This site will eventually blossom into a resource for designers who have no real experience with web design, web designers who are vaguely familiar with print, and programmers who deal with both, 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.
Update:
Since I’m lucky enough to have Gareth on board and contributing on a very regular basis, online security and secure methods of online interaction will become an integral part of the site. Gareth will look at the common languages, challenges and misconceptions about things like PHP security, Javascript vulnerabilities and other areas that will face a programmer who may be opening themselves up to a world of pain when programming web languages.
