Tech vs. Designers

Techies see things differently than designers. Case in point: yesterday I ran into Bram on the train.

I said to him let’s talk about a logo for WordCamp Portland.

His take was that we Talked about how brashCreative may help with WordCamp’s visual identity.

I’d like a logo. Bram wants to help with a “visual identity.” Neither view is better or more right than the other… but keep in mind that even something simple can be seen from different viewpoints.

Tagged as: designers, tech, techies, geeks, logos, identity, brampitoyo, brashcreative

About this entry

You’re currently reading “ Tech vs. Designers ,” an entry on Another Blogger

Posted on:: Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 10:15

Category:: General Info

CommentsTech+vs.+Designers2008-07-01+18%3A15%3A25Aaron+B.+Hockley

Jump to comment form | comments rss [?] | trackback uri [?]

missburrows Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 / 12:55

The real question is whether you would be on the same page if you had just tapped him on the shoulder, rather than “running” in to him.

Rick Turoczy Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 / 15:26

Caveat: Not trying to put words in anyone’s mouth, but doing my best to act as a Rosetta Stone (and probably failing).

That said…

“I need a logo” is the designer version of the common tech request, “I need a Web site.” Or maybe even more appropriately “I need a database.”

At the point of hearing those requests, the techie or designer begins to make the intuitive leap toward what they hope they were hearing. ‘)

I only say this because I’m a marketer who knows little about either tech or design, yet has the hubris to cast aspersions that I do.

Leave a comment...

Recently

Popular/Interesting

Taking a Stand to Promote OpenID - if your tech blog doesn’t support OpenID, I won’t participate

Consuming Flickr via RSS - information and tips on using RSS to pull photos and information from Flickr

So Damn Sexy, Yet So Damn Closed - observations on the paradox of open source advocates that use iPhones

If it’s Not in my Feed Reader, it Doesn’t Exist - exploring a feed-centric information flow

Making my Wacom Serial Tablet work on Vista - technical how-to including a registry hack.

Google Calendar Sync for the Blackberry - initial thoughts and setup info

Reading Feeds with Google Reader on the Blackberry - my workflow

Weird Al and a Messed up iTunes Deal - my only post to make the front page of both Digg and Slashdot

Categories

About

Another Blogger is the outlet for tech-related musings of Aaron B. Hockley - hit that link to see his other online ventures.