Web Design 101: Start on Paper

A post over at Deeplinking: The Paper Version of the Web, got me thinking about just how important it is to actually start on paper with your designs. I’ve done this for years as it was drilled into me in college. I even keep all my old designs as I think it’s important to review [...]

A post over at Deeplinking: The Paper Version of the Web, got me thinking about just how important it is to actually start on paper with your designs. I’ve done this for years as it was drilled into me in college. I even keep all my old designs as I think it’s important to review those every now and then. (By the way, my sketchbook of choice would be a Moleskine).

Remember: Time is your most valuable asset (especially if it’s billable). You can sketch out rough layouts in 5 minutes on a piece of paper, and pick a design direction to spend a few hours in Photoshop polishing up. OR you could spend 3 hours in Photoshop only to determine that what you’ve been working on for the past 3 hours is terrible.