Comments on: My response to “Blogs Will Kill The Web Design Star” http://blog.calevans.com/2008/04/04/my-response-to-blogs-will-kill-the-web-design-star/ Lint I find in my mind's belly-button. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:41:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Bill Seaver http://blog.calevans.com/2008/04/04/my-response-to-blogs-will-kill-the-web-design-star/#comment-57344 Bill Seaver Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:35:52 +0000 http://blog.calevans.com/2008/04/04/my-response-to-blogs-will-kill-the-web-design-star/#comment-57344 Cal, Thanks for this post and your kind words. I actually thought about mentioning Joomla in my post but decided that would lengthen the post more than I really like so I'm glad to see that you mentioned it here. It's great to hear what Kathy is doing with WordPress and what she's doing is exactly what I think many other companies are waking up to. It's no longer necessary to pay for the technology in many cases. The technology for most people's needs is already out there and, as you say, there's a community around it to support it. I like where it's going...but I'm not a web developer or designer. Cal,
Thanks for this post and your kind words. I actually thought about mentioning Joomla in my post but decided that would lengthen the post more than I really like so I’m glad to see that you mentioned it here.

It’s great to hear what Kathy is doing with WordPress and what she’s doing is exactly what I think many other companies are waking up to. It’s no longer necessary to pay for the technology in many cases. The technology for most people’s needs is already out there and, as you say, there’s a community around it to support it. I like where it’s going…but I’m not a web developer or designer.

]]> By: Chris Shiflett http://blog.calevans.com/2008/04/04/my-response-to-blogs-will-kill-the-web-design-star/#comment-57341 Chris Shiflett Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:26:08 +0000 http://blog.calevans.com/2008/04/04/my-response-to-blogs-will-kill-the-web-design-star/#comment-57341 Hi Cal, Nice, thought-provoking post. I tend to agree with whoever made this comment: "I did get some flack over on iTunes on that episode because a listener considered my approach to the subject denigrating to web designers." It's not that I disagree with you, but regarding web design in particular, I think we all need to adjust our thinking slightly. The people who are being hurt by WordPress and "skins" are exactly the type of people who didn't deserve to be called web designers in the first place. I think it has been an annoyance to the web design community as much as we might get annoyed that people who know how to install phpBB promote themselves as PHP developers: http://alistapart.com/articles/proud I've been trying to do my part to respect web designers by not describing their work as "skinning." True design goes far, far deeper, and should impact development, information architecture, content, and all other aspects of the user experience. Good designers are very expensive and worth it. :-) Hi Cal,

Nice, thought-provoking post. I tend to agree with whoever made this comment:

“I did get some flack over on iTunes on that episode because a listener considered my approach to the subject denigrating to web designers.”

It’s not that I disagree with you, but regarding web design in particular, I think we all need to adjust our thinking slightly. The people who are being hurt by WordPress and “skins” are exactly the type of people who didn’t deserve to be called web designers in the first place. I think it has been an annoyance to the web design community as much as we might get annoyed that people who know how to install phpBB promote themselves as PHP developers:

http://alistapart.com/articles/proud

I’ve been trying to do my part to respect web designers by not describing their work as “skinning.” True design goes far, far deeper, and should impact development, information architecture, content, and all other aspects of the user experience.

Good designers are very expensive and worth it. :-)

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