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Is designing in the browser the new prototyping method of choice for customer focused web designers? Well, I’ve been reading up quite a bit on designing in the browser recently; “live prototyping” if you will.

There are plenty of arguments for and against this, and in all honestly I’ll likely still mock up my designs in Photoshop, test drive them with the client and then slice and dice ready for some nice HTML on the desktop.

However, the pros and cons of designing in the browser are well worth a read, there’s a great post on “Making Your Mock-Up In Mark-Up” over at 24 Ways. It’s certainly a very valid point being made, especially the point regarding rounded corners and so on. We’ve all been there haven’t we; redrawing….

Some of you may be wondering, “what’s so bad about using Photoshop for the bulk of my design?” Well, any seasoned designer will tell you that working in Photoshop is akin to working in a minefield: you never know when it’s going to blow up in your face.

And, if you fancy giving designing in the browser a shot, check out 12 Killer Tips For Designing In The Browser – great resource.

Have you tried designing in the browser as a practice? What do you think of it? Does it work for you?