[consulting] How do you find Drupal graphics designers?

[larry at garfieldtech.com]

At the risk of pissing off designers on this list, I'd look for someone 
whose resume doesn't include much print work.  Print design and web 
design are very different animals.  It's *really* hard to be good in 
both, but a lot of print designers think that because they are 
(legitimately) good print designers it makes them good web designers. 
That's no more true than me being a good PHP developer means that I 
could be a first-rate Erlang or ML programmer my first time out.  I've 
known some really good print designers and really good web designers, 
but the overlap I've seen between the two is small.

Also, look for someone that bills themselves as an interaction designer 
rather than graphic artist.  They're more likely to "get" the web if 
they think in terms of interaction and workflow rather than "art".

*Dons flame retardant suit before the print artists find him.*

--Larry Garfield

On 11/1/10 10:46 AM, Don wrote:
> Too funny. Yes, I get designers that want to change the layout of each page.
>
> I'm a good themer, it's bringing together an ensemble of items to make a
> theme that I'm oblivious to.
>
> -Don-
>
> On 11/1/2010 11:22 AM, Matt Chapman wrote:
>> Find people who have contributed themes that don't suck. Also, broaden
>> your search outside the Drupal community. From the design side, CMS is
>> CMS. Look at actual sites, not just portfolio screenshots. Hire
>> someone who has their own blog that they designed, so you know they
>> actually use a CMS regularly.
>>
>> But practically, I face the same challenge. It seems tome that a lot
>> of designers still think it's 1995 in terms of user / administrator
>> experience, as if the site is only going to change a few timers a
>> year.
>>
>> I recently had to answer a PM at a design agency with "If you want it
>> to look /exactly/ like the mock-up, then you can only use Lorem Ipsum
>> text..." He got it, but I'm not sure the designer ever did... The text
>> in question was from a social network feed that updated hourly.
>>
>> All the Best,
>>
>> Matt
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Don<donald at fane.com>   wrote:
>>> I have a friend looking for a Drupal aware graphics designer. Finding
>>> someone that's aware of how a CMS works, is a good designer and is
>>> reliable is something that's always escaped me. Branding and impact as
>>> well as user interfacing are important as well.
>>> Any recommendations? Feel free to email me directly.
>>>
>>> -Don-
>>> donald at fane.com
>>>
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