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 Mar 10 2006, 08:51 PM
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Where should i start learning how to make good layouts for myspace and web pages and stuff like that. Where should i "start" learning html and css. Even though i know a little bit of them. Websites would be greatly appreciated. What programs should i tell my father to buy so i can make good designs?
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Mar 10 2006, 09:02 PM
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 Pocketful of Sunshine Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,690 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 289,004 |
http://pixelfx.org/
http://www.tutorialoutpost.com/ There's also a couple of tutorials here on cB, also. Um, you can make good graphics even in paint. For beginers I suggest Paint shop pro, since it's easy and not too expensive. If you want to spend more money, than Photoshop. |
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Mar 10 2006, 09:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 2,534 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 170,127 |
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Mar 10 2006, 09:21 PM
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Member Group: Member Posts: 28 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 59,188 |
Thank you. Ill probally get Photoshop.
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Mar 10 2006, 09:35 PM
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 i lost weight with Mulder! Group: Official Designer Posts: 4,070 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 79,019 |
also www.tizag.com is a great way to learn html/css.
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Mar 12 2006, 06:17 PM
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Member Group: Member Posts: 28 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 59,188 |
So these are the websites that taught you how to code?
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Mar 12 2006, 06:29 PM
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 You'll find me in your dreams. Group: Official Member Posts: 8,536 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 114,010 |
If you wanna crash course, lissaexplains.com or tizag.com.
If you wanna learn a lot quickly in one place, htmlgoodies.com. If you're aiming for cross-browser compatibility, w3schools.com&validator.w3.org. For both sides of designing&neat stuff, pootato.org. ---- Some already mentioned, some not. I still use these sites for the things I've listed them for. There's a few more, but... Those aren't for this kind of stuff. Not really. |
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Mar 13 2006, 04:10 PM
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Member Group: Member Posts: 28 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 59,188 |
Do you guys know a good way to remorize html codes.
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Mar 13 2006, 07:12 PM
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t-t-t-toyaaa Group: Official Member Posts: 19,821 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 11,270 |
^ you mean memorize? well after alot of practice and constantly using them they just stay in your head.
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Apr 2 2006, 11:59 PM
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victim of myspace.com Group: Member Posts: 395 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 386,435 |
Hmm..why does everybody always say that Photoshop is sooooooo complex? I mean, I have it and Paint Shop, and they are hardly different, IMO. Photoshop is very easy to use, except for when you use ImageReady. Hmph.
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Apr 3 2006, 07:58 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Duplicate Posts: 1,912 Joined: May 2005 Member No: 137,527 |
If the person is a noob to the programs, they will feel that it is a complexity. I know that when I started it took a while to get the hang of things.
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Apr 4 2006, 07:17 PM
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victim of myspace.com Group: Member Posts: 395 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 386,435 |
Maybe I'm just smart...muahahahaha
i will dominate one day with my smartness! |
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Apr 4 2006, 07:31 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 3,055 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 174,796 |
sierra, if you're not going to contribute to the topic don't post here
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Apr 7 2006, 09:47 PM
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 There are plenty of things out there!For html/css I suggest searching google. For programs If you don't wan't to pay ms paint is nice. I know many graphic designers that use it! :] Or I personally use adope photoshop 7 It is easy to learn and if you have limewire you can download it for free virsus free Paint shop. I heard it is good as well I'm pretty sure tis cheaper than ps 7 Or my friend uses a microsoft photoshop which is like ps 7! And is free as well! If you need help with the html IM me at unicornmixxy! |
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Apr 10 2006, 04:52 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 57 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 308,869 |
Its not worth buying Photoshop if you are a beginner, it is quite complex and tricky and you won't get your £800s worth until you are a few years into graphics making. try gimp, which is free and just as good. find it here: http://www.gimp.org/. i use paint shop pro 7 in conjunction with photoshop and i find it the best program out there in terms of making simple, tidy, pretty, blended graphics. That's a bit cheaper than photoshop!
You could also do with textpad, fantastic for html editing. You can save straight to .html or .htm and you can see what your page will look like in a browser. I'm not sure how much that costs but it is well worth it. In terms of learning, www.w3schools.com really is the best. It has references, quizzes and tutorials. It will teach you very correct html over a period of time. If you just want to make pretty pages in all sorts of colours with some effects and you want to learn good html quick, www.lissaexplains.com is the best. Hope that's helpful. I know some of what I said has been mentioned already, but I just wanted to make it clearer. Good luck! Kitty oop forgot to add this and the edit button is going weird. Looks like you have already made a sensible start coming to CB - a great place for advice. Well done for coming here first, you have basically started learning yourself. Sorry for the extra post. Kitty |
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Apr 14 2006, 12:23 PM
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 i'm lovin it Group: Member Posts: 18 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 393,302 |
While tutorials are helpful, I have found that looking at layouts helps. Decide what things you like best about different layouts here on cB. Then, look at the code and figure out how they made it that way. Save different tricks in a word document to refer back to, so that you don't need to memorize the codes. Eventually though, you will become completely independent and coding will be very easy for you.
If you ever are having trouble using a certain function, go to w3.org and search for it. I have found that to be SOOO valuable.
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Apr 18 2006, 09:32 PM
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 What's my name? Janette. and ily. <3 Group: Member Posts: 2,139 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 391,911 |
I suggest Gimp, it rocks. And remember, MS Paint is NOT bad. I use it; I think it's wonderful. Good enough for clean, simple images.
I was gonna post a site with good tutorials..but they were all already posted  I agree with extravaganza, just look at code. It's the main way I learned how to code. |
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