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Had to respond...just hadta. Don't you think you're generalizing a bit?
I agree with you both to a point. But I'm a "print" designer who can create
_extremeley_ small, optimal graphics, properly formatted for any monitor.
(On the other hand, I had a programming/systems management background
before I got into design).

I've had (friendly) arguments with other graphic designers who, come hell
or high water, are going to put that 150k jpeg image map in their page because
they think the design is more important that the medium.

I've had the same argument with my technical buddies, in reverse...though I have
to say the techy folks are more likely to let me, errrr..._move_ a few things around
on their web pages to tighten up a layout. (I've got one designer friend who 
believes every pixel is sacred.)

The best pages _I've_ seen have been designed by teams...a mix of strongly
design oriented and strongly technical people.

Just my two cents....
JCL

In article <4gi6v7$2776@news.gate.net>, wolfman2@gate.net (Michael Knauf) says:
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>Tim Speck (Grafx100@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
>: 
>: I agree... the BEST Web page designers are publication designers. ANYONE 
>: can learn HTML and play with kewl pictures. It takes a designer to put 
>: it all together so that it most effectively communicates the message 
>: it's supposed to convey.

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>No! the best web page designers are on the web. Someone who knows how to 
>design for 4 color printing will not know how to optimally create SMALL 
>graphics, will have little or no experience with gif files, or with 
>balancing the size vs quality issue of jpeg files _for display on your 
>average monitor_ 
>
>Designers with print ad experience will not utilize the full abilities of 
>hypertext, they will give you something that looks like a print ad on a 
>web page. - it will be slow to load, overburdened with large graphacs and 
>generally unappealing to those of us who have seen good web design.
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