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Let's have a look at how much marginal effort this takes: - time spent thinking about what needs to be on the page (not extra) - time spent thinking about wha
by teyc 14y ago
Let's have a look at how much marginal effort this takes:
- time spent thinking about what needs to be on the page (not extra)
- time spent thinking about what order the data should be displayed (not extra)
- time spent laying out the data (extra)
- time spent replacing the default font on the stylsheet (extra - minimal)
- time spent with getting graphs together (extra - but it is a skill. Once having done it, they could do this over and over)
Overall, I think the marginal time spent is well justified. Put it this way, your company probably hires cleaners to clean the office every day - that's a recurring cost. The cost sunk into a nicer design template gives the workers a nice working environment - that's significantly cheaper.
- adrianhoward 14y agoI could quibble with the three "extras" too :-) Assuming the data needs to come out in some format or another there would be some work in displaying it, and some work in getting it out and doing useful stuff with it. They're "different" not "extra". In my experience designing things nicely doesn't really cost more than designing it badly. In both cases "design" is being done - it's just that in once case you have an expert involved.