Comments on: Blogs, CMS and website templates: Major Changes in the world of web design. http://www.killersites.com/blog/2005/major-changes-in-the-world-of-web-design/ Real world talk about web design, programming and the business of web design. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:47:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Holly http://www.killersites.com/blog/2005/major-changes-in-the-world-of-web-design/#comment-155129 Holly Sun, 11 May 2008 23:43:04 +0000 http://www.killersites.com/blog/2005/major-changes-in-the-world-of-web-design/#comment-155129 Yes, there are indeed big changes in our web design world to which we must adapt. Although it can be a bit overwhelming to try to keep abreast of all the possibilities, it seems that the added choice now allows for designers to create unique solutions based on the individual needs of each project. I don't really see that one system (e.g. CMSs) or another will dominate, rather, over the long run, I think designers will become more discerning about which method they use based on the specific needs of their clients. It's interesting to watch the progression of our field over time. Cheers, Holly Yes, there are indeed big changes in our web design world to which we must adapt. Although it can be a bit overwhelming to try to keep abreast of all the possibilities, it seems that the added choice now allows for designers to create unique solutions based on the individual needs of each project. I don’t really see that one system (e.g. CMSs) or another will dominate, rather, over the long run, I think designers will become more discerning about which method they use based on the specific needs of their clients. It’s interesting to watch the progression of our field over time.

Cheers,
Holly

]]> By: Greg http://www.killersites.com/blog/2005/major-changes-in-the-world-of-web-design/#comment-3482 Greg Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:14:12 +0000 http://www.killersites.com/blog/2005/major-changes-in-the-world-of-web-design/#comment-3482 When I think about CMS programming and good old HTML, I see a huge difference. The same difference that\'s between growing your own food and buying it from the supermarket, sure it\'s more efficient, but you never get the same satisfaction. When I think about CMS programming and good old HTML, I see a huge difference. The same difference that\’s between growing your own food and buying it from the supermarket, sure it\’s more efficient, but you never get the same satisfaction.

]]> By: Jarrod http://www.killersites.com/blog/2005/major-changes-in-the-world-of-web-design/#comment-3474 Jarrod Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:37:41 +0000 http://www.killersites.com/blog/2005/major-changes-in-the-world-of-web-design/#comment-3474 BLOG:CMS is probably the only system that is not only w3c valid, but also ships with application/xhtml+xml MIME type by default, for top performance on modern browsers like Mozilla, Firefox, Safari and Opera. But BLOG:CMS will also automatically supply older standard, text/html, to browsers which cannot handle this, like obsolete Microsoft Internet Explorer. BLOG:CMS is probably the only system that is not only w3c valid, but also ships with application/xhtml+xml MIME type by default, for top performance on modern browsers like Mozilla, Firefox, Safari and Opera. But BLOG:CMS will also automatically supply older standard, text/html, to browsers which cannot handle this, like obsolete Microsoft Internet Explorer.

]]> By: Greg http://www.killersites.com/blog/2005/major-changes-in-the-world-of-web-design/#comment-3085 Greg Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:25:40 +0000 http://www.killersites.com/blog/2005/major-changes-in-the-world-of-web-design/#comment-3085 It\'s all about CMS. The good old pure html day are gone forever :) It\’s all about CMS. The good old pure html day are gone forever :)

]]> By: Tim Laubacher http://www.killersites.com/blog/2005/major-changes-in-the-world-of-web-design/#comment-1000 Tim Laubacher Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:49:24 +0000 http://www.killersites.com/blog/2005/major-changes-in-the-world-of-web-design/#comment-1000 I agree with the above statements, but I don't think custom designs will dwindle as much as it was implied. Here's why. - Template driven sites are nice at first, but when you want to expand your site and do something unique it is very tough to do so. I've gotten customers because their cheap templates weren't able to fully realize their needs. - Although template sites may look nice they don't often reflect the branding and personality of a company. Each company is unique and in order to have a branded site you need custom design. - Template sites are really not as cheap as they seem. Someone still needs to gather and write all of the content, which to me is the most time consuming part of the process. Working with a professional web designer will save time and thus money in the long run. ~Tim I agree with the above statements, but I don’t think custom designs will dwindle as much as it was implied. Here’s why.

- Template driven sites are nice at first, but when you want to expand your site and do something unique it is very tough to do so. I’ve gotten customers because their cheap templates weren’t able to fully realize their needs.
- Although template sites may look nice they don’t often reflect the branding and personality of a company. Each company is unique and in order to have a branded site you need custom design.
- Template sites are really not as cheap as they seem. Someone still needs to gather and write all of the content, which to me is the most time consuming part of the process. Working with a professional web designer will save time and thus money in the long run.

~Tim

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