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i'm looking for some feedback from the designers out there.
in the days of old, upon completion of a project, a very detailed style guide would be written for the client. the style guide would contain information about the details of design (fonts, font sizes, leading, pms/rgb colors, etc.). the style guide is used as a reference for future maintenance.
as technology changes, so does process. in today's digital world i am beginning to believe detailed style guides are not necessary. the digital files now store much of that information inside the document. css dictate and document many style guide issues. i rarely consult clients style guides, i simply edit the raw file that has the information built in. i may consult brand books or higher level conceptual documentation, but rarely style guides. i also fear other designers work as i do and if they make style changes they probably never return to the formal style guide update it.
so, do you still consider style guides a deliverable? are they different than they were 5 years ago? how do you not explain not delivering a style guide to a client that expects one? do you charge extra for a style guide?
Posted by griff at January 06, 2003 05:31 PM