Design better websites with a content first design approach. Content should drive design, not the other way around . Get buy-in from your client up-front on content first, and ask the right questions to help your design process succeed.
This talk was given first at WordCamp Minneapolis, April 2015.
38. By adding Lorem Ipsum to the
design you are essentially dressing
your king before you know his size.”
- KYLE FIEDLER, SMASHING MAGAZINE
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39. Lorem will not kill your
designs, but…
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40. …it takes away your
resources to solve the
client’s problem and
find a solution.
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47. Design with text from
competitors websites.
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48. You do not need to have
final website content to
begin designing.
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49. My client hasn’t given me any copy
to work with, I’m not a writer, I
don’t have the budget to hire a
copywriter, but they still want me
to produce something. What now?”
WHAT ABOUT THIS SCENARIO
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50. Use a Wikipedia page or
actual text content as
filler (instead of Lorem).
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51. Why, you might ask?
Seeing vs. reading,
that’s why.
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55. Be willing to write first
and structure second.
HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?
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56. Open up a text editor. It’s
one of your most valuable
tools, start using it.
HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?
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57. Write everything out.
Everything.
INCLUDE ALL HEADLINES, PARAGRAPH TEXT, AND TITLES
INCLUDE CALLS TO ACTION
INCLUDE BUTTONS
INCLUDE SIDEBAR CONTENT
INCLUDE WIDGETS
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