I see it as the base that keeps me, as a designer, grounded to what really matters. I value usability above almost everything because it allows your users to get from point A to B in the most effective way possible.
At the end of the day thats all that really matters, especially when 90% of internet users couldn't tell a bad design (graphically) from a good design.
One of the best ways I found to approach this is to design with HTML in mind at every step. Photoshop really makes you lose focus and end up perfecting the layout and not the presentation of the content.
I see it as the base that keeps me, as a designer, grounded to what really matters. I value usability above almost everything because it allows your users to get from point A to B in the most effective way possible.
At the end of the day thats all that really matters, especially when 90% of internet users couldn't tell a bad design (graphically) from a good design.
One of the best ways I found to approach this is to design with HTML in mind at every step. Photoshop really makes you lose focus and end up perfecting the layout and not the presentation of the content.