Developer Question
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I'm a developer, and I really don't want to die. :)
But I'm also a designer. I worked on both sides, and I can confirm you that there is a lot of developers that don't pay much attention to details; they don't see things from designers perspective, and to them, 1px is no big deal, that slightly different font color is no big deal, that round edge is no big deal... well, all designers know it is a big deal.
And from the developers point of view, I can say that there is a lot of designers that don't give much attention to details as well; they don't see things from developers perspective, and to them, that gradient background pattern that’s 350kb in size is no big deal, that beautiful font in titles is no big deal, that gallery with gradient background and rounded corners and semi-transparent shadows on different pictures sizes is no big deal... well, all developers know it is a big deal.
Answer is to communicate clearly your wants and needs. Ask for feedback, whether you’re designer or developer, try to look things from different perspective. Developers goal and designers goal is the same - to create the best website ever, to learn, to find new solutions, to make the site work.
If you write a detailed brief for the developer, ask for feedback and react, things should go pretty easy.
Other than that I don’t think there is anything you can do. Maybe try to find another developer - there has to be some good ones out there. COSMO, apparently, rocks. Or you can try out our service (www.slicemachine.com). I promise it will be pixel perfect. :)