Comments on: I’m not a Web designer, but I play one http://www.adamduvander.com/me/im-not-a-web-designer-but-i-play-one Adam DuVander’s thoughts on keeping things simple. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:05:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Papadopoulos http://www.adamduvander.com/me/im-not-a-web-designer-but-i-play-one/comment-page-1#comment-1536 Chris Papadopoulos Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:41:27 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/me/im-not-a-web-designer-but-i-play-one#comment-1536 Although its probably more accurate for me to refer to myself as a developer as well, I've also discovered that the average Joe uses the term web designer or sometimes webmaster to refer to somebody that builds websites in any kind of capacity. So I think thats just something one has to live with and embrace. But your point is correct. Anybody involved in any kind of decision-making is really doing design work. Take the simple language on a web form for instance. Is the decision to label the button "submit" or "save" the right one in a given situation? If its the programmer doing the deciding, he's also responsible for the design because a bad decision there can confuse a user. Great site Adam. I love the focus on simplicity! Although its probably more accurate for me to refer to myself as a developer as well, I’ve also discovered that the average Joe uses the term web designer or sometimes webmaster to refer to somebody that builds websites in any kind of capacity. So I think thats just something one has to live with and embrace.

But your point is correct. Anybody involved in any kind of decision-making is really doing design work. Take the simple language on a web form for instance. Is the decision to label the button “submit” or “save” the right one in a given situation? If its the programmer doing the deciding, he’s also responsible for the design because a bad decision there can confuse a user.

Great site Adam. I love the focus on simplicity!

]]> By: bubna http://www.adamduvander.com/me/im-not-a-web-designer-but-i-play-one/comment-page-1#comment-1535 bubna Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:14:52 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/me/im-not-a-web-designer-but-i-play-one#comment-1535 this is so, so true to my experience. i don't much care for design work and dislike being called a designer or graphic artist, but i am regularly forced to be one in various ways. this is so, so true to my experience. i don’t much care for design work and dislike being called a designer or graphic artist, but i am regularly forced to be one in various ways.

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