Web Designers: What is your process? (software or pen paper..)
I am in the process of re-examining my work flow and design processes including the software I use. I'm curious about other peoples processes. Not looking for software suggestions per se more overall examples of actual production processes those of you that are web developers / designers use.
This is an example of one of the process I personally use though I am thinking of doing something different, I feel there is a more productive method.
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I put up a white board on a couple walls in my house, I use this to layout design layout ideas, thoughts and visually depict in very rough raw format a website layout or mobile app layout, user interface or what have you.
Sometimes I also use a artists notebook, large ringed book full of large blank paper. You can get these at most office supply stores or artists store.
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Starting from the draft I begin to layout the page in paint.net or fireworks CS3 to mockup the actual potential look of the site and design the flow of the content, images, text etc...
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From there I begin to write out the html and begin to form the flow of the page programmatically in html and begin the css. I usually use PsPad for the actual programming aspect. I have several IDE's but some reason keep coming back to using PsPad, some use NotePad++ or similar I just prefer PsPad just cause.
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Then it is just tweaking to make everything look good, make polishing touches and then upload to hosting.
I am going to the next level with my business and have been doing some major upgrades recently including new computer and various equipment upgrades. Also have been looking around at various software options available for increasing productivity and very quickly going from mockup to live design.
Which is making me rethink the old hand coding methods I have been using for years.
I am really interested in learning about actual designers real world methods and practices actually being used. I am not talking about comparing software titles as main focus I mean the process you go through you actually use, software has a strong part in that but if you can elaborate on how you use whatever software you chose.
I am strongly leaning in a more visually oriented design work flow now after switching mostly to technical hand coding for the last 5 years or so. Curious about processes others are using now.
The Adobe Creative Cloud is looking rather usable now after years of in my opinion hack code generators. I mean if you look at the source view on pages created with say Dreamweaver or Fireworks from past versions it resembled FrontPage 2000 crap code. The new just released versions, the code looks almost like if I had hand coded it myself, almost.
So, what process is your design work flow and how do you use the software you use to improve your productivity?
- T
NOTE: I know this question has been asked various times over the years but things change over time, processes evolve become simpler. Software used changes etc...
I did not see a recent existing thread on this topic, if there is one I completely missed it.
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