Re: web design -- one Photoshop file with everything ???

I cannot imagine anyone being very successful at all not knowing code. 
I am by no means an expert, but my very first step was going to
www.barebones.com, printing out their entire tutorial (Yes, it's very
basic, but that was what I needed at the time), printing out the html
from a fairly complicated site, and dissecting it line by line until I
learned how to write it myself. 

I don't see how you could have much versatility at all using JUST a
wysiwyg editor and have NO knowledge of code.  I do both, and import and
modify scripts (again, just the basic stuff) as well.  I am always
challenged to set up sites that I don't always know how to do at the
time.  One example is an online store that I am about ready to go live
with (www.rayanns.com).  This is my first venture into e-commerce
functional sites.  It has been a very intense learning process (and very
frustrating at times), but I learn as I go with the philosophy that if
someone else did it, then so can I.

When someone makes statements like those in question, it is usually a
cover for not only a lack of knowledge, but also an arrogant lack of
intelligence.

-- 
Thanks,

Keith D. Sellars
WebGraffix
www.webgraffix.com
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L. J. Durham wrote:
> 
> Im not sure if this goes outside of the guidlines of "acceptable"
> topics for this area -- but it seems very relevent to me -------
> 
> How scary is this?
> 
> Im working at a major Fortune 500 company at the moment -- they've
> decided to let someone who is essentially clueless develop their latest
> intranet site.
> 
> He decided to "do everything in Photoshop because its much more
> creative" ---. This includes text, icons -- everything. There are over
> 200 layers to this PSD file --------- and hes sorely ticked at trying
> to make the doezens of changes they were asking for all morning. He is
> a traditional Graphic Designer.
> 
> Now he's upset because the IT people informed him that if he's going to
> design the intranet site -- then hed better learn how to code -- they
> cant do a thing with his file -- AHEM lets not even talk about the
> Linking issues -------- everything -- links and all are in this one PSD
> file.
> 
> They are arguing about it now -- this "designer" says that he "can't be
> bothered" to even learn HTML let alone javacript or DHTML -- he doesnt
> think its necessary ------
> 
> This is what I was thinking of when I said in another post that I am
> glad Im driven enough to want to learn and be stronger with my
> programming skills. To me design is a synergy of graphics and
> programming -- not either of them as separate entities.
> 
> Any thoughts on his approach? Ive never heard of anyone using what is
> essentially an image-editing tool to build a whole site --------------
> 
> Lisa
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