Hi Guys

 

Just wanted to hear from anyone who has worked for a web design agency particularly in London, as that is where I want to be come this summer when Im looking for a new job.

 

I'm particularly interested in how much time you get to spend on a web design project in particular the research to photoshop concept phase, ie what would be the turn around time to produce a home page and 1 sub page design for a client.

 

Because the more I read about the web design process, the more I hear about how crucial it is to spend a few weeks just on the research phase, wire framing, UX design, information architecture etc, and all those other content decisions that need to be nailed down before you even think about firing up Photoshop. But I get the impression that even though this kind of advice is preached across a lot of books, I get the feeling that in the real world, no one gets afforded that much time to work on a web design project and that all those decisions need to be made in a matter of days by the designer, a lot of it being an internal process, are my assumptions correct?

 

Thanks

Consecca

"Quicker than your boss!" Or at least the slowest person there. I have no actual agency expeirence. I just know from working with other website designers that it will depend on the job. In some places it's not always about how fast you can work as it is about how much time you can save your employer. I hope some website designers with actual agency experience will be able to chime in and answer your questions from their direct expeirence. I wish I could help more.

From experience it's a question only being there can answer. Some projects required us to have the whole site done by the end of the day while others we had a whole week just to play around with the concept and design stages. It depends on what type of clients the company picks up, their requirements and how urgently they need it done. Yes more time is preferable since you can do a more in depth analysis on the project but you have to be prepared to come up with something on the spot. I wish it was just a simple yes or no answer but you just never know what type of client/work you're going to get. Just be prepared for either scenario.