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| *The Markster* |
 Apr 21 2007, 03:49 PM
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I don't know about you guys, but it usually takes me a very long time to finish one DIV .. maybe about 3 hours at least. I wanna know how long it takes you guys, cause I think I'm a really slow worker.
 Btw, mods please delete this if it's already been polled before. 
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Apr 21 2007, 04:49 PM
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 vivacity  Group: Official Member Posts: 3,183 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 495,247 |
Well I've only made a couple DIVs before so I can't exactly say.
It usually takes me a long time though, most of the time actually being to Photoshop something. |
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Apr 21 2007, 05:14 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,188 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 364,198 |
Mark, you and I are the same buddy. Haha.
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Apr 21 2007, 05:44 PM
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 show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
First one took all day. I was a noob though, so, it made sense.
My second one..a grand total of 10 minutes. I used the same code, just changed what needed to be changed. Haha. I'm so cheap. |
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Apr 21 2007, 05:47 PM
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 i lost weight with Mulder! Group: Official Designer Posts: 4,070 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 79,019 |
just 10 minutes. but then again, the only DIV I made was a rounded rectangle and a bunch of brushes.
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Apr 21 2007, 05:49 PM
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 Hello, darling. Group: Member Posts: 227 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 456,349 |
Well, for me to make the graphic and be satisfied with it takes like a span of a day or two. lol. About an hour or two per graphic, sometimes more, sometimes less.
And then it takes about 30min to an hour or two to code it. Depends how complicated the layout is. -_- Usually I don't work on something for a day straight. I work on it over a few days because then I see what needs to be fixed and I get more ideas and what not =] |
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Apr 21 2007, 11:12 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 793 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 425,250 |
for those of you who said 3+ hours, I have a tip for you.
GO OUTSIDE jeez lmao |
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| *StanleyThePanda* |
Apr 21 2007, 11:23 PM
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^
I haven't made one in a long time. 'Cause its a waste of time to me....  Erm, but the last one I made took atleast 2 hours. |
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| *The Markster* |
Apr 22 2007, 12:00 AM
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QUOTE First one took all day. I was a noob though, so, it made sense. My second one..a grand total of 10 minutes. I used the same code, just changed what needed to be changed. Haha. I'm so cheap. Haha. Yeah, I wish I could just change the graphics and keep the same code structure, but somehow my layouts just have to look different everytime.
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Apr 22 2007, 12:07 AM
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 define our lives for us. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 11,656 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 43,293 |
I haven't made one in a while, but my last one took at least 3 hours. I know I can't do anything that fast xD
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Apr 22 2007, 10:02 AM
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Hello, darling. Group: Member Posts: 227 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 456,349 |
QUOTE I used the same code, just changed what needed to be changed Psh I do that with most of my layouts. I have like 5 different base codes for 5 different types of layouts like a layout with comments, or a layout without comments, a frame layout or a 2 column layout, etc. It's so much easier. I don't see the point in always starting over with a new code XD aha. QUOTE or those of you who said 3+ hours, I have a tip for you. Oh yeah? And what's your tip? The majority of my time falls into the design portion, not so much the coding. =] |
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Apr 22 2007, 12:44 PM
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t-t-t-toyaaa Group: Official Member Posts: 19,821 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 11,270 |
The design takes me forever, as many already stated. The coding takes 10 minutes. So well yea.
Matty, No comment.  .
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| *The Markster* |
Apr 22 2007, 01:54 PM
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QUOTE Oh yeah? And what's your tip? He told us to go outside.
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Apr 22 2007, 02:24 PM
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 Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,682 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 156,187 |
3 hours or more for me, when i try to do something new it takes me that long
because i try to alter codes differently from my previous layouts or change the style in my images... |
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Apr 22 2007, 05:25 PM
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Hello, darling. Group: Member Posts: 227 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 456,349 |
QUOTE(The Markster @ Apr 22 2007, 2:54 PM)  He told us to go outside. Oh, rofl. Well... what if it's raining outside?? lol ;p |
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Apr 22 2007, 06:10 PM
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Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,682 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 156,187 |
^ then ur assed out
but phoenixpyre what can we get from outside? i mean if u have a camera sure... you can get alot... and if u don't then what? |
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Apr 22 2007, 08:20 PM
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t-t-t-toyaaa Group: Official Member Posts: 19,821 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 11,270 |
You can get fresh air and you can see something beyond the computer screen.
 .....................Then make a note to get yourself a camera. |
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Apr 22 2007, 10:53 PM
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Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,682 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 156,187 |
^ that always works lol
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| *[2]Nekked* |
Apr 23 2007, 01:56 PM
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about the same amount of time it takes for me to make a regular website layout. maybe ten/fifteen minutes more to tweak it for myspace.
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| *mzkandi* |
Apr 23 2007, 05:35 PM
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Less than an hour in most cases.
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| *The Markster* |
Apr 23 2007, 06:16 PM
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QUOTE(mzkandi @ Apr 23 2007, 3:35 PM) Less than an hour in most cases. Wow. And I just looked at your myspace, it looks so . . . nice. 
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Apr 23 2007, 09:43 PM
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 sang loves hayden. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,373 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,687 |
It takes me a couple days (1-3) because I don't just do it all on one day, that's how lazy I am. (x
Sometimes I say to my self, I'll try to do a satisfying graphic one day, than the next day will be coding. But if it was in a day, it would be a couple hours. |
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Apr 24 2007, 02:02 AM
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 Newbie Group: Member Posts: 1 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 434,744 |
it takes me about an hour or less to make mine i guess cause the codes I use are simple I dont do to many Div Layouts =/
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| *IVIike* |
Apr 24 2007, 09:02 AM
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i voted 3 hours at least. Some times it takes me days because i get bored and take breaks haha although i have done a few in about an hour... it really depends on how much stuff i add to it
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Apr 29 2007, 10:36 PM
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Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,682 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 156,187 |
yeah... i get lazy sometimes and use the same stylesheet from some of my other layouts... so it takes me a hour or less to do the images and maybe 10 mins to test and edit the codes a bit... and wala a new layout lol
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Apr 30 2007, 05:23 PM
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 vengeance. Group: Official Member Posts: 3,058 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,024 |
For a good one, about 2 hours. Depending if I take a break or not.
