Presenting web layouts to clients
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- jeremydouglas0
anyone just start in html?
- ar170na0
http://yourcompany.theclientspac…
Here's more info on the service: http://www.theclientspace.com/de…
- set0
^ wha?
- trooperbill0
^ thats why i dont believe in showing clickable browser based screenshots
- quack0
airey & I have something in common, i hope he's okay with that.
- airey0
i do stuff like this:
http://www.alloystudio.com.au/cl…so the client can get an idea of how it sits in the page. of course it leads to some fucking douchenozzles saying "the links don't work" but you can't help some folks.
- sherm0
I like http://gomockingbird.com/
- clearThoughts0
I print them out in A3.
Not joking! If the designs are good, people get really impressed, that their website actually looks so good you can m*th*rf*ck*ng print it.
- rson0
I always post a link and print them out to present.
- quack0
personally, i believe...
displaying a website on the web in any way other than how it will actually appear online is only confusing to clients.
a write up for each mock up url or a pdf wire frame to match is sufficient.employing any method that will not retain 1:1 scale such as a pdf or other embedded document type i believe is a bad idea as well as it will not appear online as it does in the document
- +1 on the PDF comment, awful way to show web workd_rek
- yet, we do it all the timemonospaced
- I don't know if "awful" is the right word, sound too extreme..Miguex
- Not_Just_Another0
I'll tend to lay them up similar to how Meeklo has shown, although I'll have each image at 100% and with the entire image being a button to click through to the following page.
Seems to work for both the clients viewing remotely and for showing onscreen when face to face.
- Continuity0
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Context really is everything. In the end, it doesn't _really_ matter how you present the comps - face-to-face on boards, a PDF, PPT or Flash presentation - as long as there's narrative to put everything in context for the client.
- kona0
It's not ideal but I talked my CD into doing *cough* PPT presentations.
During my first few months they were sending JPGs over the fence asking for feedback. Well that's all fine and dandy but the client was now forced to look at the JPGs with zero context.
5 or so minutes before a client call or GoTo Meeting we'll send them a PPT deck with the concepts in order. The deck starts off with a brief description of the project, a brief description of their brand (as they described it), our goals, then the first concept. This helps to reinforce (shove down their throat) everything that they've told us which we put into our design. This helps to remove the "we didn't say that" argument if and when the designs are off.
The page before the first concept has a brief description of the page and some bullet points (talking points). It's a twofur. It gives us talking points and helps us speak to key areas of the design, but it also gives the client the same ability on their end should they have to present the creative to investors, ceo, principals or whomever. It helps them present the creative exactly how we want it presented.
After the presentation we send the PPT deck and a PDF of the JPGs so they can print/view them larger.
- seed0
For websites I usually put the png in simple html files just to show how it aligns in the browser, page backgrounds. etc.
- quack0
click image to proceed to the next comp is the best presentation i've found, that way the comped image is the same size and placement as the actual site would be and they only look at one page at a time
- each page gets their own title etcquack
- i do theseSlashPeckham
- vaxorcist0
The perception that screenshot = 90% done is a big problem...
- trooperbill0
i NEVER show websites as jpegs in a browser as clients think "that was quick... if they can do that this quickly then i have time to mess around with the layout etc" they dont get that its a comp and not a finished website. ALWAYS show them a printed mockup and if possible a jpeg shown out of a browser in photoshop so they can see its very much in production.
- hmmset
- VERY TRUE...vaxorcist
- that's an interesting point.bigtrickagain
- try doing that when your biggest client is in Helsinki, 4 hours behindMeeklo
- set0
Nice Meeklo!
I agree that presenting them inside a browser is the best option although I think displaying at the right size is key as I know a lot of our stupid clients would think that (900px resize) is the size it will be.
- actually you are correct in that statement, I need to make it more obvious that you can click to see full sizeMeeklo
- mydo0
most important that they're seeing the designs at the right size and resolution. so jpg in and long scrolling page of pages works best IMO.
Meeklo's page is V nice.