Clients, Plans, and Dreamweaver

  

Yay! Client project! Ok this will definitely be a challenge considering what we are trying to do with limited time. Welcome to the real world.

The Killersite message board was indeed interesting. The content is insightful and each post adds value to the next, they all make perfect sense. The budget, deadlines, and expectations are all really relevant. Yet, these posts are from 2005 and the Internet was a much different beast. Being a big reddit user, old style message boards make me cringe. A relevant subreddit is: http://www.reddit.com/r/web_design/

Keep it realistic with your goals and deadlines and talk about a budget from the beginning. Do not talk about colors yet. 

After the interview with the client, it is time to start brainstorming. The digital web magazine provided very good and clear insight. Based solely upon aesthetics and the professional feel for the site, I didn’t notice that the article was written in 2005… Right away. Dates instantly make me question the credibility. The content of the site shows me why it is still relevant. Business needs and user needs are definitely important. Why do you need this site? Is a very important question, I really like how the author breaks down two lists, what the user needs and the business needs, and prioritizes the lists. The real world cases are very helpful.

As for Dreamweaver, I feel like I have a learning disability when it comes to reading. So I need to make mistakes and just dive into the code. I learn more from my mistakes then things I do right, so I just want to dive in and mess stuff up. Lets mess stuff up.