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[Kevanf1]

On 21/10/05, David Goodwin <dg at clocksoft.com> wrote:
> Kevanf1 wrote:
> > Just to chuck my two p's worth into the ring :-)   I'd say that any
> > off the shelf application is fine for learning and studying purposes.
> > Obviously I mean something that is configurable like a web page as
> > mentioned I'm not talking about a program as such.  I don't agree with
> > Peter that desingers are a dying breed.  By that I mean real designers
> > not, as mentioned, off the shelf web page designers.  It's easy to get
> > a pckage, use a template and hey presto!  One shiny new website.  But
> > it isn't is it?  Because there are probably a million others who have
> > used exactly the same template.  The skill comes in starting with the
> > template to save time but then using the time saved to really jazz up
> > the page(s).  This is what sorts the men from the boys.  The same goes
> > for presentations.  When I was working at the uni I saw thousands of
> > students using the smae Powerpoint slides for there presentation.  A
> > classic was in a business studies course involving some Australian
> > wine exporters.  Nearly every student used the self same slides.
> > Maybe in a different colour maybe not.  I felt sorry for the poor
> > lecturer (well almost) who had to view practically the smae thing over
> > and over again.  Now, transfer this to a customer shopping online.
> > Give them something different, something properly tailored to your
> > needs otherwise that customer may well get bored with seeing the same
> > thing over and over again.  I've actually had this with fishing tackle
> > shops.  I don't even bother to properly peruse the site because I'm
> > bored with seeing the same old same old....  This is where the true
> > designer can really score.  Besides which, who is going to dream up a
> > new template?
>
> Am I the only one who finds a large block of text (like the above)
> visually offputting?
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I do myself sometimes.  However, to get a point across sometimes takes
more than a couple of lines.  This is a mailing list after all, not a
chat room.

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