This is PRINT, not the web! (Cre@te)

Member Name: moongod

Product:	Cre@te
Date:	10/04/01 (7 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good intentions

Disadvantages: Can't decide what it's doing

I was going to subscribe to Create just upon hearing of its existenc. It filled a huge gap in the market and was sorely needed. However, having picked up a copy, I can say that it’s not too bad, but is disparate and in the main, poorly written. In this way, it reflects the nature of the beast (the web that is).

The internet represents a unification of many media and website design is diverse and broadranging. Create have made an applaudable attempt at covering this subject, but have ended up with features that fall between areas and don’t have real substance of attraction to any one audience.

Also, attention needs to be paid to layout and design, ‘look and feel’. The showcases are meant to comprise of the cream of the crop, but instead read like a random list of links. Also, just way too many reviews – it’s like a web directory. Top marks for interviews with experienced designers and the sites they’ve worked on. It’s nice to see the range of any one designer.

Is it a magazine to aid professional web site designers? Or is it for people starting out? It needs to make its mind up. Needless to say, I won’t be subscribing…yet.

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