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Do you understand your design decisions for a project? If not, why do you expect your clients to? Sometimes, all a client needs is an explanation -- and you better have one! Lea will go through design breakdowns and teach you how to justify design decisions that affect your EE implementation, the site's goals, visitor needs, and your client's bottom line.
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Justify Design
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Your design decisions affect ExpressionEngine.CUSTOM CONDITIONALS PER SECTION
ADD-ON CHOICES - HIGHLIGHT?
TO EMBED OR NOT EMBED?
MULTIPLE LAYOUTS=MULTIPLE TEMPLATES?
SETUP FOR CLIENTS
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Ego & MoneyWHAT CONFLICTS BOIL DOWN TO
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TacticsAKA SUN TZU’S ART OF WARFIVE ESSENTIALS TO VICTORY
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.AKA CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES WISELY
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He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.AKA KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
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He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.AKA BRING EVERYONE TO YOUR SIDE
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He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.AKA HAVE DESIGN KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE AS YOUR ARSENAL + REMOVE INTERFERENCE
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.AKA BE PREPARED TO FIGHT & DEFEND
BEFORE YOU EVEN PRESENT TO YOUR CLIENT
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“I make no real design decisions. I defend them until they become someone else’s.” ALAN HOUSERDESIGNER, PODCASTER, CREATIVECOMPONENT
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DesignBreakdown
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Count and write down how many typefaces and styles the site uses
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alistapart.com
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Recognize the size differences between the type elements
jasonsantamaria.com
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Ask yourself why they chose those specific typefaces
veerle.duoh.com
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Identify “decorative” or superfluous assets that enhance the design
leihu.com
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Identify “decorative” or superfluous assets that hinder the design
www.kentandfraser.com
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Recognize the colour palette — is it consistent?
http://www.folioart.co.uk/
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Is there a theme or metaphor?
doncalame.com
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Go through the layout and number each element in the order of importance in the layout.SEE IF THE WAY IT’S LAID OUT OR EMPHASIZED IS PARALLEL TO THE PRIORITY OF INFORMATION.
futurising.org
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Ask “Who is the audience of this layout? Is it appropriate? Why or why not?”
anorak-magazine.co.uk
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Ask “Is this relevant?”
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Put it all together.TACTICS + DESIGN + EE = HAPPY CAMPERS
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Questions?HTTP://LEALEA.NET/X/18
