Related to my previous post about web designers and code is this post from factor[e]. It reminds me of the uncomfortable situation of dealing with designs from non-web designers.
I certainly sympathize with print designers. Their clients all want to get on the web and print designers must feel they either need to step up or lose the work. Unfortunately, the results are rarely pretty.
I came across The Case Against Code on Stuart Thursby’s blog today. As I understand it, he writes that web designers shouldn’t feel constrained by the code required to implement their designs.
As he aptly writes
coding a website introduces inherent realities which a Photoshop document cannot account for. As a result, I’ve found myself (and I’m sure many of you can say the same) dialing down my designs somewhat to allow for a more realistic and attainable end result.
I partially agree with his point.
I made Nik, the design half of Dialect, really happy a few weeks back. You see, he’s meticulous, as any good designer should be, and sticks strongly to a grid system when designing sites. I sometimes (inadvertently) miss a few things when coding up his files, and I think my interpretations of the grid have driven him to drink on occasion.
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