers choose to neglect." Great article – thanks!

Step 13: Get a proofreader to spot the mistakes your spell checker didn’t spot. For example:

“Following a well-structured web design process is by far one of the most importance steps that many web designers choose to neglect.”

]]> By: Derrick http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8113 Derrick Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:01:14 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8113 In regard to crawlers reading flash, it is now possible and will be common practice very soon. Google just announced analytics for flash. just to give an update. text based code is still king, but flash won't kill your site. In regard to crawlers reading flash, it is now possible and will be common practice very soon. Google just announced analytics for flash. just to give an update.
text based code is still king, but flash won’t kill your site.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8112 Ryan Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:36:09 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8112 These are good tips for <a href="http://www.mediablend.com" rel="nofollow">professional web design</a>. I work in the field and see a lot of bad color scheme’s, overuse of calls to action, and multiple font’s and font colors. To make a professional looking site sometimes the less is more approach works best. It does for me anyways. Keep is simple and easy to use. These are good tips for professional web design. I work in the field and see a lot of bad color scheme’s, overuse of calls to action, and multiple font’s and font colors. To make a professional looking site sometimes the less is more approach works best. It does for me anyways. Keep is simple and easy to use.

]]> By: lhuv http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8111 lhuv Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:14:06 +0000 http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/12-steps-to-creating-a-professional-web-design/#comment-8111 Wow!!! Good job. Could I take some of yours triks to build my own site? Wow!!! Good job. Could I take some of yours triks to build my own site?

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