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WhiteSlag_mk1vts
14th January 2007, 19:39
Opinions good or bad please.

I am a freelance Graphic designer, heres my website,:

www.intricatedesigns.co.uk


Please pm me if you need any design work at all.
thanks

Jon
Alex
14th January 2007, 19:49
Lookin good so far.
WhiteSlag_mk1vts
14th January 2007, 19:54
Cheers, its nowhere near finished, but getting there. I am still learning how to do the whole website thing.

Also a new feature for my portfolio section will be small sqaures, instead of big banners.

Jon
jk47
14th January 2007, 21:38
looks good.

make it full css rules though 12warnings ><
WhiteSlag_mk1vts
14th January 2007, 22:45
jk47, how do you mean 12 warnings? Yea I am tryign to learn css but really hard at mo
jk47
14th January 2007, 23:26
well easy to correct the little things you hadnt done are

line 34 column 1 - Warning: <meta> isn't allowed in <body> elements
line 37 column 3 - Warning: <table> proprietary attribute "height"
line 39 column 191 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 39 column 437 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 39 column 683 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 39 column 941 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 39 column 1183 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 39 column 1423 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 39 column 1659 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 39 column 1898 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 42 column 78 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 61 column 85 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute

0 errors / 12 warnings


install ff extension "tidy" tells you whats wrong etc :)
Mark
14th January 2007, 23:29
I assume the "12 warnings" refer to the invalid markup used on the page. The W3C Markup Validation Service (http://validator.w3.org) can help here. Use a STRICT DTD. HTML4 or XHTML1.0 I don't mind, but it should be strict (and your code should always validate).

It can be a steep learning curve, but I would look into tableless Web design (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tableless_web_design). CSS is your friend and it's worth mastering this. CSS Zen Garden (http://www.csszengarden.com/) demonstrates many of the benefits. Trust me, once you understand CSS you'll wonder how you lived without it.

You should be careful using non-standard fonts. Font tags are a bit 1990's, and I don't have the "Convection" font installed, so I get the default instead (which on my computer is Times Roman).

Accessibility (http://diveintoaccessibility.org/) is growing in importance too (it should have always been important).


I like the visuals. You're a designer and that's what you do (so I wouldn't expect any less). If you can master the technical workings behind your designs too then you'll be leaps ahead of many of your peers.
jk47
15th January 2007, 00:09
yeah mark spot on last few months all we have been doing in my webdesign modual at uni is accessibility and css. i have always used tables...i wont be from now on! :)
WhiteSlag_mk1vts
15th January 2007, 00:17
thanks for help guys:)

really helpful
WhiteSlag_mk1vts
15th January 2007, 00:24
I have used standard fonts?
Dam, where is that convectionf ont used, cna u tell me plz?

thanks
jk47
15th January 2007, 00:31
<td colspan="4"><div align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="1" face="Convection">Copyright
2001-2007 Intricate Designs | Jonathan Quintin, All rights reserved</font></div></td>

bottom ;)
WhiteSlag_mk1vts
15th January 2007, 00:35
o yea, ok thanks,

any1 know a good template CSS Site or tutiorals?

thanks
jk47
15th January 2007, 00:46
start here: http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp

always best to learn your self that way you can make the layout the way you want and can understand if anything goes wrong :)
WhiteSlag_mk1vts
15th January 2007, 00:48
legend, thanks
WhiteSlag_mk1vts
15th January 2007, 21:22
Golla, i am finding this CSS SOOOOOOOOOOOO tough