Jri
Member
Hi all,
A client recently emailed me to inquire about whether I'd be interested in doing a website for them.
I came back to them explaining that I am not a web designer per se, I do not know how to code however I would like to help where possible and can contribute to the design of the layout of the site.
The client emailed back to reassure me that they have a coder that I could work with, so, treating this as a learning experience I asked 'What is expected from me as a deliverable that the coder can then use - a photoshop file? what file type does your coder typically deal in/expect?'
They got back to me by saying 'I think it's just an XML file'.
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What is being asked of me here?
The 'XML file' element of what they said confused me a little. I can create layouts in Photoshop to my hearts content but I have no idea about the HTML/Java Script/CSS nuts and bolts that make everything function (I'm gradually teaching myself these things on the side - but it is nowhere near being at a level of being a marketable skill).
Traditionally, as graphic designers* how would you interpret this as a request? What is the deliverable in this brief?
(* As opposed to web designers, i.e: those of you that presumably design websites in full, all the way from the sketchbook to being uploaded).
Thanks in advance,
Jri
A client recently emailed me to inquire about whether I'd be interested in doing a website for them.
I came back to them explaining that I am not a web designer per se, I do not know how to code however I would like to help where possible and can contribute to the design of the layout of the site.
The client emailed back to reassure me that they have a coder that I could work with, so, treating this as a learning experience I asked 'What is expected from me as a deliverable that the coder can then use - a photoshop file? what file type does your coder typically deal in/expect?'
They got back to me by saying 'I think it's just an XML file'.
-
What is being asked of me here?
The 'XML file' element of what they said confused me a little. I can create layouts in Photoshop to my hearts content but I have no idea about the HTML/Java Script/CSS nuts and bolts that make everything function (I'm gradually teaching myself these things on the side - but it is nowhere near being at a level of being a marketable skill).
Traditionally, as graphic designers* how would you interpret this as a request? What is the deliverable in this brief?
(* As opposed to web designers, i.e: those of you that presumably design websites in full, all the way from the sketchbook to being uploaded).
Thanks in advance,
Jri