Re: FN-FORUM: site check 2

date posted 30th January 2004 19:27

>instead of being years behind in style terms.

aha...in slighting mode today tony...well it is friday

>I can get some ground breaking stuff together
>http://www.matrius.net

lol...a long way to go then!



Paul Cooper
Internet Developer
Intex Design
http://www.intexdesign.net





>From: Tony Crockford [EMAIL REMOVED]
>Reply-To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
>To: "FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]
>Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: site check 2
>Date: 30 Jan 2004 19:00:28 -0000
>
>
>On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 17:37:43 +0000, Paul Cooper [EMAIL REMOVED]
>wrote:
>
>>
>>>>>changed the colors - what do these say?
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.matrius.net
>
>>My best advice would be that you'd really save time if you designed your
>>site in Photoshop or whatever graphics app you use. Get feedback on that
>>and at least decide things like the colour scheme before writing your
>>HTML. I'd never design a site without working from an image of how it
>>will precisely look. You can also plan how best to structure your nested
>>tables (joke!). You'll also be able to get 'sign-off' from your client
>>rather than them saying there's something not quite right. Saying that it
>>looks good.
>
>This might seem odd, but I never design a site in a graphics application.
>
>(go on, say it, you can tell....)
>
>Because a lot of the design is driven by CSS I find it easier to do a rough
>sketch and then build up from there.
>
>Colors can be changed by editing the values in the CSS file and if adding
>something breaks the layout I can see why and when and what broke it.
>
>I also find working from a fixed design, when I want a fluid end result is
>much harder than tinkering with the CSS.
>
>Normally I pay an artist to do photoshop page layouts and then chop them up
>- this one is a favour for a sister company, a portfolio builder, so no
>spare cash for designers.
>
>I'm hoping that slowly, as I get more out of the CSS, I can get some ground
>breaking stuff together, instead of being years behind in style terms.
>
>;o)
>
>thanks
>
>Tony
>
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