Comments on: 40 Excellent Websites Showcasing Expression Engine http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/01/40-excellent-websites-showcasing-expression-engine/ Web Design Resources and Tutorials Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: benehttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/01/40-excellent-websites-showcasing-expression-engine/#comment-663109 bene Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:56:25 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=14557#comment-663109 @Sam i know a higher education website made in EE for the Academy of Royal Arts here in Ghent, Belgium. A friend of mine made this site a few years ago <a href="http://www.kask.be" rel="nofollow">www.kask.be</a> @Sam i know a higher education website made in EE for the Academy of Royal Arts here in Ghent, Belgium. A friend of mine made this site a few years ago http://www.kask.be

]]> By: Samhttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/01/40-excellent-websites-showcasing-expression-engine/#comment-662603 Sam Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:50:44 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=14557#comment-662603 Has anyone done or seen any sites using EE in higher education? Our IT department does not think EE is powerful enough to run a higher ed site so looking for examples. Has anyone done or seen any sites using EE in higher education? Our IT department does not think EE is powerful enough to run a higher ed site so looking for examples.

]]> By: Web design Shrewsburyhttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/01/40-excellent-websites-showcasing-expression-engine/#comment-649802 Web design Shrewsbury Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:49:11 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=14557#comment-649802 HelpSpot & Ghost town studios defiantly show off the Expression Engine . . . we may look into this for future developments :)Cheers guys HelpSpot & Ghost town studios defiantly show off the Expression Engine . . . we may look into this for future developments :)

Cheers guys

]]> By: Susan Snipeshttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/01/40-excellent-websites-showcasing-expression-engine/#comment-648220 Susan Snipes Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:23:27 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=14557#comment-648220 Thanks for this post about inspiring designs done with ExpressionEngine. I would love to see more "round-ups" or articles about EE. It's a fantastic system. Thanks for this post about inspiring designs done with ExpressionEngine. I would love to see more “round-ups” or articles about EE. It’s a fantastic system.

]]> By: Web design Telfordhttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/01/40-excellent-websites-showcasing-expression-engine/#comment-647018 Web design Telford Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:40:14 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=14557#comment-647018 Great design = Sarah LongneckerWe have never worked with Expression Engine, but will have a look into it now.Cheers :) Great design = Sarah Longnecker

We have never worked with Expression Engine, but will have a look into it now.

Cheers :)

]]> By: vans schoenenhttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/01/40-excellent-websites-showcasing-expression-engine/#comment-645040 vans schoenen Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:57:39 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=14557#comment-645040 Their should be more tuts about EE..would love to learn more about this CMS allthough it's not free.. Their should be more tuts about EE..would love to learn more about this CMS allthough it’s not free..

]]> By: diego-el secretohttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/01/40-excellent-websites-showcasing-expression-engine/#comment-615086 diego-el secreto Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:10:51 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=14557#comment-615086 i need some of this templates...I'll take a few, ty i need some of this templates…I’ll take a few, ty

]]> By: allgood2http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/01/40-excellent-websites-showcasing-expression-engine/#comment-594041 allgood2 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:01:58 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=14557#comment-594041 Late to the conversation, but I'm going to have to disagree with @One Time EE User. You can do one to one and one to many relationships. You can't do many to many relationships without using a third party add-on or writing some custom code. But then again that's another flexibility with EE. You can add your custom code directly in a template, parse it before other content or after other content.I agree it's not suitable for every job, but no CMS is. There are plenty of enterprise level applications that EE can work for, and the depth can be fairly deep; but EE fills that void between basic CMS and enterprise level CMSs. ExpressionEngine isn't SiteCore, Ektron, RedDot, Vignette, or CommonSpot, but most users/businesses don't need those tools, and even if they do, frequently can't afford them. You're jumping from a low price system: under $300 for commercial use; under $150 for non-commercial use; to enterprise systems that cost upwards of $1,000. In fact, unless pricing has changed, I'm not certain you can get any of the systems you've mentioned for under $3,000 and I know a few colleges who have paid over $10k for Vignette and SiteCore. Wildly different beast.I use ExpressionEngine to develop sites for nonprofit, government, and education institutions and the price tag is very affordable, and the time and money saved on custom development more than makes up for the upfront expense.You can't really tell how complicated or impressive the backend is from the front. A good front end, should look simple and easy, and really shouldn't go more than three levels deep. Five is my cutoff, and I still shoot for three. If I can't get it to 3 or 5 levels at the front; then I personally feel, I've gone done a bad design path, and start re-visioning the front end and its relationship to the backend again, until I can.I've done sites with one data channel and sites with more than 50. One client has a system (a single system, all in EE) that houses a hotline center, training and events, outreach center, publications, calendars, advocacy, and more. A few users see everything, and most staff see just the projects they work on.You can go pretty deep, and while EE does have limits, I find that I frequently hit my creative limits before I hit ExpressionEngines. Late to the conversation, but I’m going to have to disagree with @One Time EE User. You can do one to one and one to many relationships. You can’t do many to many relationships without using a third party add-on or writing some custom code. But then again that’s another flexibility with EE. You can add your custom code directly in a template, parse it before other content or after other content.

I agree it’s not suitable for every job, but no CMS is. There are plenty of enterprise level applications that EE can work for, and the depth can be fairly deep; but EE fills that void between basic CMS and enterprise level CMSs. ExpressionEngine isn’t SiteCore, Ektron, RedDot, Vignette, or CommonSpot, but most users/businesses don’t need those tools, and even if they do, frequently can’t afford them. You’re jumping from a low price system: under $300 for commercial use; under $150 for non-commercial use; to enterprise systems that cost upwards of $1,000. In fact, unless pricing has changed, I’m not certain you can get any of the systems you’ve mentioned for under $3,000 and I know a few colleges who have paid over $10k for Vignette and SiteCore. Wildly different beast.

I use ExpressionEngine to develop sites for nonprofit, government, and education institutions and the price tag is very affordable, and the time and money saved on custom development more than makes up for the upfront expense.

You can’t really tell how complicated or impressive the backend is from the front. A good front end, should look simple and easy, and really shouldn’t go more than three levels deep. Five is my cutoff, and I still shoot for three. If I can’t get it to 3 or 5 levels at the front; then I personally feel, I’ve gone done a bad design path, and start re-visioning the front end and its relationship to the backend again, until I can.

I’ve done sites with one data channel and sites with more than 50. One client has a system (a single system, all in EE) that houses a hotline center, training and events, outreach center, publications, calendars, advocacy, and more. A few users see everything, and most staff see just the projects they work on.

You can go pretty deep, and while EE does have limits, I find that I frequently hit my creative limits before I hit ExpressionEngines.

]]> By: autoverzekering afsluitenhttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/01/40-excellent-websites-showcasing-expression-engine/#comment-591724 autoverzekering afsluiten Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:58:07 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=14557#comment-591724 Indeed, these sites look fabulous.. cms rules! Indeed, these sites look fabulous.. cms rules!

]]> By: website laten makenhttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/01/40-excellent-websites-showcasing-expression-engine/#comment-590410 website laten maken Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:28:39 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=14557#comment-590410 I never worked EE, but no doubt these sites look great! Although I think a CMS should never limit design possibilities. That's not an argument for me to be a good CMS. I never worked EE, but no doubt these sites look great! Although I think a CMS should never limit design possibilities. That’s not an argument for me to be a good CMS.

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