Comments on: 10 tips for working with web designers

By: Dianna Ducs

Dianna Ducs — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:51:00 +0000

Thank you for the post and some fundamental rules to follow in working with web developers. At my institution we have talented web designers/developers, but as hard as we try to communicate our needs we get push back and delays in the process which inevitably causes conflict between us. It ends up feeling like we are hostage to the timelines of the web people rather than a healthy communicable working relationship with flexibility on both sides. Any advice on how to not feel cornered by them and get them to recognize the need to adhere to the project deadlines?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:31:00 +0000

That works great even if you have a web design company and you outsource some or all the work to external web designer. In that occasion you have also to be a mediator from what the client wants and what the web designer does.

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By: Johny Anderson

Johny Anderson — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:22:00 +0000

What a great information that is! It is really such a important articles for the peoples who want to work with web designer.

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By: Johny Anderson

Johny Anderson — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:22:00 +0000

What a great information that is! It is really such a important articles for the peoples who want to work with web designer.

Joomla Developer Kent

By: Johny Anderson

Johny Anderson — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:22:00 +0000

What a great information that is! It is really such a important articles for the peoples who want to work with web designer.

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By: Ecommerce Web Designers

Ecommerce Web Designers — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:52:14 +0000

Great post. I can’t thank you enough for this post! The more complex the business, the more time ought to be taken to explain things to your designer.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:01:39 +0000

A really fantastic post. Being a web designer I agree with the majority of it.

"4. Don’t ask for multiple designs" - is one I especially liked. I used to work for a place where you needed to come up with 2-3 comps for a page. It never works because there is always the best/correct one, then there are 2 other comps that are just not up to par, and odds are, the client picks the wrong one almost every time. Or like you said they want elements from all 3 which may work but many times simply cannot.

2 is a hard one because it is AWFUL having someone look over your shoulder while you work, especially if they are not a designer. One, they don't know the UI design process. Two, how the software works. Three, best practices for the field. So any input they give is going to slow you down, frustrate the designer more, and probably not contribute to the producing the best design possible. Nothing is more frustrating than "How about you try this" comments from the client when you either have already tried it or know it will look like crap. Waiting tell the comps are finished might not be a good idea, but designers need time to work stuff out on their own, with a clear head, so maybe letting the client see the progress once a week might be more reasonable.

By: matt

matt — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:41:16 +0000

These are some great tips. I'm undecided about #4 though. Our last 3 clients were very unsure as to what they needed and had a very "odd" sense of design from the beginning. Even though we worked very close with them, we went through numerous great ideas, and they still didn't agree with our designs. How do you work through having to educate clients on good design and what is best for their business, when they aren't aware?

By: Charles Southey

Charles Southey — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:24:16 +0000

Paul - presumably you write this kind of stuff in order to encourage your clients to read it. Out of interest, do most clients reply positively after reading it?

By: Jodi

Jodi — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:43:34 +0000

Great post. One of my co-workers is a web designer/developer and, though I'm not invested in my company's website, this article has given me a better understanding of his work.