Do web designers actually use the internet?
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Do web designers actually use the internet?
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Re: Do web designers actually use the internet?
#2> Remind me of your password rules on the login page.
For some sites, I've completely given up on remembering the password. I just reset it every time I have to log in.
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#3> 7. Why are some sites still unreadable on mobile devices? It's 2013.
ironically, all the sites that have mobile versions are the ones that prevent me to read them on my phone.
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#4> 7. Why are some sites still unreadable on mobile devices? It's 2013. ironically, all the sites that have mobile versions are the ones that prevent me to read them on my phone.
I must agree with you. I browse the web on my phone a lot, and the only website where I want to use the mobile version is wikipedia. And even then, I need to switch back to the desktop view at times.
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#51. This is an UX problem but many designers take on that role for one reason or another. It is rather annoying.
2. Different teams maybe? Don't necessarily see this as the designer's fault.
3. That does seem an outdated concept these days but sometimes the client wants it that way.
4. That's a marketing problem, not design.
5. That's a subjective thing that depends on many aspects of the design.
6. Because they might work for the intended audience? Kind of depends on the reasoning behind it to decide whether it was a good idea or not.
7. Believe it or not, some clients don't want to plan, or want to pay, for mobile views.
As someone who started out as a web designer that now delves more into the development side, I am often shocked at the number of designers that know little of how to design for a web browser. They know all about the rules and practices for designing for magazines, newspapers, and billboards; but nothing on designing a web page. Too many designers get through school not knowing what they are designing for when it comes to web.
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#6> 7. Why are some sites still unreadable on mobile devices? It's 2013. ironically, all the sites that have mobile versions are the ones that prevent me to read them on my phone.
I must agree with you. I browse the web on my phone a lot, and the only website where I want to use the mobile version is wikipedia. And even then, I need to switch back to the desktop view at times.
I agree. Does anyone else find that mobile sites lag when scrolling? They do on my iphone, while normal sites display perfectly fine.
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#7> If you have a text-heavy site, please pick something softer than a stark white background. My eyes. They burn. If you're taking suggestions, I vote gray.
I agree. It's a shame Caitlin's site has mid-grey tiny fonts on a white background.
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#81. This is so true. I can sort of remember some of which companies allow spaces and special characters in their passwords, but 9 out of 10 times, I either type in 4 or 5 passwords or get myself locked out and have to reset the password. Frustrating.
3. Well that is a pretty silly quibble. You can choose how you send it: either click on it and use your default email client or right click and copy the link/email address to your clipboard and use it wherever you want. Easy peasy.
5. In my experience, designers are the only ones who actually put a softer white in their designs/pages. It's something the average developer that got stuck with doing a front-end design wouldn't do.
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#9I wonder if the author has ever actually worked professionally on a real team with real constraints and real people all with different ideas about what is right for the product. I'm guessing probably not. Fluff like this is pointless; if doing it the Right Way™ was as simple as following a rant, it would have been done already and the reason to pay designers and developers (namely, to solve difficult problems that usually don't have a 'right' solution) would not exist.
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#10> If you have a text-heavy site, please pick something softer than a stark white background. My eyes. They burn. If you're taking suggestions, I vote gray. I agree. It's a shame Caitlin's site has mid-grey tiny fonts on a white background.
#fff!