Spicy Web Designer Interview with Emad Navy

Emad Navy is a web designer from Tehran in Iran who currently runs TipTopLand. He has been designing websites since 1999 when he designed an online portfolio to showcase his work. He is knowledgeable in a wide range of web technologies including PHP, mySQL Adobe GoLive 4.0, GoLive CS, JavaScript and of course AJAX.

1. How did you first start designing websites? 2. When did you first start designing websites?

I decided to make a website as an online portfolio of my graphic designs in 1999 for myself. I love unusual things like meaningless names and words, so I created a name for my website, Zijer. When I designed my first website, I felt in love with that kind of design & developing and kept it until now.

3. When you started designing websites what was your favorite web technology? Have you changed?

HTML … In the beginning I was using FrontPage for HTML editing and when I found AdobeGoLive 4.0 for Windows, I quickly switched to this great application. Now I’m using GoLive CS for years and I don’t decide to upgrade it or replacing with Dreamweaver yet.

4. What web technologies do you enjoy using most in web projects? Why?

HTML and DHTML with some JavaScript are my favorite technologies. Flash is very good technique, but I like it in entertainment fields.

5. What is the biggest challenge do you face in web design today?

First it is SEO and making real web traffic, second is finding free times to learn everything about design and web techniques. I love to try every style in web design, from minimal to gothic, industrial to romantics and dramatic designs, and from pop art to death metal styles and in one world from black to white!

6. What languages do you like to code websites in?

Certainly PHP with MySQL, but I use also JavaScript if it is required. I like Ajax too, but as a little spice for web cocking! Ajax based websites is not one of my favorites.

7. Do you feel that understanding coding and scripting helps you design websites more effectively?

Absolutely, I think balance of design and technology can make a website beautiful, effective and stable. And knowledge of coding and designing is the only way to success.