Web Designers Pushing Web Developers

The Benefits of Letting Web Designers Push Web Developers’ Comfort Level

Web design is a complicated field. It involves an equal balance of inspiration and ripping off other designs. You have to make something beautiful, and intuitive to use. The last detail of every site must be accounted for. Things that work on paper don’t necessarily work on the web. Even if they’re possible, your team has to be willing to make it happen. There’s been a few grumblings recently about web design plateauing. Some have said that every website is beginning to look the same.

I think that the reason behind this has more to do with designers that have been forced into a way of thinking. Too many web designers have been learning about website functionality. They’re being told that certain pieces of their designs aren’t practical. They’re told that some things just can’t be done. Sometimes, this is true, but other times I feel like we’re lying to our web designers. It may be because it would take a few hours longer to achieve the effect the designer is looking for. It may be because the technique would involve learning new practices. It may simply come down to the ignorance of a practice or concept. But sometimes, it’s pure pig-headed stubbornness.

I feel like web designers should be encouraged to let their imaginations run. Designing a website should be more about pushing the boundaries and making a beautiful, functional image that also works well as a user interface. A good web designer should be looking to create a design that’s breathtaking upon first glance, and intuitive on closer inspection. It sounds incredibly difficult, but I think that keeping a designer inside a box makes their job even more difficult.

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