Site design
Dah! I am completely stumped when it comes to a new site design (I've already coded the backend in PHP and set up the database, etc.). Does anyone know of any good resources for basic designing techniques? Or of a good content layout (easy navigation, etc.)? I would sincerely appreciate any assistance. Thanks!
Brian Farkas posted this at 22:16 — 21st May 2001.
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Hi, welcome to TWF!
You might want to check out coolhomepages.com for some ideas as far as navigation goes.
Also, you might want to check out pageresource.com
Good luck!
Brian
The Webmistress posted this at 06:53 — 22nd May 2001.
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What is the site going to be about?
Have you thought of any colours?
Does the company have a logo?
How much content is there?
These are the basic questions that need answering, then a site can be designed around it. Are you doing any graphics that is needed?
Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....
Megan posted this at 18:02 — 22nd May 2001.
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There doesn't seem to be a lot of resources out there for basic layout techniques (articles and advice I mean). The best thing to do would be to look at other sites and get ideas from there. Basically, there are three typical layout styles - the left side nav, the top nav bar, and the combo. What you choose really depends on your content and how you choose to organize your navigation. It would probably be best to go with something simple if you're not a great designer yet.
One style that's really common is to put everything into tables with coloured backgrounds - kind of like this forum.
I hope you'll stop by the Critiques forum for more feedback and advice once you've got something put together.
Megan
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KeithMcL posted this at 17:09 — 25th May 2001.
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I'd also suggest visitin cwd.dk and killersites.com for more inspiration
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