Who designed a specific website

[kiepie]

If I have stumbled upon a website and would like a similar layout, is it possible to find out who designed that website?

This is without asking the owners of the site as I will be in direct competition with them (same product/service).

 

[stormwalkerza]

Web designers "usually" add the site to there portfolio, try and see who all link to the site and search via google.

A compatant web designer should be able to re-create something close, though they are far & few in between.

 

[jem]

outta interest, which site? PM if you don't want to pub. Only interested since web/internet development is my business.

 

[radicool]

If you view the HTML source of the page, the web company name or website URL or something may be hidden in some comments or something.

 

[Raithlin]

All of the above - but most designers have a credit somewhere on the website. If you need to search for the credit, it may be possible that it was done in-house? Otherwise, if the designer is worth their salt, there should be a meta-keyword (author) in each page.

 

[GreGorGy]

I would think even if you contacted the designer some ethics may come in to them doing for you what they done for your competitor...

 

[Raithlin]

The design doesn't have to be the same though. I have no hassles designing 2 sites for competitors - as long as the design is different, the function can (and likely will) be similar. Such is the nature of web apps.