Hi Kay, I wouldn't worry too much even if your designers think Fireworks output is a good way to go. For years, we used table-based sites. All of our designers were taught Fireworks/Dreamweaver.
Starting January 2004, we completely abandoned Fireworks. All of our new sites are being produced using standards. All of my designers have accepted the shift in procedures with enthusiasm. They have all been reading books by Jeff Zeldman and Eric Meyer. I've found that most of them are picking up the basics of standards quite quickly. So... I guess what I am saying that hire a designer that does beautiful work. It's much easier to help someone learn standards than it is to try and make someone artistically talented. Christine -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kay Smoljak Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 7:53 AM To: Web Standards Group Subject: [WSG] hiring a standards-savvy designer Hi guys, At work, we're about to hire a new graphic designer, as our guys are flat out. We're looking for someone with some markup skills as well as visual design, and as I'm the nominated "standards nazi" I'm charged with making sure their html and css is up to scratch. As this is primarily a graphic design position, I'm not expecting any of the applicants to be too savvy about web standards already. But I'm hoping to find someone who doesn't consider Fireworks Web export a good way to create sites, and who won't be too hard to bring around to our way of doing things. So what am I actually asking? I'm interested in what you guys consider reasonable to expect from a graphic designer who also does some "overflow" html. What would you be looking for? What would you ask in the interview? Thanks for any ideas, K. -- Kay Smoljak http://kay.smoljak.com ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ***************************************************** ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
