raDeon Posted August 10, 2003 Posted August 10, 2003 Does anybody know of a tutorial of how to make good looking pages. I know HTML and CSS but I don't know how to make a good looking design. It's extremely frustrating. I've searched and searched but I can't find a tutorial on how to design a good page. Quote
roadmap Posted August 10, 2003 Posted August 10, 2003 I dont care what anyone tells you, a good design is in the eye of the beholder. Here's a link though. My Webpage Quote
Deverill Posted August 10, 2003 Posted August 10, 2003 Does anybody know of a tutorial of how to make good looking pages. When or if you get ready for books check out an author named Robin Williams (not the comedian). She is an artist that understands web pages well and takes a "everyman" approach to it. In fact, one book I have of hers is "The Non-Designer's Web Book". Another I have is "Web Design Workshop" which is equally useful for this media. Truth is that it takes a marriage of artist and code hack to create a great site usually. Either can be learned but the real experts at it are born with the talent, IMO. Roadmap is right that good design is in the eye of the beholder, but there are certain things that are universally unappealing and should be avoided. Sorry I don't know anything online but whatever you look at, make sure they have background in both art and web design or they'll have to be extraordinary to do a good job. Quote
!!blue Posted August 11, 2003 Posted August 11, 2003 a few reco's: Designing Web Usability Don't Make Me Think! Designing with Web Standards First two were recommended reading at my school (studying web design) and the last is a newer book that I want to get also. small list, hope it helps. later, !!blue Quote
raDeon Posted August 12, 2003 Author Posted August 12, 2003 Although I'd like to have a book, I have no money to buy one. Quote
roadmap Posted August 12, 2003 Posted August 12, 2003 Do you have a site up yet that we could look at? Quote
raDeon Posted August 13, 2003 Author Posted August 13, 2003 There's a design I stole from a CSS-P tutorial http://replayscript.sector-19.com Yeah, that's about it. If you want to see my true talent ( Goof ), look here: http://www.sector-19.com Quote
m3avrck Posted August 19, 2003 Posted August 19, 2003 Here are a few excellent resources on design/style: http://www.webstyleguide.com/ http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/98/34/....html?tw=design http://www.sheriftariq.org/design/ Quote
flashram Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 I don't know if this is too late but this website probably will help with a lot of info regarding designing websites what not to do. It was recommended to me at a University I was studying at 2 years ago. http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/ I hope this info helps you and others that might be interested. Quote
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