Web design going in the wrong direction?
March 24 2004
This is the second time this week I’ve been directed to this article, Web design going in the wrong direction?: Signal vs. Noise Weblog / Blog (by 37signals) opening the discussion about web design and whether web designers are neglecting the end users for the sake of design.
This touches on issues that I’ve had in my mind of late, designing for the users and providing real value from websites as tools and as products. It seems to demand a designer always refer back to the fundamental questions: WHO am I designing for? WHAT will this product/tool be used for? WHY should the user utilize the product/tool over another? If a designer starts to lose sight to the answers to those questions then they start creeping into the realm of design for design’s sake - essentially design masturbation.
Tangent: The page also contained a link to this potentially useful project management tool. Should I continue in a design career, project management knowledge and tools not unlike this one will need to be evaluated in making my jobs more efficient.
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