In today's economic climate, traditional design, code, integrate with applications will become too costly. The companies that will be most successful will identify opportunities to reduce the cost of labor for mechanical tasks like applying colors to… more »

Start with a skin, purchasing skins is almost always worth the investment. The layout of the skin is more important than the colors. If a skin isn't available, have the design team build one that is flexible enough for most clients. Develop a starting… more »

Most designers don't work directly with LAMP. Most engineers don't create images and page layouts. That is why a team is so important. Usually, one person makes things look nice, and one person makes them work. In the best case scenario, each res… more »

Web application vendors seeking to assist developers with cost effective integration of designs into their applications should consider robots.design as an option. It's free. Vendors should first run the tool to understand what it does and how it wor… more »

Automated tools that skin a site allow people to choose the colors and see the effect without any technical knowledge or access. This is the perfect way for a web client to 'design' their own site. They have the time and ability to select the colors th… more »