AnJoe Lite:Web Designers’ log

I’ve recently finished up a Flash website for a bowling alley. I’m not good when it comes to design but I do ok. Every site I make, I see improvements and work towards filling the gap which existsed in the previous designs. The site which I completed and gotten approved for by the client with high remarks, has recently been replaced by another layout. He had the site up for 2 months. Check out what has become of the website for yourself. www.usbowlingva.com. Please keep in mind, the layout you see is NOT, NOT what I intended on. This was my original site which I delievered to him.

After I saw this, I called my client numerous times and with no luck of conversation, I’ve left a message:

“Hello, I’ve noticed that you’ve changed the design layout of your site fairly quickly. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns regarding previous design.”

The client paid good money for it I’d like to make sure he gets what he paid for. Am I being a little bitch by leaving him such message? It hurts me to see the site take a turn for the worst. If its’ HTML only website he wants, I’d like to make it for him for free. I know I’m not the greatest designer in the world but I can make far better site than THAT!!!!!

I read an article on Communication Arts magazine written by Patrick Coyne. He compiled various interviews with leading creative directors. There was a statement that triggered my train of thoughts. 

 “The Web has become center point of most campaigns because it’s a place to really emotionally connect with consumers” -Jason Zada

Isn’t it amazing? Marketers use web to “Emotionally” connect with consumers. They use it as medium to reach consumers. Ok. That makes totoal sense. To me, this statement means that marketers view web as representation of us, the consumers. When I read this phrase by Jason Zada, an image came to my head. The industry represented by one human, looking at the thousands of copy/pasted consumers with their heads as a computer monitor.  The concept is bi-directional. As consumers, we “Emotionally” connect with businesses through the web. Newspapers, T.V. Commercials, magazines have become secondary. I’d assume people spend about 60% of their day online through work and web enabled cell phones. That leaves 40% of day to be divided up for traveling (To and From work), dinner, tending to kids (Ok This is a bit extreme), watching T.V. or reading a newspaper.  No wonder marketers are using Web to “Emotionally” connect with consumers

The reason I decided to write this random post is this. I feel like a Robot. SiFi movies show emotionless robots finding emotion through interaction with humans. Don’t you find it odd that humans are finding emotion through a robot?