[thelist] Footer credits

> From: "Matthew Walker" <matthew@electricsheep.co.nz>
> 
> No, but often the owner of the billboard space is advertised. You
> often see the names of printing companies, even on small items. Book
> publishers, CD publishers, stamp their brand on their publications.
> How about if you write an article for a magazine? You would expect to
> see your name there wouldn't you? I think designing a good site is a
> comparably creative act.

this is a good point, but billboard owners tend to advertise their 
blank space (at least around here), and yes, publishers and such 
do stuff their information into books and CDs... but i sometimes 
look at a web site as an identity piece, and having another 
company's logo can dilute your client's brand... especially if they 
are an agency (creative end) or a systems shop (development end) 
since neither of them wants to look like they can't do it 
themselves...

i guess you have to judge your own market and clients... we used 
to include a 'colophon' page on client sites, like a book or 
magazine, that described the developer, the goals of the site, the 
technologies used, etc... but that went out of fashion years ago...

> So are you in publishing or advertising? Depends which jobs you choose
> I guess.

neither... but a good chunk of our clients are...