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May 3 2007, 09:03 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 547 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 337,439 |
QUOTE(toyo loco @ Apr 22 2007, 6:44 PM) The design takes me forever, as many already stated. The coding takes 10 minutes. So well yea. I'm so jealous of you and everyone else who knows coding like the back of their hands; if I'm coding and get into coding brain (yeah, there is apparently such a thing), I can do it real quick for me which is like, less than an hour...but that's also pretty much copying and pasting cB's scripts. But making a new DIV overly is taking increasingly longer; originally it was a few hours because my graphics...left a lot to be desired, and the more I've seen the layouts here, the more I know what looks good so the design side, the Photoshopping + my need for perfection (seriously, talk about detail orientated) = lots and lots of days. I like Lanochka's idea of having a few sets of base codes though. |
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May 6 2007, 03:33 PM
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 Black Barbie Group: Member Posts: 177 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 494,605 |
it usually only takes me about 30 minutes. ive never really tried to put alot of work,effort, and detail into a layout. Which i would say that would be a downfall for me, but i just get frustrated too easily. so i stick with the simple layout look. I suppose one day i will actually attempt to spend alot of time on one.
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| *Angeline&Jimmy* |
May 7 2007, 05:32 PM
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you guys work ubber fast O_O its takes me A LONG TIME to make a div. About a day making the design. =/ Yes I'm slow
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May 8 2007, 09:50 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 310 Joined: Dec 2006 Member No: 489,303 |
10 Minutes - 1.5 Hours. :D Chyeahh, DIVS are the only kind of layouts I would ever make for my myspace
EDIT: It takes me 2-4 hours now, thanks to the picture verification. :l Rawr. |
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| *Intercourse.* |
May 16 2007, 07:34 PM
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WOAH Mark, 3 hours!
My up to the top divs that have a lot of neat little things maybe an hour or two. Or when I'm doing it for a job or something. Myspace divs though, psh at the most they take about 30 minutes to code so the colors are perfect and their aligned in most resolutions and work in most common browsers. I can code most for about 5-10 mintues. Especially most request, I had a ton of practice helping people while on staff. |
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May 23 2007, 06:14 AM
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 I'm Peter Pan Watch Me Fly! Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 413,768 |
for me it varies depending on how complicated the div's design is in the first place
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May 23 2007, 10:06 PM
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 So um yeah Group: Official Designer Posts: 745 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 459,873 |
QUOTE(The Markster @ Apr 23 2007, 07:16 PM) Wow. And I just looked at your myspace, it looks so . . . nice. You can make your own, it's 5thirtyone |
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| *insurmountable* |
May 23 2007, 10:34 PM
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wow, 13 votes for 3 hours.
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| *The Markster* |
May 24 2007, 09:02 PM
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Wow, I don't feel that slow anymore.
I still really wish I could design and code faster .. bleh. |
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| *ersatz* |
May 24 2007, 10:22 PM
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I'm extremely meticulous about everything, so it usually only takes me 30 minutes to actually make the layout, but with all the finishing touches, it can sometimes take five hours. That's why I stopped doing them...
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Jun 1 2007, 09:47 PM
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 Onyi eff. babii Group: Member Posts: 529 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 204,660 |
it takes me a while nd i usually dont do it all at once
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Jun 3 2007, 01:55 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 105 Joined: Jun 2007 Member No: 530,627 |
Haha i usually work on photoshop for an hour a day for a few days until i have it how i want it, and then it takes about two hours to get the divs exactly how i want them. Then however long it takes me to fill it with content. By the time i finish filling it with stuff i want to make a new one.
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Jun 4 2007, 04:26 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 32 Joined: Jun 2007 Member No: 531,323 |
with all the coding and what not takes me about 2hours to complete a DIV.
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Jun 4 2007, 04:55 PM
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 <3 KJJ Group: Member Posts: 59 Joined: Jun 2007 Member No: 531,342 |
takes me an extremely long time since i always take breaks in between xD i always like to try different stylesheets though. but if its something really easy and simple, i can do it in about 2 hours :P
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Jun 26 2007, 07:08 AM
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 Addict Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,918 Joined: Jun 2007 Member No: 538,522 |
Heh, anything from several hours to a week depending on the complexity of the design. Coding usually takes me a lot less longer; say 30 minutes to an hour.
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Jun 27 2007, 09:15 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 441 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 330,617 |
It takes me 3+ hours, always. But I also have to draw the figures for my layouts, so that adds a lot of time onto it.
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| *karmakiller* |
Jun 27 2007, 10:51 PM
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It depends. If I'm trying to do something new or include some new tricks into it, it will probably take me longer. Making the image usually takes me the longest, because I tend to be indecisive. Coding goes pretty fast, though.
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Jul 3 2007, 01:32 AM
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 Lost In Stardust Group: Member Posts: 483 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 446,335 |
Sadly ive never been able to do one >.>
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Jul 3 2007, 07:56 PM
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 s e c r e c y * Group: Member Posts: 471 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 417,181 |
I voted 3 hours, though I take days on and off on my layouts. -_- But it pays off. Lol.
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