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I've worked in both PS and HTML for mockups.. in different team workflow enviros, sometimes out of necessity, sometimes as experiments, laziness etc. Photoshop
by rwhitman 17y ago
I've worked in both PS and HTML for mockups.. in different team workflow enviros, sometimes out of necessity, sometimes as experiments, laziness etc.
Photoshop almost always produces more esthetically pleasing layouts. Its also a lot faster to knock out ideas. And if you have clients (not solo) its the only way to go.
When you work in HTML first its very easy to back yourself into a wall. You're constricted by boxes and CSS, and due to the difficulty making certain things work in CSS you're usually less apt to do something difficult, so you get very dry layouts.
Hacker News is a great example of a site that was designed in HTML haha. One giant column, no chrome, no styling of almost anything. Easy in CSS, hideous on the eyes...
- Tyheam 17y agoHacker News is simple, sure. But "hideous on the eyes"?
- ahlatimer 17y agoI tend to agree that the design of HN isn't all that great. It's simple and usable, but it's not the easiest on the eyes. I've seen simple sites that were also beautiful. The design isn't what really matter on HN, though. The community is what's beautiful, so I can ignore the fairly uninspired design.
- krav 17y ago"The community is what's beautiful." You nailed it.