Which way round do you work?

[adover]

Just wondering this as I'm currently on one of my first large scale projects (loads of code, XML, CSS etc) and I'm debating which way is best. The route I'm taking is to get all of the coding done, everything working/skin changes/css/xml content up and running, and then set up all the animation after that, as it makes it easier than struggling to find stuff on the stage thats not there due to it needing to be animated in.

So what's your work method? Reckon it'd be handy for some of the less experienced to hear some different routines! :)

[Cota]

This is something that really needs to be taken in a case by case basis. Is the data part of whats being animated, of so, you cant really skip it. Generally, I like to break it up into sections, and modules. I try to make a list of what the project calls for then see where these list items cross eachother, then divide it up from there. For example:

-Global items - things that are consistant across the entire site
-Nav elements
-nav animtions
-etc

-main "page" - the first section the user see's
1-data calls
2-animation
3-User Interaction
4-etc, etc, etc

Then you look to see where these things overlap eachother. A logic division will start to emerge and you should be good to go.