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Originally Posted by llama64
This is very, VERY true.
I'm a "web developer" and make absolutely no claim to knowing how to do anything remotely related to good design. This is why I pair up with designers. A team of a good designer and a good developer will be far more effective and efficient then anyone claiming to be good at both. They are far different disciplines.
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Originally Posted by Table 5
Absolutely. Not only are they different disciplines, the type of person necessary for each skill seem come from opposite sides of the brain (which is why I have yet to meet anyone who is really good at both). As a designer, it's good to understand a little bit about programming and development to help in communication, but beyond that, I know it's out of my realm.
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So true. So damn true. I've tried to be the "jack of all trades" when it came to web design but as anybody in the business could guess it didn't go terribly smoothly.
I enjoy working on the design and layout of a website, but once it comes to the actual development I would always hit a wall and my clients would suffer. My problem now is that in my quest to become a jack of all trades in the web world I'm now mediocre at everything. That was a poor road to follow and now I'm sort of floating in this odd purgatory of web work.
As for the 6k website, I have to agree with Table's comment on the first page ... it may not immediately look like a 6k job, but there could be a lot going on in the background. Things like copy development and the flash animations could have driven up the cost very easily. Even a simple flash animation can cost big $$.