The Spanner

This site will eventually blossom into a resource for both designers who have no real experience with web design, web designers who are vaguely familiar with print, and generally designers of both platforms who want to be able to communicate their design needs to others in the correct language.

You know what I mean, how many times has a print designer said “That needs to be in 9pt Helvetica Neue” only for the web designer to say “I can’t do that”. The web designer needs to help the print designer understand the limitations of the web, but also needs to understand a little more about where the print designer is coming from.

The idea for this site has come from my many years as a web designer dealing with agencies and print designers, for whom presentation is paramount. It’s bad form to keep saying “No” to requests and questions, so I’ve spent a lot of time going over the same ground with all of them.

This site will hopefully become a repository for useful sites, tools, guidelines and practices that help to educate designers on both sides of the fence, as well as looking at CSS techniques, new and cool sites, and nods to other blogs and resources on the net.