In my experience, many web design job scenarios fit into this (oversimplified) five-step process:
- Designer designs the site.
- Client approves design.
- Designer, or someone else, builds site based off the approved design.
- Content is added.
- Designer’s design is transformed by content.
As the designer, you have somewhat more control over the original design – that’s obvious. What is not so obvious is how much the design will change once all the content is added, content including real words, images (of good or bad quality), advertising and social integration tools (like buttons or menu bars). With the use of content management systems like WordPress and Drupal becoming ever more popular, the ability for clients to add their own widgets, modules and plugins adds to the mystery of our work’s outcome.
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