Designing for Scalability 03Aug04

Screenshot, Source: Digital Web Magazine

"More and more, designers are working on the same site for months or even years. As new features are added and new needs are identified, a site needs to be flexible to changes, so that post-launch changes can be made quickly and easily." (digital web magazine)

Extract:

"All Web sites will scale over time. No site will remain the same as it was when first launched—nor should it. The rise in popularity of content management systems shows that the old days of launching a site, and then not maintaining it, are over. Designers are now working on the same site for months or even years. Over time, new needs will be identified and new features will need to be added; a site needs to be flexible to change so these post-launch updates can be made quickly and easily." (Jeff Lash)

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Article "Designing for Scalability"
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