Re: FN-FORUM: CSS help / Site check

date posted 23rd January 2005 23:32

Thank you Niels. I needed that.

Where has DG gone??????

On 23 Jan 2005, at 22:47, Niels Reynolds wrote:

>
>> Of course some of DG's responses were questionable, but long time
>> members have the advantage of familiarity with the forum and each
>> other. to a newbie all they see is what seems a barrage of abuse (for
>> want of a better word) from all angles, and I think it's
>> understandable
>> if a newbie doesn't respond in the best way. And you can see from DG's
>> other posts that he does seem a genuinely nice guy.
>
> Have to say, I'm largely with DS here, DG did seem to get it with both
> barrels and the retribution was disproportionate to the 'offence'.
>
> As a graphic designer myself, I think the aforementioned offence
> (m'lud) was
> deemed by Carla to be against 'Design' itself and the thought that the
> poorly designed site (bravely admitted as such by DG) could be put
> right by
> simply looking at sites that were deemed by forum members to have been
> 'well
> designed'.
>
> Carla is very obviously a canny designer (her instant response to the
> bitroot image problem on another thread was great - visual pun and
> sympathetic, striking colour scheme). She is obviously passionate
> about her
> design and, I imagine, took offence that someone can imply that a bit
> of
> research on well designed web sites will suddenly make them a good
> designer
> - when the best designers will: a) have a natural aptitude and b)
> have
> spent 4 years at college honing their talents. Good design is not easy.
>
> But I'm sure there are excellent coders out there who will think
> similarly
> derogatory thoughts about upstart designers - and will have a bloody
> good
> giggle at the rather clunky and inelegant code holding together a
> designer's
> 'pretty' web site.
>
> And then there are the majority who fit between the two extremes.
>
> We're all in the same boat. Freelancers looking for a bit of help,
> support
> and 'community' spirit.
>
> So to conclude, I diagnose chill pills all round - I got that out of
> Doctoring for Dummies, excellent book and currently on offer at Amazon.
>
> I rest my case.
>
> Niels
>
>
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