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In light of some of my recent experiences, I am beginning to truly believe that any web-application startup should have a dedicated designer on staff, and from as early on in the development process as possible. They will shape the voice of the product, the experience that your users will have, and basically lay the ground-work for a successful product (if they do their job right, of course). It’s more than just pretty imagery and fancy fonts, after all. The best designers will work closely with the dev team to push the limits of not only what the technology they’re using can do, but also the limits of what users expect from a web application. I was lucky enough to be part of a team like that once, and it was a truly amazing experience.
