Comments on: Designers Are Everywhere… So Which One Do You Pick? http://churchcrunch.com/designers-are-everywhere-so-which-one-do-you-pick/ Exploring the Intersection of Web Technology and the Church Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:25:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: human3rrorhttp://churchcrunch.com/designers-are-everywhere-so-which-one-do-you-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-40588 human3rror Tue, 12 May 2009 17:34:05 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=4067#comment-40588 thanks for this! thanks for this!

]]> By: Josephhttp://churchcrunch.com/designers-are-everywhere-so-which-one-do-you-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-40548 Joseph Tue, 12 May 2009 15:32:35 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=4067#comment-40548 Hey guys, Ben told me he had mentioned me here. I hope you all are finding success in your search for a professional, creative designer. Ben did a series of blog posts called "A Pastor's Guide to the Web", and had me close out the series with a post re: the relationship between Designer and Pastor. I think it would prove enlightening for you as you work through this issue. <a href="http://www.bencotten.net/2009/05/01/a-pastors-guide-to-the-web-part-5/" target="_blank">http://www.bencotten.net/2009/05/01/a-pastors-gui...</a> Hey guys, Ben told me he had mentioned me here. I hope you all are finding success in your search for a professional, creative designer. Ben did a series of blog posts called "A Pastor's Guide to the Web", and had me close out the series with a post re: the relationship between Designer and Pastor. I think it would prove enlightening for you as you work through this issue.
http://www.bencotten.net/2009/05/01/a-pastors-gui...

]]> By: andryhttp://churchcrunch.com/designers-are-everywhere-so-which-one-do-you-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-38411 andry Thu, 07 May 2009 18:43:14 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=4067#comment-38411 UGk0kz comment1 , UGk0kz comment1 ,

]]> By: Stuarthttp://churchcrunch.com/designers-are-everywhere-so-which-one-do-you-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-27288 Stuart Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:26:24 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=4067#comment-27288 Apologies Ben - been meaning to reply but a family holiday got in the way :) Thanks for the pointers and even the link. Apologies Ben – been meaning to reply but a family holiday got in the way :)

Thanks for the pointers and even the link.

]]> By: Kazelcwbhttp://churchcrunch.com/designers-are-everywhere-so-which-one-do-you-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-26675 Kazelcwb Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:33:11 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=4067#comment-26675 Hi webmaster! msy Hi webmaster! msy

]]> By: Ben Cottenhttp://churchcrunch.com/designers-are-everywhere-so-which-one-do-you-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-23201 Ben Cotten Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:58:06 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=4067#comment-23201 my advice is to start with your church vision and work your way out from there to a logo and overall graphic identity. Hire someone who will take who you are as a church and where you are going and try to translate that into a digital medium. Your logo, bus. cards, signage, website, etc should (IMO) be a cohesive whole that shows in a visual language who you are. I think it's a mistake to sink money into creating a unique website design before you get a real logo, for example. Find a designer that can design like an artist, but think like a marketer. Not to be a shill (and I really hope I'm not coming across that way, it's not my intent), but you should contact our guy. He does this all the time. <a href="http://www.trendsettingonline.com" target="_blank">http://www.trendsettingonline.com</a> my advice is to start with your church vision and work your way out from there to a logo and overall graphic identity. Hire someone who will take who you are as a church and where you are going and try to translate that into a digital medium.

Your logo, bus. cards, signage, website, etc should (IMO) be a cohesive whole that shows in a visual language who you are. I think it's a mistake to sink money into creating a unique website design before you get a real logo, for example.

Find a designer that can design like an artist, but think like a marketer.

Not to be a shill (and I really hope I'm not coming across that way, it's not my intent), but you should contact our guy. He does this all the time.

http://www.trendsettingonline.com

]]> By: Stuarthttp://churchcrunch.com/designers-are-everywhere-so-which-one-do-you-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-23188 Stuart Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:42:18 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=4067#comment-23188 We're just entering this dilemma. We need a website (or three) designed and I as resident tech head have been tasked as the project lead on this. I know we have creatives in our Church but we don't have the right skills to do what we need so my big fear is - what if I muss up by picking the wrong person / company - so I need to think (and pray) carefully about how I do this. So any guidance would be welcome :) We're just entering this dilemma. We need a website (or three) designed and I as resident tech head have been tasked as the project lead on this. I know we have creatives in our Church but we don't have the right skills to do what we need so my big fear is – what if I muss up by picking the wrong person / company – so I need to think (and pray) carefully about how I do this.

So any guidance would be welcome :)

]]> By: human3rrorhttp://churchcrunch.com/designers-are-everywhere-so-which-one-do-you-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-23047 human3rror Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:06:06 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=4067#comment-23047 ;)! rocking. ;) ! rocking.

]]> By: Ben Cottenhttp://churchcrunch.com/designers-are-everywhere-so-which-one-do-you-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-23039 Ben Cotten Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:57:13 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=4067#comment-23039 We are blessed to have what I would consider and expert professional that volunteers his time. We don't deserve what he gives us. A church of our size could never produce the quality design that we put out. <a href="http://www.trendsettingonline.com" target="_blank">http://www.trendsettingonline.com</a> - least I can do for him is give him a shameless plug! We are blessed to have what I would consider and expert professional that volunteers his time. We don't deserve what he gives us. A church of our size could never produce the quality design that we put out.

http://www.trendsettingonline.com – least I can do for him is give him a shameless plug!

]]> By: Jimhttp://churchcrunch.com/designers-are-everywhere-so-which-one-do-you-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-23004 Jim Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:05:41 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=4067#comment-23004 i know when i'm over my head and i am building an arsenal of folks that I can refer the bigger fish to. i know when i'm over my head and i am building an arsenal of folks that I can refer the bigger fish to.

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