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Internet Design, circa 1996

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Ed_McCarron:

--- Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on January 28, 2008, 11:38:22 am ---Unfortunately, even in 2008, most brick and mortar companies still view their web presence as little more than glorified brochure-ware. It's one of the reasons I moved back to print design for a few years before moving out of the industry entirely.

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Was it worth it?  Are the kangaroos happier now?

mr.Curmudgeon:
I enjoyed it, at times. And I made good money. But it was mostly frustrating as I found that the real interesting and fresh designs always found their way to the bottom of the pile, while some clueless CEO screamed for a bigger logo and more sparkly things. Over the years I've felt the creativity being sucked out of me...no amount of money is worth that.

Now, I know designers can get carried away, but 9 out of 10 times when you see that horribly oppressive website design with the asinine UI, it's often the brain-child of the executives and/or the marketing department.

Trust me, the Kangaroo knows what I'm talking about.

Anyhow, I enjoy doing design much more now that I'm doing it for myself and for fun (for others).

patrickl:
Well I guess it works both ways. I have worked with several "designers" (as in creative types) and they drive me insane with their drivel about colors and moods or how the whole site should be designed at a 45 degree angle because no one has done that yet. YES THERE IS A BLOODY GOOD REASON WHY PEOPLE DON'T DO THAT. Sorry, makes my blood boil when I think babout that again.

ChadTower:

I've had some perfectly good apps totally jacked up when an executive logged in and said something like "there should be a talking monkey on a toilet in the corner - the vendors will relate to that rather than a well organized help reference".

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