Hey guys,
I've just been hired as the Web Designer at a new company to design/maintain client websites.
They don't know a whole lot about web design technology/software. They're asking me to basically tell them, "This is the software that I need... this and this and that."
Lately I've been using WordPress and Thesis to design my websites - very easy and fast. But I'm thinking this may not be the best way to design professional websites. Sometimes I feel like it's holding me back.
What's the typical 'workflow' for creating and managing websites? I assume just about everybody uses a CMS of some kind right? But how do you design the websites before using the CMS?
I'm thinking about the possibility of designing a website in Dreamweaver, and then transferring that to WordPress (or another CMS) maybe, if that's even possible?
And what software should I request? Besides Photoshop of course, which they already have. I'll be using a Mac, also.
Thanks for the help and I appreciate any suggestions!
I've just been hired as the Web Designer at a new company to design/maintain client websites.
They don't know a whole lot about web design technology/software. They're asking me to basically tell them, "This is the software that I need... this and this and that."
Lately I've been using WordPress and Thesis to design my websites - very easy and fast. But I'm thinking this may not be the best way to design professional websites. Sometimes I feel like it's holding me back.
What's the typical 'workflow' for creating and managing websites? I assume just about everybody uses a CMS of some kind right? But how do you design the websites before using the CMS?
I'm thinking about the possibility of designing a website in Dreamweaver, and then transferring that to WordPress (or another CMS) maybe, if that's even possible?
And what software should I request? Besides Photoshop of course, which they already have. I'll be using a Mac, also.
Thanks for the help and I appreciate any suggestions!