Art and Money, Part Two
January 25th, 2009 | by Conrad Walton |I’ve been thinking about what I wrote about the Greenes. I think that it is possible and even probable, to make money clinging to your one, true, pure artistic vision.
But I’ve known a lot of starving artists. Some artists are just bad. Their vision is not worth making money. They need desk jobs instead.
I've known a lot of starving artists
It’s the balance between the practical and the aesthetic. That should be the balance that you use to design your web site with also. You should make it interesting and artistic. You should have a point of view and make your statement.
On the other side, it should load quickly. It should not distract from your goal. It should communicate effectively. It should make the sale.
Art and Money are two sides to the same coin. You need both. I was wrong to say that you only need the art. You need to accomplish your goals as well, no matter what it takes.
Otherwise, you will have the most beautiful site in the world and no one will ever know.
Tags: design, web development
