[Sdruby] Rails and Web Design

[Rob Kaufman]

  If you emphases is going to be on usability more than "fancy graphics or
effects", then I would suggest going with a usability designer instead of a
graphical designer.  These fields are related, and there is a lot of bleed
over, but someone with usability experience or training can often still give
you an awesome look.  The big thing you get from working with a usability
specialist is a design that makes your website enjoyable to use.

  If you decide to go that route, expect any wire-frames you have to get
tossed out and re-done (not that they don't still have worth by help you
explain your core concepts).  I've had success laying out a basic set of
user stories and turning them over to the designer and I've had success with
jotting down some basic concepts to help me explain what an app needs to
do.  You want to give your designer freedom to design, but you also want to
inspire them by showing them clearly what you want to accomplish (you give
what, they give how).

Rob Kaufman

On 6/14/07, Nathan Colgate Clark <nathancolgate at gmail.com> wrote:
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>  Jesse James Garrett has nice guide for building solid foundations for
> websites.  In his model, graphic design is the last step, and it is stacked
> on top of solid planning and information:
>
> http://www.jjg.net/elements/pdf/elements.pdf
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