Style Guide

Ever wonder how websites go from initial design to code? What steps and tools are involved? What are the common pitfalls and how can you avoid them? In this blog post, I will recap the process our designers and front-end developers take to when creating a new website design for our clients. Hopefully, this will give you a little more insight into Mediacurrent’s methodology and in turn help you develop a more robust workflow of your own.

Build the Foundation

Before design even begins, there are a few key items to set the project up for success:

Happy Friday everybody! Episode 30 was recorded at Drupalcon Baltimore, but I didn't notice that the mic setting was still set for our lapel mic, so we had to re-do the audio. That being said, Carie Fisher and Chris Doherty are going show us 5 Steps to Get Your Design from Paper to Style Guide (While Remaining Friends).

What exactly is the role of a Front-end developer?

What exactly does it mean to be a 'front-end developer'? From company to company? From website to website? Really, from day to day? Does your colleague actually do the same job as you? For example, some days I’m working in InDesign or Photoshop all day, the next I’m writing jQuery or building theme components. The very next day I am writing a blog post, prepping for a presentation, or doing research on the latest trends.

Happy Friday and thanks for tuning into Episode 17, it's good to be back!