Comments on: Real-life Examples of Why Content Reigns and Design Boosts http://www.meryl.net/2008/02/real-life-examples-of-why-content-reigns-and-design-boosts/ Content on writing, tech, business, marketing, web design. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:45:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ronald @ RA Project http://www.meryl.net/2008/02/real-life-examples-of-why-content-reigns-and-design-boosts/#comment-689325 Ronald @ RA Project Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:25:49 +0000 http://meryl.net/2008/02/25/real-life-examples-of-why-content-reigns-and-design-boosts/#comment-689325 <p>I always equated a website's design to a house. The house could be pretty on the outside and welcoming. However, once inside, if the house is lacking furniture or common aesthetics, then the house won't be so inviting in the future, regardless of the outside appearance.</p> <p>The design, in my opinion, is what lures and invites people in. The content and the design work together (with the content being the main driver) to determine if that visitor returns.</p> <p>Thank you for all your wonderful analogies.</p> I always equated a website’s design to a house. The house could be pretty on the outside and welcoming. However, once inside, if the house is lacking furniture or common aesthetics, then the house won’t be so inviting in the future, regardless of the outside appearance.

The design, in my opinion, is what lures and invites people in. The content and the design work together (with the content being the main driver) to determine if that visitor returns.

Thank you for all your wonderful analogies.

]]> By: Jacob Cass http://www.meryl.net/2008/02/real-life-examples-of-why-content-reigns-and-design-boosts/#comment-686540 Jacob Cass Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:46:08 +0000 http://meryl.net/2008/02/25/real-life-examples-of-why-content-reigns-and-design-boosts/#comment-686540 <p>Content and design need each other, but 99.9% of the time — without content, design can’t do much.</p> <p>So true. Thanks for the article! Good luck!</p> Content and design need each other, but 99.9% of the time — without content, design can’t do much.

So true. Thanks for the article! Good luck!

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