Comments on: Remember the Content! http://www.meryl.net/2006/08/04/remember-the-content/ Content on writing, tech, business, marketing, social media Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jason Spector http://www.meryl.net/2006/08/04/remember-the-content/comment-page-1/#comment-7010 Jason Spector Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:41:03 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/08/04/remember-the-content/#comment-7010 <p>Comment #2 Update:</p> <p>I was driving home when I realized that the above reference to my long, drawn-out speech was mistakenly backwards. Unlike my previous statement, the message drives and is supported by the content and the design.</p> <p>So, there you go. A minor correction from a designer who just couldn't let it go.</p> <p>And, as always, a great post.</p> Comment #2 Update:

I was driving home when I realized that the above reference to my long, drawn-out speech was mistakenly backwards. Unlike my previous statement, the message drives and is supported by the content and the design.

So, there you go. A minor correction from a designer who just couldn’t let it go.

And, as always, a great post.

]]> By: Jason Spector http://www.meryl.net/2006/08/04/remember-the-content/comment-page-1/#comment-6986 Jason Spector Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:57:15 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/08/04/remember-the-content/#comment-6986 <p>Well, here's a conversation I had with a client yesterday that might make you feel a little better. After the initial discussion of how we can help them (with all of the designer speak to impress), they asked me...</p> <p>"So what do we do now? Do you need me to give you content? Doesn't content drive design?"</p> <p>My answer..."Yes, I need content before I start and no, content doesn't drive design just like design doesn't drive content." Then I went into my standard long, drawn-out speech about how design, content, usability, etc. all work together to drive the message.</p> <p>At least we know that content and design is the most important and the least important thing to a client. I'm waiting patiently for the day when all of it is the most important. And waiting, and waiting, and waiting...</p> Well, here’s a conversation I had with a client yesterday that might make you feel a little better. After the initial discussion of how we can help them (with all of the designer speak to impress), they asked me…

“So what do we do now? Do you need me to give you content? Doesn’t content drive design?”

My answer…”Yes, I need content before I start and no, content doesn’t drive design just like design doesn’t drive content.” Then I went into my standard long, drawn-out speech about how design, content, usability, etc. all work together to drive the message.

At least we know that content and design is the most important and the least important thing to a client. I’m waiting patiently for the day when all of it is the most important. And waiting, and waiting, and waiting…

]]> By: Meryl http://www.meryl.net/2006/08/04/remember-the-content/comment-page-1/#comment-6121 Meryl Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:40:34 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/08/04/remember-the-content/#comment-6121 <p>Found this today:</p> <p>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/361492/web-launch-delays-blamed-on-lack-of-content.html</p> <p>It's a press release, but I think it gets the point across.</p> Found this today:

http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/361492/web-launch-delays-blamed-on-lack-of-content.html

It’s a press release, but I think it gets the point across.

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