An oft-stated goal of modern web design is to empower the client, by giving them the skills and tools they need to run their website. However, it’s logical to assume that this isn’t a good thing all of the time. After all, too much self-sufficiency might damage your earning potential. In reality, the answer to whether you should encourage self-sufficiency is more complex than a simple “Yes” or “No”. It can be the case that giving a client free rein actually keeps them on the books while trying to handle every need they have could result in driving them away. The […]
A Developer’s Guide to Brutalist Web Design
If you give even a quick glance to any popular web design blog, you’ll see tons of gorgeous and easy-to-use designs that appeal to readers and developers alike. However, there’s a growing trend of turning back the clock (in a manner of speaking), to an age where web design was in its infancy and web-safe fonts ruled the online world. On paper, ‘brutalist design’, takes the worst elements of web design and showcases them to the fullest. However, that’s not the complete story. Much like minimalism, brutalist adopters have clear goals in sight with their designs. At the same time, […]
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