Ask HN:PSD to HTML/CSS

#1

Post by biggs83 » Wed, Mar 09, 2011, 2:01 PM UTC

Good Morning HN.

This is my second post on the site. My first post, I started to learn to code, and its going well. But now my question is, are psd to html/css services really worth it? or the money?

Re: Ask HN:PSD to HTML/CSS

#2

Post by kingsidharth » Wed, Mar 09, 2011, 2:21 PM UTC

If you've invested in getting a well "decorated" PSD then by all means go it is. But for a start-up agile development and Lean UX is the way to go. (IMO)

Re: Ask HN:PSD to HTML/CSS

#3

Post by maxbrown » Wed, Mar 09, 2011, 2:27 PM UTC

If you're bootstrapping, not at all.

If you're a company paying it's designers/coders a premium salary, probably worth it. You'll often end up paying more in-house in salary (and they can be working on something more valuable)than you will paying a psd2html service.

Re: Ask HN:PSD to HTML/CSS

#4

Post by ddemchuk » Wed, Mar 09, 2011, 2:44 PM UTC

they're worth it when you're doing contract web design work and your margins allow you to scale horizontally and still profit with them.

Also, once you've mastered the slicing process, it gets really boring, so outsourcing it is a nice relief

Re: Ask HN:PSD to HTML/CSS

#5

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Mar 09, 2011, 2:55 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN:PSD to HTML/CSS

#6

Post by biggs83 » Wed, Mar 09, 2011, 3:05 PM UTC

maxbrown wrote: post #3

If you're bootstrapping, not at all. If you're a company paying it's designers/coders a premium salary, probably worth it. You'll often end up paying more in-house in salary (and they can be working on something more valuable)than you will paying a psd2html service.

The truth, I have an idea for a startup. Everyone that uses the internet WILL use this site. I have a Mac, a PC, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and $1200 to put into this site. I want to put this together and up quick. Would the psd service code my psd into a site that would be up and running? and then I can get users? I'm doing this alone and do not have a team

Re: Ask HN:PSD to HTML/CSS

#7

Post by damoncali » Wed, Mar 09, 2011, 5:42 PM UTC

http://psd2html.com has given me good results in the past. Worth it? Depends on how much you value your time.

Re: Ask HN:PSD to HTML/CSS

#8

Post by mathgladiator » Thu, Mar 10, 2011, 2:16 PM UTC

kingsidharth wrote: post #2

If you've invested in getting a well "decorated" PSD then by all means go it is. But for a start-up agile development and Lean UX is the way to go. (IMO)

I think it is worth-while to avoid PSDs in general, and I think people that master Lean UX (or CSS driven design) will be a huge advantage once HTML5 is standard.

Re: Ask HN:PSD to HTML/CSS

#9

Post by kingsidharth » Thu, Mar 10, 2011, 3:57 PM UTC

mathgladiator wrote: post #8

kingsidharth wrote: post #2

If you've invested in getting a well "decorated" PSD then by all means go it is. But for a start-up agile development and Lean UX is the way to go. (IMO)

I think it is worth-while to avoid PSDs in general, and I think people that master Lean UX (or CSS driven design) will be a huge advantage once HTML5 is standard.

I'd avoid them too. Complete waste of time and effort.