Appendix A
Introduction to Deploying SharePoint Designs
—by John Ross
A number of very important topics have been covered in this book relating to professional SharePoint design. Your head is probably filed with ideas that you are ready to implement as soon as you finish this book. You have probably come up with an idea for a design and even have an idea about how to make it. Before you run off, there is still one big question remaining: How do you implement your design/brand into production? Better yet, how should you implement your design/brand into a production environment?
This appendix will discuss the final piece of the design process called deployment. You might be thinking “Isn't this a topic for developers?” The answer to that question is yes; traditionally the topic of SharePoint deployment is covered in texts for developers and administrators. But this is exactly why the topic of deployment is important to designers; the way that the design elements for a SharePoint site are created will directly impact both developers and administrators.
Specifically, this appendix will explore the various options available for deployment of design elements and the pros and cons of each option and how it can affect your SharePoint implementation now and in the future. And no discussion on deployment would be complete without mentioning file customization, including what it is and why it matters to you as a designer. Best of all, this appendix will give you some perspective into how ...
