[thelist] Fw: CSS links

[Gary Finnigan]

In my class I call this storyboarding. The students have consistently said
that they benefit from this procedure. Also, if drawn right, code such as
nested tables almost writes itself. Great observation, I wish I'd thought of
passing that on.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Cowan" <paul at wishlist.com.au>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 6:24 AM
Subject: RE: [thelist] Fw: CSS links


>
> > 'The only easy
> > answers are the ones you know the answers to.' Chris Tarrant,
> > to a dolt who
> > didn't know the Queen's family name.
>
> I assume you mean this Chris Tarrant:
> http://media.guardian.co.uk/top100/story/0,10430,512853,00.html
>
> and not this strapping young superstar:
> http://www.afl.com.au/players/player_profile_980023.htm
>
> which is who _I_ immediately thought of, immediately wondering why on
> earth he would say such a thing.
>
> That calls for a:
>
> <tip type="Requirements Gathering" author="Paul Cowan">
> Working in an environment where no-one even knows what requirements
> documents look like (e.g. most web sites)? If someone tries to spec
> a job, and you KNOW that the spec is so vague they're not going to
> like the end result, or you can see flaws with the way it's going to
> work, get them to do mock-up screenshots. Nothing fancy - crayon on
> butcher's paper is quite acceptable. The act of thinking through
> page flow often lets people see what's wrong with their off-the-cuff
> "spec", and sometimes even think of a better way to do something,
> without you banging your head against a wall for hours. Mockups
> can be a developer's best friend.
> </tip>
>
>
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