05/02/2012

Designing for e-commerce #2: what do you need to design

this is a second part of “designing for e-commerce” series, part one is here

In my first post in this series I wrote about what you need to know to start drafting a scope of work for your e-commerce project. The next step then is to know what elements you actually need to design to make it all work.

I already mentioned in the last post one of my designer friends who was stunned how complicated e-commerce as a project is. As he had put it, it’s not just few pages and some text on them.

And that’s true. There is a lot more to that and the challenge is to know what you will need to design and what those key e-commerce elements are.

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5 launching soon pages I found recently 

My company recently launched a new website. During the process though we decided to skip one thing we used 2 years ago, a launching soon page.

The reason was very simple. Those pages are not as simple to create as they might seem and both myself and my business partner felt that we might not hit the mark with it.

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A quick glance at what books I read now

I have a habit of checking other peoples libraries of books almost straight after entering their homes.

I know it’s awful but there is nothing I can do about it. I simply can’t resist discovering new books and being recommended ones worth reading.

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15 web design don’ts every graphic designer should be aware of

1. Don’t forget that websites are for their visitors

2. Don’t design only to please your client

3. Don’t create your HTML sites using Flash

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