My first web page =] & your portfolios

[Mochachino]

not online but designed this today in Dreamweaver, its my first completed Page :) What do you think? Critisism welcome :y:

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg33/dan_sax/edda119f.jpg

Once i get better at web design il use that as my portfolio site and contact about me etc

larger pic here http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg33/dan_sax/266dd001.jpg bit big to post on forum :y:

[vidal]

Looks clean, all with CSS positioning and fluid layout?

Don't forget to <alt> tag all your images so that screen readers can use the site as well.

V.

[Mochachino]

still quite new at this mate. Made a table, merged and split cells to how i needed it, then went to layout view and deleted the cells but had the outline and then put layout cells there and set their individual propeties if you understand that and if it makes sense?

i can alt tag things, whats screen readers by the way?

[Brooksy]

people who can't see properly or have vision disablities!

TBH i know this is harsh but for a portfoli website aslong as it says it somewhere. if someone can't see your design work etc then shouldn't need to add alt tags IMO. But its helpful for them to understand what page they are actually on cos they cu dbe lookin at porn for all they know.

[Mochachino]

ohhh i see kinda get it now. Any other pointer you can all give me or any advise, corrections to make?

[Noddy]

Sort the page title out - its says "Untitled Document"

[Mochachino]

Sort the page title out - its says "Untitled Document"

sorted that, simple things lol

anymore ideas?

Also anyone else got portfolios i can browse???

[DJsaxo]

Looks nice , i like then clean look . :p

[Danhunt]

not bad mate for a first attempt
maybe try using Flash?
its a bit more difficult but you can get brilliant results

[Danhunt]

also i noticed a few sp's in the description of the company ;)

[vidal]

Using tables for design and layout is OK, but has largely been superceded by CSS based positioning. It allows you to keep the mark up and the style apart. You can easily change the fonts, colours, attributes and position of stylistic elements easily.

Why not look for CSS Zen Garden to see what can be done with style sheets.

Why not upload the page to some webspace (or pm the whole lot over to us) and we can then really rip it apart, oops, I meant give constructive criticism and feedback.

V.

[Mochachino]

Looks nice , i like then clean look . :p

cheers :D

not bad mate for a first attempt
maybe try using Flash?
its a bit more difficult but you can get brilliant results

havnt got a clue how to use flash yet

also i noticed a few sp's in the description of the company ;)

aye yeh, it was more to do with the layout and the presentation of the page, like the portfolio image is just a screen shot of vista with loads of windows open, but am gonna make that effect with the screen shots of pages ive designed.

Using tables for design and layout is OK, but has largely been superceded by CSS based positioning. It allows you to keep the mark up and the style apart. You can easily change the fonts, colours, attributes and position of stylistic elements easily.

Why not look for CSS Zen Garden to see what can be done with style sheets.

Why not upload the page to some webspace (or pm the whole lot over to us) and we can then really rip it apart, oops, I meant give constructive criticism and feedback.

V.

Just had a look at some of the zen Garden stuff, looks good. Is it ok if i send the whole lot over to you then? IIl Rar it up and send it over later today? thanks matey.

[RootDogg]

Looks good dude!

Don't like the logo font though, Looks a bit to common and formal?

For a first try though, Looks mint!

[Mochachino]

Looks good dude!

Don't like the logo font though, Looks a bit to common and formal?

For a first try though, Looks mint!

The logo toook me like 10 mins lol. But i quite like how the page ahs turned out so might make a new logo. Was thinking a digital Globe with '@' embossed onto it and some random abstract stuff in the background.

[Mystic]

Tables have been deprecated for layouts now because of their infelxibility & the problems they cause for screen readers/older browsers and different resolutions.

I still think they are the easiest way to design a nice clean page layout though, so if your getting into webdesign then a table based website is the best place to start imo. Setup a CSS style sheet to style all the text on the page, this way your coloursheme etc can be adapted easily. Then once your more comfortable using the stylesheet have a bash at recreating your webpage without using a table, instead use css styled <div> tags.

Looks like you have a nack for design though, which is half the battle!

[lyndon]

Looks good pal!

[Craddock]

Looks good mate.
www.vebbu.com - www.joshcraddock.com -
^ My 'folios.

yours look rather good for a first timer, good job :]

[eggtrade]

Don't bother with flash. It's for gays.

The layout and colour scheme is EXCELLENT.

The logo could do with some work.

My advice would be keep practising CSS. Forget about flash. Start using Adobe illustrator for logo's (if you haven't already). Learn some BASIC javascript.

Overall a good start considering it's you first webpage.

Keep at it mate and you'll be great in no time!

[Pieface]

I would try it with a background on a gradient and see how that turns out, but you would need a box around your text then

[Mochachino]

Thanks for all the comments poeple.

Am finding designing them is quite addictive, been doing them all yesterday and made a few more lol. :D

will give the graient background ago today, i do like that sort of design.

and im not fond of flash either tbh, it can look smart but theres sumthing about it dont like.

[Danhunt]

Don't bother with flash. It's for gays.

The layout and colour scheme is EXCELLENT.

The logo could do with some work.

My advice would be keep practising CSS. Forget about flash. Start using Adobe illustrator for logo's (if you haven't already). Learn some BASIC javascript.

Overall a good start considering it's you first webpage.

Keep at it mate and you'll be great in no time!

Whats wrong with flash?

I dont use it for the designing process. just for the layouts etc, as you can easily import photoshop/illustrator documents, whilst keeping the layers.
can do some great things with it aswell, although it can be a pain in the arse

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[vidal]

Whats wrong with flash?

I dont use it for the designing process. just for the layouts etc, as you can easily import photoshop/illustrator documents, whilst keeping the layers.
can do some great things with it aswell, although it can be a pain in the arse

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I find that unless you are really talented with flash, or it adds something to the site that CANNOT be left out or done in vanilla HTML / CSS then it's just an unnecessary load.

We've all seen the ubiquitous 3 meg flash intro, complete with sound you have to navigate through to even reach the main site content. As a design statement all it does is add an extra hoop for site visitors to jump through. If I was looking for info on a local service, accommodation etc, I want the info there - not having to watch a designer's masterpiece. However, for some things - interactive design etc, there is nothing to beat flash.

Don't forget though, some corporate firewalls block flash, that may be your target audience who you've just locked out.

Don't forget that many little effects (such as mouse-overs, on-hovers etc) can be done with clever use of CSS.

V.

[srcnix]

Don't forget that many little effects (such as mouse-overs, on-hovers etc) can be done with clever use of CSS.

Failing that the use of JavaScript will do you well, but that's a few stages in front of you yet.

Like the colours...

[Craddock]

www.2advanced.com flash is good, but sometimes a bit over the top. Dont use flash much/ever.
Usually use js or ajax for fancy rollovers and stuff.

[srcnix]

www.2advanced.com flash is good, but sometimes a bit over the top. Dont use flash much/ever.
Usually use js or ajax for fancy rollovers and stuff.

Ah, the power of AJAX 'eh ;)

[Mochachino]

www.2advanced.com flash is good, but sometimes a bit over the top. Dont use flash much/ever.
Usually use js or ajax for fancy rollovers and stuff.

WOAH i have to say that looks impressive, quite like that.

[saxoaee]

my mate uses alot of flash in his websites, one of his websites is just in flash so all his menu's and so on are in flash i like it but personally wouldnt use it, prefer js myself and plus some companys and college i.e. block flash from being viewed