Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | about this site DENIM: An Informal Tool for Early Stage Web Site and UI Design (06 Feb 2004) Some say that web designers are rediscovering the scribble. Photoshop with its automatic slicing and tools for making HTML table layouts does map well onto the workflow of the average Web design studio. Yes, Photoshop prototypes are comfortable for graphic designers and impress client management, but their polish often conceals fundamental blunders in concept and architecture. They direct the focus of both designers and clients to looks and surfaces too early. Polished layouts also tend to look finished, prompting clients - who are often unfamiliar with design workflows - to start absurdly premature discussions about what they perceive as errors. Article URL: http://tekka.net/04/?Denim Read 53 more articles from Tekka sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Dodging the Ditches This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy