Pokona.com
Nov 24 2004, 01:00 PM
I'm not the best web designer in the world, so this tutorial isn’t going to be great. But if you’re baffled heres some short tips that might help. ColorsI always thought that the main color of your site had a big influence on the visitor. Like each color has its separate emotion. If your website is all black it could hint that your hiding something. It also tends to looks slightly amateur. But on the other hand, if you’re trying to appeal in a younger audience and your selling something you want to look "cool", then black might be a better option. I usually have about 3 or 4 different colors, usually within a shade. OrganizationThings should be easy to find. Navigation should never be confusing. Try to make sure the labels you’re put on your links are direct or to-the-point as possible. I personally like things small. To me it’s easier to see, ironically enough, and get around. Headers, or LabelsI always state what the user is reading or looking at boldly at the top of the page. Its not that I'm assuming they forgot what the topic was, it might just have a reassurance factor. Thats all I've got for now, hope it helps.
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jcguy
Dec 5 2004, 01:06 PM
I feel that web designers shold give some thought and consideration to the width of the layout because people are going to have such a large range of screen sizes that what looks good at 800x600 won't look as good on a larger screen. Some designers use design diferent layouts for the different screen sizes and use javascript to direct users to the correct ones, but I feel that this is rather time-consumuing
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well, you have the right to do everything on your design. but for those hightly visited site 800x600 is still a good choice coz they consider those poor web user which still use 800x600 resolution, which is dominant or sometime their main visitor
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tuning_problem
Dec 5 2004, 09:27 PM
When I design a webpage (which I have done many times for me and others) I tend to optimize my page for a 56k user, and not to use to many images. Also, I make my pages easy to read for the visually handicapped.
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wwheeler
Dec 6 2004, 03:42 AM
QUOTE(jcguy @ Dec 5 2004, 09:06 AM) Some designers use design diferent layouts for the different screen sizes and use javascript to direct users to the correct ones, but I feel that this is rather time-consumuing It might be time consuming, I'll give you that, but it is one of the best ways to do a layout in my humble opinion. I think that it leads to a more professional looking site to have it customized by what resolution the person looking at the website is using.
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thedevil
Dec 6 2004, 04:59 AM
About web layout... I design my layouts in photoshop and use it in my website... have a look at my website... i designed completely in photoshop.... not completely exactly... the layout i mean.... My homesite
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firstdeath
Dec 6 2004, 10:31 PM
i use photoshop 7 to make layouts, like many others, which is very efficient. you dont need muich HTML knowldge to create one in PS. But you will need knowledge of PS, of course.. nice tutorial Pokona
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ssjojo
Dec 7 2004, 02:49 AM
well if you go to www.good-tutorials.com they show you how to make a basic layout
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prodigy
Dec 8 2004, 05:01 AM
An excellent combination for producing a good website is using Adobe Photoshop and Image Ready. For N00bs: Adobe Photoshop- Excellent for the designing the graphics your site layout. Adobe Image Ready- Good for slicing the design you creating using photoshop and exporting it to be a xhtml compatible page with image slices. For more information visit: Adobe and possibly download a trial version of these software if you hav't got them already.
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I think "what's the best colour" would have to be one of the most common design questions asked. And once again, the reply is the same. "What is your website about?" You're not going to do a Quake or Doom Clan site in pastel colours. You're not going to do a barbie site in black and blue. So think about the subject of your website, think of the colours that represent your theme.. And voila! Those are your colours. The general guides are don't use colours for font/background with too big a contrast - pricks the eyes, or too low a contrast - strains the eyes.
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runefantasy
Jul 5 2005, 05:38 AM
What's the best colour for a fan site?
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Turiddu
Jun 28 2005, 03:57 PM
Usually when I create my layouts I'll start out with a 800x600 canvas in Adobe Photoshop.. I don't think it matters what the colors are of a website, it just matters what the graphics and content are.. If the graphics are eye-popping it's definately something that will attract users, not only from fellow graphic designers on the web but from the public if your putting out interesting content and something that is going to keep them coming back.. how to begin becoming a good designer? you can easily search on google for Photoshop tutorials, Maya tutorials, and 3ds max tutorials.. 3ds max and Maya are 3d modelling softwares, and Photoshop is the graphics editor.. also macromedia flash, it's taking over the internet you would want to incorporate that in your webdesign also.. now everything takes real extensive time to learn if your a quicker learner, but you have to remember as much work you put in to a project, is how much you will get out of it.. so if you don't spend much time on learning and practicing these softwares, you'll never get any use out of them.. bottom line is when it comes to webdesigning i think its more about the graphics that drop jaws and/or the communities and content that keep the website alive and not something thats only had a reply or update from 2 months ago... Software SitesFlash - www.macromedia.com Maya - www.aliaswavefront.com Photoshop - www.adobe.com Tutorial SitesFlash - http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Photoshop - http://www.planetphotoshop.com/tutorials.htmlMaya - www.simplymaya.com they all have free trials on their website
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rkage
Jun 27 2005, 11:00 AM
Meh I'll give my tips for creating websites. Do not use Photoshop or ImageReady to create websites. The code generated is incorrect and won't work in alot of browsers. If you want a great layout that you have made from Photoshop, then use CSS and DIVs to position the images for the layout - not tables! Use PNG file formats for saving graphics like link backgrounds or gradients for a background. Use JPEG for banners or other photographs. Reduce the resolution of these as much as possible that preserves the quality of the image for your requirements. If you are going to build a large website, make sure you have got your CSS correct at the start so that each time you need to add a new page, you don't have to go back and edit your CSS file, otherwise the other pages may not work correctly. Plus, if you have a well formed CCS style page, creating new webpages can take only a few minutes. If in doubt of what colours to use; find a colour scheme from various of the colour scheme websites such as Colour Lovers. Make sure you contrast the text and backgrounds well. As a final note, don't take shortcuts. Write out the full code needed, if any problems, in layout or otherwise, occur sort them out there and then, otherwise they will come back to haunt you later on.
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rkage
Jun 27 2005, 10:58 AM
Meh I'll give my tips for creating websites. Do not use Photoshop or ImageReady to create websites. The code generated is incorrect and won't work in alot of browsers. If you want a great layout that you have made from Photoshop, then use CSS and DIVs to position the images for the layout - not tables! Use PNG file formats for saving graphics like link backgrounds or gradients for a background. Use JPEG for banners or other photographs. Reduce the resolution of these as much as possible that preserves the quality of the image for your requirements. If you are going to build a large website, make sure you have got your CSS correct at the start so that each time you need to add a new page, you don't have to go back and edit your CSS file, otherwise the other pages may not work correctly. Plus, if you have a well formed CCS style page, creating new webpages can take only a few minutes. If in doubt of what colours to use; find a colour scheme from various of the colour scheme websites such as Colour Lovers. Make sure you contrast the text and backgrounds well. As a final note, don't take shortcuts. Write out the full code needed, if any problems, in layout or otherwise, occur sort them out there and then, otherwise they will come back to haunt you later on.
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