Comments on: Content centric design http://kilianvalkhof.com/2007/web/content-centric-design/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:17:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ranjani http://kilianvalkhof.com/2007/web/content-centric-design/comment-page-1/#comment-758 Ranjani Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:47:20 +0000 http://kilianvalkhof.com/2007/web/content-centric-design/#comment-758 <p>I use <em>lorem ipsum when</em> I run out of random words and phrases. A lot of the time, I'll use lyrics or quotes or make up random bits of text to fill in the blanks (<a href="http://biscuitrat.com/projects/harrisony/" title="An example!" rel="nofollow">here's an example :P</a>) or, I'll copy someone's pre-existing article and place it there instead (<a href="http://rs.biscuitrat.com" title="Another example" rel="nofollow">another example</a>). </p> <p>Lorem ipsum takes a lot of stress off of me though; I don't have to come up with tremendous amounts of content to see if the design works, and it's easy to test the limitations of the design with that sort of dummy text.</p> <p>Then again, I'm also pretty fluent in Latin, so <em>lorem ipsum</em> feels really comfortable for me :D</p> <p>However, that's for my own designs. For a client's design, I would probably recommend at least some writing before starting because, although I'm designing, I'm not being paid to write for them -- which is why I had to force one of my parent's friends to come up with content for their page before I styled it (I'm still waiting for a response) :P</p> <p>Great article though! You raised a lotta good points :D</p> I use <em>lorem ipsum when</em> I run out of random words and phrases. A lot of the time, I’ll use lyrics or quotes or make up random bits of text to fill in the blanks (<a href=”http://biscuitrat.com/projects/harrisony/” title=”An example!” rel=”nofollow”>here’s an example :P</a>) or, I’ll copy someone’s pre-existing article and place it there instead (<a href=”http://rs.biscuitrat.com” title=”Another example” rel=”nofollow”>another example</a>).

Lorem ipsum takes a lot of stress off of me though; I don’t have to come up with tremendous amounts of content to see if the design works, and it’s easy to test the limitations of the design with that sort of dummy text.

Then again, I’m also pretty fluent in Latin, so <em>lorem ipsum</em> feels really comfortable for me :D

However, that’s for my own designs. For a client’s design, I would probably recommend at least some writing before starting because, although I’m designing, I’m not being paid to write for them — which is why I had to force one of my parent’s friends to come up with content for their page before I styled it (I’m still waiting for a response) :P

Great article though! You raised a lotta good points :D

]]> By: Arjan Eising http://kilianvalkhof.com/2007/web/content-centric-design/comment-page-1/#comment-757 Arjan Eising Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:22:21 +0000 http://kilianvalkhof.com/2007/web/content-centric-design/#comment-757 I see many people starting to read when they see the page for the first time, and not directly look at the design. A dummy text isn't very readable, so people look at the design of the web site. I see many people starting to read when they see the page for the first time, and not directly look at the design. A dummy text isn’t very readable, so people look at the design of the web site.

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